Question 1

The Sino-Soviet dispute

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A) was rooted in a struggle between the Chinese and the Soviets for control of Tibet. 
B) was aggravated by the lack of Soviet support for Chinese efforts to reclaim Taiwan. 
C) bore no relationship to the level of Soviet economic assistance to China. 
D) saw Mao describe China as the international leader of industrialized nations. 
E) produced a Soviet invasion of China in 1965. 
A) was rooted in a struggle between the Chinese and the Soviets for control of Tibet. 
B) was aggravated by the lack of Soviet support for Chinese efforts to reclaim Taiwan. 
C) bore no relationship to the level of Soviet economic assistance to China. 
D) saw Mao describe China as the international leader of industrialized nations. 
E) produced a Soviet invasion of China in 1965.

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Richard Nixon's visit to China

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Richard Nixon's visit...

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
cultural exchange program

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
cultural exchange program...

Question 4

Events causing Stalin to become uneasy about United States intentions between 1945 and 1950 included

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A) the provision of American economic and military aid to the Ukraine. 
B) the stationing of United States ground forces in Finland and Iraq. 
C) plans to merge the American,British and French occupation zones in Germany into a West German republic. 
D) the ban on Soviet participation in the European Recovery Program. 
E) the American threat to use atomic weapons the Middle East. 
A) the provision of American economic and military aid to the Ukraine. 
B) the stationing of United States ground forces in Finland and Iraq. 
C) plans to merge the American,British and French occupation zones in Germany into a West German republic. 
D) the ban on Soviet participation in the European Recovery Program. 
E) the American threat to use atomic weapons the Middle East.

Question 5

The creation of the Warsaw Pact was a direct consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Was Afghanistan the Soviet Union's "Vietnam"? Why and/or why not?

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Yes, Afghanistan has often been referred

Question 7

The term 'Iron Curtain' was first used by Nikita Krushchev.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Who initiated the term "peaceful coexistence"?

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A) Mao Zedong. 
B) John Kennedy. 
C) Nikita Khrushchev. 
D) Fidel Castro. 
E) Richard Nixon. 
A) Mao Zedong. 
B) John Kennedy. 
C) Nikita Khrushchev. 
D) Fidel Castro. 
E) Richard Nixon.

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
the Vietcong

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The Vietcong, also known as the National

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Mao Zedong

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Mao Zedong...

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
North Atlantic Treaty Organization/NATO

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
North Atlantic Treaty...

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
the Third World

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
the Third World...

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Greek civil war

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Greek civil war...

Question 14

The views of the United States government during the Korean War

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A) remained contradictory,as the president wanted to attack China directly while General MacArthur urged extreme caution in order not inadvertently to start a nuclear war. 
B) caused it to send over 1,500,000 troops to Korea,refusing to use Japanese troops. 
C) changed dramatically,as it entered the war in a "police" role but,by 1952,was preparing to use tactical nuclear weapons. 
D) came to the widely accepted conclusion that the United Nations did not have a legitimate role. 
E) caused it to decide to isolate China from contact with other powers,forcing China to rely on the Soviet Union for support after 1950. 
A) remained contradictory,as the president wanted to attack China directly while General MacArthur urged extreme caution in order not inadvertently to start a nuclear war. 
B) caused it to send over 1,500,000 troops to Korea,refusing to use Japanese troops. 
C) changed dramatically,as it entered the war in a "police" role but,by 1952,was preparing to use tactical nuclear weapons. 
D) came to the widely accepted conclusion that the United Nations did not have a legitimate role. 
E) caused it to decide to isolate China from contact with other powers,forcing China to rely on the Soviet Union for support after 1950.

Question 15

Did the fear of nuclear annihilation and the incredible cost of the United States' military buildup of the 1980s help to make the Cold War too ghastly to contemplate and,simultaneously,too expensive for either side to continue? Give evidence in support of your answer.

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Yes, the fear of nuclear annihilation an

Question 16

In the 1950s unrest in Eastern Europe against Soviet led communist rule occurred in all of the following nations except

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A) Hungary. 
B) East Germany. 
C) Poland. 
D) Czechoslovakia. 
E) a and c 
A) Hungary. 
B) East Germany. 
C) Poland. 
D) Czechoslovakia. 
E) a and c

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
the Marshall Plan/European Recovery Program

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
the Marshall Plan/European...

Question 18

What were the factors which led to the success of the Marshall Plan? Could such massive economic aid work equally well in other places and other times? Why or why not?

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The success of the Marshall Plan can be

Question 19

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 20

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Republic of Vietnam and Democratic Republic of Vietnam

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

The Sino-Soviet dispute

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Richard Nixon's visit to China

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). cultural exchange program

Events causing Stalin to become uneasy about United States intentions between 1945 and 1950 included

The creation of the Warsaw Pact was a direct consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Was Afghanistan the Soviet Union's "Vietnam"? Why and/or why not?

The term 'Iron Curtain' was first used by Nikita Krushchev.

Who initiated the term "peaceful coexistence"?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Vietcong

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Mao Zedong

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). North Atlantic Treaty Organization/NATO

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Third World

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Greek civil war

The views of the United States government during the Korean War

Did the fear of nuclear annihilation and the incredible cost of the United States' military buildup of the 1980s help to make the Cold War too ghastly to contemplate and,simultaneously,too expensive for either side to continue? Give evidence in support of your answer.

In the 1950s unrest in Eastern Europe against Soviet led communist rule occurred in all of the following nations except

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Marshall Plan/European Recovery Program

What were the factors which led to the success of the Marshall Plan? Could such massive economic aid work equally well in other places and other times? Why or why not?

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Republic of Vietnam and Democratic Republic of Vietnam

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

The Sino-Soviet dispute

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Richard Nixon's visit to China

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). cultural exchange program

Events causing Stalin to become uneasy about United States intentions between 1945 and 1950 included

The creation of the Warsaw Pact was a direct consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Was Afghanistan the Soviet Union's "Vietnam"? Why and/or why not?

The term 'Iron Curtain' was first used by Nikita Krushchev.

Who initiated the term "peaceful coexistence"?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Vietcong

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Mao Zedong

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). North Atlantic Treaty Organization/NATO

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Third World

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Greek civil war

The views of the United States government during the Korean War

Did the fear of nuclear annihilation and the incredible cost of the United States' military buildup of the 1980s help to make the Cold War too ghastly to contemplate and,simultaneously,too expensive for either side to continue? Give evidence in support of your answer.

In the 1950s unrest in Eastern Europe against Soviet led communist rule occurred in all of the following nations except

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Marshall Plan/European Recovery Program

What were the factors which led to the success of the Marshall Plan? Could such massive economic aid work equally well in other places and other times? Why or why not?

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Republic of Vietnam and Democratic Republic of Vietnam

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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