Question 1

Ho Chi Minh

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A) was Mao Zedong's only major rival for leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. 
B) had concluded an agreement for Vietnamese independence in 1946 with the French,but then became engaged in a civil war against militant Buddhists. 
C) led a multiparty coalition in an anti-colonialist struggle against the French in the 1940s and early 1950s. 
D) sought exile in China after his defeat in Vietnam in 1954. 
E) became a democratic politician in North Viet Nam. 
A) was Mao Zedong's only major rival for leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. 
B) had concluded an agreement for Vietnamese independence in 1946 with the French,but then became engaged in a civil war against militant Buddhists. 
C) led a multiparty coalition in an anti-colonialist struggle against the French in the 1940s and early 1950s. 
D) sought exile in China after his defeat in Vietnam in 1954. 
E) became a democratic politician in North Viet Nam.

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Berlin Blockade and the Berlin Airlift

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Berlin Blockade and...

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Nicarauga,the Sandinistas and the Contras

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Nicarauga,the Sandinistas and...

Question 4

At the outset of the Chinese civil war,what did Josef Stalin do?

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A) He trusted and admired the independent-minded communist leader Mao Zedong. 
B) He did not expect a communist victory. 
C) He sent troops to aid the communist faction. 
D) He supported Chiang Kai-shek. 
E) He agreed to bomb Chinese border towns. 
A) He trusted and admired the independent-minded communist leader Mao Zedong. 
B) He did not expect a communist victory. 
C) He sent troops to aid the communist faction. 
D) He supported Chiang Kai-shek. 
E) He agreed to bomb Chinese border towns.

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
John Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis and the "hotline"

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
John Kennedy and...

Question 6

In spite of President Eisenhower's promise in the 1950s to "roll back" communism,in reality United States officials realized that any intervention in Eastern Europe could lead to nuclear war.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the 1950s and 1960s what happened to the relationship between the Soviet Union and Mao Zedong's China?

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A) It remained unchanged. 
B) It was altered by the Soviet Union's increased interest in increasing world tensions,especially with the militarily dangerous United Nations. 
C) It was weakened by Mao Zedong's belief that,after Stalin's death,Mao's status as the most experienced Marxist ruler should make him the leading socialist. 
D) It was destroyed by Mao's threat to occupy southeastern Siberia if the Soviet government continued to make,test,and store nuclear weapons there. 
E) It improved because of a joint fear of the United States' ambitions in South Asia. 
A) It remained unchanged. 
B) It was altered by the Soviet Union's increased interest in increasing world tensions,especially with the militarily dangerous United Nations. 
C) It was weakened by Mao Zedong's belief that,after Stalin's death,Mao's status as the most experienced Marxist ruler should make him the leading socialist. 
D) It was destroyed by Mao's threat to occupy southeastern Siberia if the Soviet government continued to make,test,and store nuclear weapons there. 
E) It improved because of a joint fear of the United States' ambitions in South Asia.

Question 8

The Marshall Plan was a military alliance directed against Soviet aggression.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Marshall mission to China

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Marshall mission to...

Question 10

Which of the following statements about the Cold War is false? In the late 1950s,

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A) Krushchev visited the U.S.and had a friendly encounter with President Eisenhower. 
B) Leningrad's famous Kirov Ballet appeared in theatres in the U.S. 
C) the film West Side Story played in Moscow. 
D) Krushchev demanded the withdrawal of all Western troops from Berlin 
E) the Berlin Wall was built. 
A) Krushchev visited the U.S.and had a friendly encounter with President Eisenhower. 
B) Leningrad's famous Kirov Ballet appeared in theatres in the U.S. 
C) the film West Side Story played in Moscow. 
D) Krushchev demanded the withdrawal of all Western troops from Berlin 
E) the Berlin Wall was built.

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
the Strategic Defense Initiative/"Star Wars"

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
the Strategic Defense...

Question 12

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 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
détente

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

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Afghanistan,the "Soviet Vietnam"

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Afghanistan,the "Soviet Vietnam"...

Question 15

The original objective of the Allied division of Korea in 1945 was to

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A) protect American and Japanese troops in Manchuria. 
B) create two independent,separate nations on the peninsula. 
C) create a Communist north and an anti-Communist south. 
D) establish a reunified,independent nation on the peninsula after reestablishing order. 
E) establish a permanent Soviet-American presence on the Korean peninsula. 
A) protect American and Japanese troops in Manchuria. 
B) create two independent,separate nations on the peninsula. 
C) create a Communist north and an anti-Communist south. 
D) establish a reunified,independent nation on the peninsula after reestablishing order. 
E) establish a permanent Soviet-American presence on the Korean peninsula.

