Question 1

The fighting in Indochina between 1946 and 1953

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A) was between French troops and an alliance of Vietminh Front,Japanese,and Korean forces. 
B) saw France agree to a negotiated peace after French public opinion tired of the "dirty war." 
C) was conducted as an anti-imperialist war by an alliance of nationalist groups led by Deng Xiaoping,leader of the Indochinese Liberation Party. 
D) led to the permanent defeat of the communist military forces. 
E) was ended with the use of atomic weapons by the French. 
A) was between French troops and an alliance of Vietminh Front,Japanese,and Korean forces. 
B) saw France agree to a negotiated peace after French public opinion tired of the "dirty war." 
C) was conducted as an anti-imperialist war by an alliance of nationalist groups led by Deng Xiaoping,leader of the Indochinese Liberation Party. 
D) led to the permanent defeat of the communist military forces. 
E) was ended with the use of atomic weapons by the French. B

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
People's Liberation Army (PLA)and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

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Answer not provided.

Question 3

What role did the personalities,philosophies,and ambitions of individual political leaders play in the Cold War? Give specific examples.

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The personalities, philosophies, and ambitions of individual political leaders played a significant role in shaping the course of the Cold War. One example of this is the relationship between US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Reagan's strong anti-communist beliefs and aggressive rhetoric, combined with his ambition to see the collapse of the Soviet Union, influenced his approach to foreign policy and the arms race. Gorbachev, on the other hand, was a reformer who sought to modernize the Soviet Union and improve relations with the West. His philosophy of "glasnost" and "perestroika" led to a thawing of tensions and ultimately contributed to the end of the Cold War.

Another example is the role of Cuban leader Fidel Castro in the Cold War. Castro's revolutionary ideology and close ties to the Soviet Union led to the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, a pivotal moment in the Cold War. His ambitions to spread communism in Latin America and challenge US influence in the region further escalated tensions between the two superpowers.

Overall, the personal beliefs, philosophies, and ambitions of political leaders had a direct impact on the Cold War, shaping the policies and actions of their respective countries and influencing the course of history.

Question 4

The Brezhnev Doctrine

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A) promised Soviet support for the "Prague Spring" reformers. 
B) demanded that the Berlin Wall be dismantled. 
C) threatened the People's Republic of China with nuclear war. 
D) was a warning to other communist states to follow the path of Marxist-Leninist orthodoxy. 
E) promised to respect human rights in exchange for the recognition of the Soviet sphere of influence in Eastern Europe. 
A) promised Soviet support for the "Prague Spring" reformers. 
B) demanded that the Berlin Wall be dismantled. 
C) threatened the People's Republic of China with nuclear war. 
D) was a warning to other communist states to follow the path of Marxist-Leninist orthodoxy. 
E) promised to respect human rights in exchange for the recognition of the Soviet sphere of influence in Eastern Europe.

Question 5

The Yalta System

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A) in spite of some diplomatic turmoil,remained essentially unchanged,and successful,until the outbreak of the Korean War in mid-1950. 
B) was immediately strained by major differences about the future of central Europe. 
C) was fatally weakened by the United States' occupation of Bavaria,which Stalin denounced as a "calculated provocation." 
D) was probably never a "real" system,as the presumption of future mutuality of goals and procedures probably lasted only a few months after the German surrender. 
E) both b and d 
A) in spite of some diplomatic turmoil,remained essentially unchanged,and successful,until the outbreak of the Korean War in mid-1950. 
B) was immediately strained by major differences about the future of central Europe. 
C) was fatally weakened by the United States' occupation of Bavaria,which Stalin denounced as a "calculated provocation." 
D) was probably never a "real" system,as the presumption of future mutuality of goals and procedures probably lasted only a few months after the German surrender. 
E) both b and d

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
"Vietnam syndrome"

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
"Vietnam syndrome"...

Question 7

Describe and evaluate China's relations with both Russia and the U.S.during the Cold War.To what extent did the personalities of the leaders of these countries play a role in determining international politics during this era?

