Question 1

Which of the following reflected the belief that the Soviet Union was like other states and was driven mainly by considerations of power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Riga Axioms. 
B)  Potsdam Axioms. 
C)  Yalta Axioms. 
D)  Moscow Axioms. 
A)  Riga Axioms. 
B)  Potsdam Axioms. 
C)  Yalta Axioms. 
D)  Moscow Axioms. C

Question 2

What violent event erupted in 1968 that was both a military defeat for North Vietnam and a political defeat for the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Battle of Hué. 
B)  The Tet Offensive. 
C)  Battle of Dienbienphu. 
D)  Battle of Khe Sanh. 
A)  Battle of Hué. 
B)  The Tet Offensive. 
C)  Battle of Dienbienphu. 
D)  Battle of Khe Sanh. B

Question 3

What American presidential candidate served in Vietnam and publicly opposed the war?

Accepted Answer

A)  Michael Dukakis. 
B)  Al Gore. 
C)  Adlai Stevenson. 
D)  John Kerry. 
A)  Michael Dukakis. 
B)  Al Gore. 
C)  Adlai Stevenson. 
D)  John Kerry. D

Question 4

Which of the following would liberals focus on in interpreting the onset of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Soviet superiority in conventional forces. 
B)  America's nuclear monopoly. 
C)  The Soviet Union's authoritarian political system. 
D)  The contrasting identities of the two superpowers. 
A)  Soviet superiority in conventional forces. 
B)  America's nuclear monopoly. 
C)  The Soviet Union's authoritarian political system. 
D)  The contrasting identities of the two superpowers.

Question 5

Where did a crisis trigger America's first Cold War commitment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iran and Iraq. 
B)  Italy and France. 
C)  Greece and Turkey. 
D)  Korea. 
A)  Iran and Iraq. 
B)  Italy and France. 
C)  Greece and Turkey. 
D)  Korea.

Question 6

What American vice-president argued publicly for conciliation with the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alben W. Barkley. 
B)  Richard M. Nixon. 
C)  Henry Wallace. 
D)  Spiro Agnew. 
A)  Alben W. Barkley. 
B)  Richard M. Nixon. 
C)  Henry Wallace. 
D)  Spiro Agnew.

Question 7

What country was "secretly" bombed by the United States during the Vietnam War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cambodia. 
B)  Laos. 
C)  Thailand. 
D)  North Vietnam. 
A)  Cambodia. 
B)  Laos. 
C)  Thailand. 
D)  North Vietnam.

Question 8

Which of the following was the result of the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Korea remained a divided country. 
B)  Korea was united under communist control. 
C)  Korea was united under US control. 
D)  Korea was declared a neutral state. 
A)  Korea remained a divided country. 
B)  Korea was united under communist control. 
C)  Korea was united under US control. 
D)  Korea was declared a neutral state.

Question 9

What do we call geographic regions dominated by one major actor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Suzerainties. 
B)  Protectorates. 
C)  Hegemonic zones. 
D)  Spheres of interest. 
A)  Suzerainties. 
B)  Protectorates. 
C)  Hegemonic zones. 
D)  Spheres of interest.

Question 10

Which of the following was the alliance constructed by the Soviet Union to confront NATO?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Commonwealth of Independent States. 
B)  The Comintern. 
C)  The Warsaw Pact. 
D)  Comecon. 
A)  The Commonwealth of Independent States. 
B)  The Comintern. 
C)  The Warsaw Pact. 
D)  Comecon.

Question 11

What countries were threatened after World War Two with instability owing to the presence of large communist parties?

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Britain and France. 
B)  The United States and Italy. 
C)  West Germany and Italy. 
D)  France and Italy. 
A)  Great Britain and France. 
B)  The United States and Italy. 
C)  West Germany and Italy. 
D)  France and Italy.

Question 12

Who wrote a secret report that was the mirror image of Kennan's Long Telegram?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maxim Litvinov. 
B)  Vyacheslav Molotov. 
C)  Nikolai Novikov. 
D)  Mikhail A. Menshikov. 
A)  Maxim Litvinov. 
B)  Vyacheslav Molotov. 
C)  Nikolai Novikov. 
D)  Mikhail A. Menshikov.

Question 13

What Soviet-American crisis led to great prudence by both in regards to nuclear weapons?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Berlin blockade. 
B)  The Korean War. 
C)  The Yom Kippur War. 
D)  The Cuban missile crisis. 
A)  The Berlin blockade. 
B)  The Korean War. 
C)  The Yom Kippur War. 
D)  The Cuban missile crisis.

Question 14

Who was the Soviet leader immediately after World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Joseph Stalin. 
B)  Vladimir Lenin. 
C)  Leonid Brezhnev. 
D)  Vladimir Putin. 
A)  Joseph Stalin. 
B)  Vladimir Lenin. 
C)  Leonid Brezhnev. 
D)  Vladimir Putin.

Question 15

Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ngo Dinh Diem. 
B)  Vo Nguyen Giap. 
C)  Ho Chi Minh. 
D)  Nguyen Van Thieu. 
A)  Ngo Dinh Diem. 
B)  Vo Nguyen Giap. 
C)  Ho Chi Minh. 
D)  Nguyen Van Thieu.

