Question 1

The Cuban Missile Crisis

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A) was the first major Mexican-Cuban crisis. 
B) was a direct attempt by the United States to remove Fidel Castro from power. 
C) was a direct attempt by the Soviet Union to launch a nuclear attack on America. 
D) brought the world to the brink of nuclear war, but eventually produced a lessening of Cold War tension between the superpowers. 
E) caused several military confrontations between the superpowers in world "hot zones." 
A) was the first major Mexican-Cuban crisis. 
B) was a direct attempt by the United States to remove Fidel Castro from power. 
C) was a direct attempt by the Soviet Union to launch a nuclear attack on America. 
D) brought the world to the brink of nuclear war, but eventually produced a lessening of Cold War tension between the superpowers. 
E) caused several military confrontations between the superpowers in world "hot zones."

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-Ho Chi Minh and the Vietminh Front

Accepted Answer

Ho Chi Minh was a Vietnamese revolutiona

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Berlin Wall

Accepted Answer

The Berlin Wall was a fortified barrier

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Richard Nixon's visit to China

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Richard Nixon's visit to China refers to

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-1968 Prague Spring

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The 1968 Prague Spring refers to a brief

Question 6

United States foreign policy during the Korean War period

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A) was unable to get formal United Nations support for South Korea when invaded in June 1950. 
B) reluctantly supported the modified and limited return of 30,000 Japanese troops to the Korean peninsula to help rebuff North Korean forces. 
C) became more determined to block Western contact with the Chinese government. 
D) provided support for the invasion of the Chinese mainland by Nationalist forces from Taiwan. 
E) saw the creation of an alliance with Soviet Russia to restrain Mao Zedong's ambitions. 
A) was unable to get formal United Nations support for South Korea when invaded in June 1950. 
B) reluctantly supported the modified and limited return of 30,000 Japanese troops to the Korean peninsula to help rebuff North Korean forces. 
C) became more determined to block Western contact with the Chinese government. 
D) provided support for the invasion of the Chinese mainland by Nationalist forces from Taiwan. 
E) saw the creation of an alliance with Soviet Russia to restrain Mao Zedong's ambitions.

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Khrushchev and "different roads to socialism"

Accepted Answer

Khrushchev refers to Nikita Khrushchev,

Question 8

At the Yalta Conference, what was Stalin promised in exchange for the Soviet Union entering the war against Japan?​

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A) Significant influence over China as long as he did not intervene in Hong Kong. 
B) ​Preeminent interests in Manchuria as long as he agreed not to assist Communist China. 
C) ​A division of the interests in the breakup of the Japanese Empire. 
D) ​Sakhalin Island north of Japan, on the Kamchatka peninsula 
E) ​Re-extension of Soviet placement in Port Arthur on the Korean peninsula with a promise to remain out of the Chinese Civil War. 
A) Significant influence over China as long as he did not intervene in Hong Kong. 
B) ​Preeminent interests in Manchuria as long as he agreed not to assist Communist China. 
C) ​A division of the interests in the breakup of the Japanese Empire. 
D) ​Sakhalin Island north of Japan, on the Kamchatka peninsula 
E) ​Re-extension of Soviet placement in Port Arthur on the Korean peninsula with a promise to remain out of the Chinese Civil War.

Question 9

The first threat of a U. S.-Soviet confrontation took place in

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A) Estonia 
B) Cuba 
C) Yugoslavia 
D) Czechoslovakia 
E) Iran 
A) Estonia 
B) Cuba 
C) Yugoslavia 
D) Czechoslovakia 
E) Iran

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-North Atlantic Treaty Organization/NATO

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The answer of Identify the following terms.
-North Atlantic Treaty Organization/NATO...

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-Korean War

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The Korean War, which lasted from 1950 t

Question 12

What role did Germany in general, and Berlin in particular, play in the evolution of the Cold War? Include in the discussion historical, ideological, and geographical factors.

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Germany, and Berlin in particular, playe

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Douglas MacArthur and the Yalu River and Chinese "volunteers"

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Douglas MacArthur was a prominent United

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

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The People's Liberation Army (PLA) and t

Question 15

The concept or policy of "equivalence" referred to

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A) maintaining world caloric intake, per adult, at an average of 1700 calories per day. 
B) maintaining a rough military parity on the part of the superpowers to avoid a catastrophic nuclear confrontation. 
C) establishing tonnage targets to reduce the size of the United States and Soviet navies. 
D) equivalent national representation in the United Nations. 
E) the American policy of balance between the Soviet Union and Communist China. 
A) maintaining world caloric intake, per adult, at an average of 1700 calories per day. 
B) maintaining a rough military parity on the part of the superpowers to avoid a catastrophic nuclear confrontation. 
C) establishing tonnage targets to reduce the size of the United States and Soviet navies. 
D) equivalent national representation in the United Nations. 
E) the American policy of balance between the Soviet Union and Communist China.

Question 16

Under Ronald Reagan, the United States was able to help sustain a Vietnam-like war that long embroiled Soviet forces in

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A) Angola. 
B) Uzbekistan. 
C) Turkmenistan. 
D) Kazakhstan. 
E) Afghanistan. 
A) Angola. 
B) Uzbekistan. 
C) Turkmenistan. 
D) Kazakhstan. 
E) Afghanistan.

Question 17

The eastern European nation that defied Stalin's attempt to occupy it after the war was

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A) Vichy under Petain. 
B) Finland under Ulbricht. 
C) Poland under Yaruzelski. 
D) Yugoslavia under Tito. 
E) Germany under Petain. 
A) Vichy under Petain. 
B) Finland under Ulbricht. 
C) Poland under Yaruzelski. 
D) Yugoslavia under Tito. 
E) Germany under Petain.

Question 18

Nikita Khrushchev promoted a policy of "peaceful coexistence" in 1955.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-Warsaw Pact

Accepted Answer

The Warsaw Pact was a military alliance

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Nikita Khrushchev and "peaceful coexistence"

Accepted Answer

Nikita Khrushchev was a prominent Soviet

Exam 26: East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Identify the following terms. -Ho Chi Minh and the Vietminh Front

Identify the following terms. -Berlin Wall

Identify the following terms. -Richard Nixon's visit to China

Identify the following terms. -1968 Prague Spring

United States foreign policy during the Korean War period

Identify the following terms. -Khrushchev and "different roads to socialism"

At the Yalta Conference, what was Stalin promised in exchange for the Soviet Union entering the war against Japan?​

The first threat of a U. S.-Soviet confrontation took place in

Identify the following terms. -North Atlantic Treaty Organization/NATO

Identify the following terms. -Korean War

What role did Germany in general, and Berlin in particular, play in the evolution of the Cold War? Include in the discussion historical, ideological, and geographical factors.

Identify the following terms. -Douglas MacArthur and the Yalu River and Chinese "volunteers"

Identify the following terms. -People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

The concept or policy of "equivalence" referred to

Under Ronald Reagan, the United States was able to help sustain a Vietnam-like war that long embroiled Soviet forces in

The eastern European nation that defied Stalin's attempt to occupy it after the war was

Nikita Khrushchev promoted a policy of "peaceful coexistence" in 1955.​

Identify the following terms. -Warsaw Pact

Identify the following terms. -Nikita Khrushchev and "peaceful coexistence"

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