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During the Cold War, China's relations w

Question 8

By aiding the Afghanistan resistance to the Soviet Union,United States helped maintain a Vietnam-like war that kept the Soviets bogged down in its own quagmire.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
ICBMs

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ICBMs stand for Intercontinental Ballist

Question 10

Tibet

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A) had been controlled by Russia from the mid-1800s until 1953,when it was given its independence. 
B) was "invaded," or "reoccupied" by China in 1950. 
C) was feared by Britain because of its militantly aggressive actions in Kashmir and the Punjab in the 1940s. 
D) was the only Sunni Muslim society in the region. 
E) staged an unsuccessful,Comintern-inspired revolution in 1953. 
A) had been controlled by Russia from the mid-1800s until 1953,when it was given its independence. 
B) was "invaded," or "reoccupied" by China in 1950. 
C) was feared by Britain because of its militantly aggressive actions in Kashmir and the Punjab in the 1940s. 
D) was the only Sunni Muslim society in the region. 
E) staged an unsuccessful,Comintern-inspired revolution in 1953.

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
the Brezhnev Doctrine

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
the Brezhnev Doctrine...

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
17th parallel

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Question 13

To what degree was the escalating U.S.-Soviet tension in Europe the result of excessively defensive fears in the minds of Truman and Stalin? Why? What other factors were also involved in the moves of the "superpowers" and their allies and clients?

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The escalating U.S.-Soviet tension in Eu

Question 14

In reviewing the origins of the Cold War,the text

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A) remarked on the unusual nature of intense competition between two societies so heavily influenced by Western civilization. 
B) supports the view of many revisionist historians that United States policies drove Stalin to adopt a hostile view of the West. 
C) states that both nations were working within a framework conditioned by the past,from their different historical perspective and their irreconcilable political ambitions. 
D) proposes the Cold War actually originated in East Asia. 
E) blames the British Labour government for manipulating America into an anti-Soviet policy. 
A) remarked on the unusual nature of intense competition between two societies so heavily influenced by Western civilization. 
B) supports the view of many revisionist historians that United States policies drove Stalin to adopt a hostile view of the West. 
C) states that both nations were working within a framework conditioned by the past,from their different historical perspective and their irreconcilable political ambitions. 
D) proposes the Cold War actually originated in East Asia. 
E) blames the British Labour government for manipulating America into an anti-Soviet policy.

Question 15

All of the following are true about the Vietnam or Second Indochinese War except

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A) it was the second major conflict there since the end of World War II. 
B) the role of nationalism was highly significant in the conflict. 
C) Lyndon Johnson significantly increased American involvement in the conflict. 
D) the United States failed to achieve its ultimate objective in the war. 
E) the war was the second American victory on the Asian mainland since 1942. 
A) it was the second major conflict there since the end of World War II. 
B) the role of nationalism was highly significant in the conflict. 
C) Lyndon Johnson significantly increased American involvement in the conflict. 
D) the United States failed to achieve its ultimate objective in the war. 
E) the war was the second American victory on the Asian mainland since 1942.

Question 16

What foreign policy strategy did George Kennan advocate in a 1947 Foreign Affairs article?

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A) passive aggression 
B) synergetic harmonization 
C) containment 
D) empiricism 
E) isolationism 
A) passive aggression 
B) synergetic harmonization 
C) containment 
D) empiricism 
E) isolationism

Question 17

In assessing the end of the Cold War,who contributed the most to the fall of the Soviet Union,Ronald Reagan or Mikhail Gorbachev,and how?

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In assessing the end of the Cold War, bo

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Indochina conflict(s)

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Indochina conflict(s)...