Question 16

Who was America's president when the Korean War began?

Accepted Answer

A)  Harry S. Truman. 
B)  Franklin D. Roosevelt. 
C)  John F. Kennedy. 
D)  Dwight D. Eisenhower. 
A)  Harry S. Truman. 
B)  Franklin D. Roosevelt. 
C)  John F. Kennedy. 
D)  Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Question 17

What was Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of "glasnost."

Accepted Answer

A)  A policy of reciprocal arms reductions. 
B)  A policy of economic and social restructuring. 
C)  A policy of openness. 
D)  A policy of unilateral concessions. 
A)  A policy of reciprocal arms reductions. 
B)  A policy of economic and social restructuring. 
C)  A policy of openness. 
D)  A policy of unilateral concessions.

Question 18

What policy was elaborated in the "Mr. X" article in the journal Foreign Affairs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deterrence. 
B)  Mutual Assured Destruction. 
C)  Détente. 
D)  Containment. 
A)  Deterrence. 
B)  Mutual Assured Destruction. 
C)  Détente. 
D)  Containment.

Question 19

What do we call North Vietnam's military strategy during the Vietnam War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conventional war. 
B)  A war of attrition. 
C)  Guerrilla warfare. 
D)  Terrorism. 
A)  Conventional war. 
B)  A war of attrition. 
C)  Guerrilla warfare. 
D)  Terrorism.

Question 20

Why do some historians date the Cold War from 1918?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Bolshevik Revolution. 
B)  The Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact. 
C)  Western interventions in Russia. 
D)  The four-power division of Germany. 
A)  The Bolshevik Revolution. 
B)  The Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact. 
C)  Western interventions in Russia. 
D)  The four-power division of Germany.

Which of the following reflected the belief that the Soviet Union was like other states and was driven mainly by considerations of power?

What violent event erupted in 1968 that was both a military defeat for North Vietnam and a political defeat for the United States?

What American presidential candidate served in Vietnam and publicly opposed the war?

Which of the following would liberals focus on in interpreting the onset of the Cold War?

Where did a crisis trigger America's first Cold War commitment?

What American vice-president argued publicly for conciliation with the Soviet Union?

What country was "secretly" bombed by the United States during the Vietnam War?

Which of the following was the result of the Korean War?

What do we call geographic regions dominated by one major actor?

Which of the following was the alliance constructed by the Soviet Union to confront NATO?

What countries were threatened after World War Two with instability owing to the presence of large communist parties?

Who wrote a secret report that was the mirror image of Kennan's Long Telegram?

What Soviet-American crisis led to great prudence by both in regards to nuclear weapons?

Who was the Soviet leader immediately after World War II?

Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?

Who was America's president when the Korean War began?

What was Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of "glasnost."

What policy was elaborated in the "Mr. X" article in the journal Foreign Affairs?

What do we call North Vietnam's military strategy during the Vietnam War?

Why do some historians date the Cold War from 1918?

Prologue

An Introduction to Global Politics: Change and Continuity

The Evolution of the Interstate System and Alternative Political Systems

The World Wars

Decolonization and the Global South

Globalization: The New Frontier

Great Issues in Contemporary Global Politics

Causes of War

Technology and the Changing Face of War

International Law and Organization and the Quest for Peace

Identity Politics: Nationalism and Ethnicity

International Political Economy

Human Rights

Human Security

The Environment: a Global Collective Good

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Exam 5: The Cold War

Which of the following reflected the belief that the Soviet Union was like other states and was driven mainly by considerations of power?

What violent event erupted in 1968 that was both a military defeat for North Vietnam and a political defeat for the United States?

What American presidential candidate served in Vietnam and publicly opposed the war?

Which of the following would liberals focus on in interpreting the onset of the Cold War?

Where did a crisis trigger America's first Cold War commitment?

What American vice-president argued publicly for conciliation with the Soviet Union?

What country was "secretly" bombed by the United States during the Vietnam War?

Which of the following was the result of the Korean War?

What do we call geographic regions dominated by one major actor?

Which of the following was the alliance constructed by the Soviet Union to confront NATO?

What countries were threatened after World War Two with instability owing to the presence of large communist parties?

Who wrote a secret report that was the mirror image of Kennan's Long Telegram?

What Soviet-American crisis led to great prudence by both in regards to nuclear weapons?

Who was the Soviet leader immediately after World War II?

Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?

Who was America's president when the Korean War began?

What was Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of "glasnost."

What policy was elaborated in the "Mr. X" article in the journal Foreign Affairs?

What do we call North Vietnam's military strategy during the Vietnam War?

Why do some historians date the Cold War from 1918?

Prologue

An Introduction to Global Politics: Change and Continuity

The Evolution of the Interstate System and Alternative Political Systems

The World Wars

Decolonization and the Global South

Globalization: The New Frontier

Great Issues in Contemporary Global Politics

Causes of War

Technology and the Changing Face of War

International Law and Organization and the Quest for Peace

Identity Politics: Nationalism and Ethnicity

International Political Economy

Human Rights

Human Security

The Environment: a Global Collective Good

Filters