Question 19

Lyndon Johnson sent more American troops to South Vietnam because

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A) he wanted to stop the South Vietnamese policy of giving free land to the peasants. 
B) he believed that the combined forces of the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese army would have taken over all of Vietnam if he hadn't. 
C) he wanted to conquer all of Vietnam. 
D) he planned to establish Vietnam as a staging point for an American military onslaught into China. 
E) he viewed all of Vietnam as the perfect target for a final Cold War nuclear confrontation. 
A) he wanted to stop the South Vietnamese policy of giving free land to the peasants. 
B) he believed that the combined forces of the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese army would have taken over all of Vietnam if he hadn't. 
C) he wanted to conquer all of Vietnam. 
D) he planned to establish Vietnam as a staging point for an American military onslaught into China. 
E) he viewed all of Vietnam as the perfect target for a final Cold War nuclear confrontation.

Question 20

Was Churchill's phrase,"the Iron Curtain," an accurate reflection of the actual state of relations between East and West in 1946? Why and/or why not? Did Churchill's words contribute to the polarization of East and West?

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Churchill's phrase "the Iron Curtain" wa

The fighting in Indochina between 1946 and 1953

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). People's Liberation Army (PLA)and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

What role did the personalities,philosophies,and ambitions of individual political leaders play in the Cold War? Give specific examples.

The Brezhnev Doctrine

The Yalta System

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "Vietnam syndrome"

Describe and evaluate China's relations with both Russia and the U.S.during the Cold War.To what extent did the personalities of the leaders of these countries play a role in determining international politics during this era?

By aiding the Afghanistan resistance to the Soviet Union,United States helped maintain a Vietnam-like war that kept the Soviets bogged down in its own quagmire.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). ICBMs

Tibet

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Brezhnev Doctrine

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 17^th parallel

To what degree was the escalating U.S.-Soviet tension in Europe the result of excessively defensive fears in the minds of Truman and Stalin? Why? What other factors were also involved in the moves of the "superpowers" and their allies and clients?

In reviewing the origins of the Cold War,the text

All of the following are true about the Vietnam or Second Indochinese War except

What foreign policy strategy did George Kennan advocate in a 1947 Foreign Affairs article?

In assessing the end of the Cold War,who contributed the most to the fall of the Soviet Union,Ronald Reagan or Mikhail Gorbachev,and how?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Indochina conflict(s)

Lyndon Johnson sent more American troops to South Vietnam because

Was Churchill's phrase,"the Iron Curtain," an accurate reflection of the actual state of relations between East and West in 1946? Why and/or why not? Did Churchill's words contribute to the polarization of East and West?

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The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

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Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War II

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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The fighting in Indochina between 1946 and 1953

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). People's Liberation Army (PLA)and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

What role did the personalities,philosophies,and ambitions of individual political leaders play in the Cold War? Give specific examples.

The Brezhnev Doctrine

The Yalta System

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "Vietnam syndrome"

Describe and evaluate China's relations with both Russia and the U.S.during the Cold War.To what extent did the personalities of the leaders of these countries play a role in determining international politics during this era?

By aiding the Afghanistan resistance to the Soviet Union,United States helped maintain a Vietnam-like war that kept the Soviets bogged down in its own quagmire.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). ICBMs

Tibet

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Brezhnev Doctrine

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 17th parallel

To what degree was the escalating U.S.-Soviet tension in Europe the result of excessively defensive fears in the minds of Truman and Stalin? Why? What other factors were also involved in the moves of the "superpowers" and their allies and clients?

In reviewing the origins of the Cold War,the text

All of the following are true about the Vietnam or Second Indochinese War except

What foreign policy strategy did George Kennan advocate in a 1947 Foreign Affairs article?

In assessing the end of the Cold War,who contributed the most to the fall of the Soviet Union,Ronald Reagan or Mikhail Gorbachev,and how?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Indochina conflict(s)

Lyndon Johnson sent more American troops to South Vietnam because

Was Churchill's phrase,"the Iron Curtain," an accurate reflection of the actual state of relations between East and West in 1946? Why and/or why not? Did Churchill's words contribute to the polarization of East and West?

New Encounters: The Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War II

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 17^th parallel