Question 16

The "Vietnam syndrome" refers to the American public's fear of becoming involved in another Vietnam-type war.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Geneva Conference,1954

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Geneva Conference,1954...

Question 18

Was the Cuban Missile Crisis a turning point in the Cold War? Why or why not?

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Yes, the Cuban Missile Crisis was a turn

Question 19

Which of the following was not a consequence of the French defeat in the Indochina war of 1954?

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A) Vietnam was divided into a communist north and a non-communist south. 
B) A demilitarized zone separated the two parts of Vietnam. 
C) Cambodia and Laos were declared independent states. 
D) French forces withdrew from Vietnam,Cambodia,and Laos. 
E) China opposed the peace terms claiming long-standing Chinese territorial rights in Vietnam. 
A) Vietnam was divided into a communist north and a non-communist south. 
B) A demilitarized zone separated the two parts of Vietnam. 
C) Cambodia and Laos were declared independent states. 
D) French forces withdrew from Vietnam,Cambodia,and Laos. 
E) China opposed the peace terms claiming long-standing Chinese territorial rights in Vietnam.

Question 20

The Korean War

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A) was fought by a United Nations force composed mainly of South Korean and United States troops against North Korean forces and,after late 1950,Chinese "volunteers." 
B) began only five months after the Soviet and American governments had established a new,unified government there and withdrawn their armies of occupation. 
C) was caused by domestic disagreements between Korean factions in the south. 
D) involved large numbers of Chinese troops after United Nations air forces bombed Manchuria. 
E) was finally won when 250,000 American troops captured the North Korean capital after a four month siege. 
A) was fought by a United Nations force composed mainly of South Korean and United States troops against North Korean forces and,after late 1950,Chinese "volunteers." 
B) began only five months after the Soviet and American governments had established a new,unified government there and withdrawn their armies of occupation. 
C) was caused by domestic disagreements between Korean factions in the south. 
D) involved large numbers of Chinese troops after United Nations air forces bombed Manchuria. 
E) was finally won when 250,000 American troops captured the North Korean capital after a four month siege.

Ho Chi Minh

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Berlin Blockade and the Berlin Airlift

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Nicarauga,the Sandinistas and the Contras

At the outset of the Chinese civil war,what did Josef Stalin do?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). John Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis and the "hotline"

In spite of President Eisenhower's promise in the 1950s to "roll back" communism,in reality United States officials realized that any intervention in Eastern Europe could lead to nuclear war.

In the 1950s and 1960s what happened to the relationship between the Soviet Union and Mao Zedong's China?

The Marshall Plan was a military alliance directed against Soviet aggression.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Marshall mission to China

Which of the following statements about the Cold War is false? In the late 1950s,

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Strategic Defense Initiative/"Star Wars"

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). détente

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Afghanistan,the "Soviet Vietnam"

The original objective of the Allied division of Korea in 1945 was to

The "Vietnam syndrome" refers to the American public's fear of becoming involved in another Vietnam-type war.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Geneva Conference,1954

Was the Cuban Missile Crisis a turning point in the Cold War? Why or why not?

Which of the following was not a consequence of the French defeat in the Indochina war of 1954?

The Korean War

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

Ho Chi Minh

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Berlin Blockade and the Berlin Airlift

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Nicarauga,the Sandinistas and the Contras

At the outset of the Chinese civil war,what did Josef Stalin do?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). John Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis and the "hotline"

In spite of President Eisenhower's promise in the 1950s to "roll back" communism,in reality United States officials realized that any intervention in Eastern Europe could lead to nuclear war.

In the 1950s and 1960s what happened to the relationship between the Soviet Union and Mao Zedong's China?

The Marshall Plan was a military alliance directed against Soviet aggression.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Marshall mission to China

Which of the following statements about the Cold War is false? In the late 1950s,

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Strategic Defense Initiative/"Star Wars"

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). détente

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Afghanistan,the "Soviet Vietnam"

The original objective of the Allied division of Korea in 1945 was to

The "Vietnam syndrome" refers to the American public's fear of becoming involved in another Vietnam-type war.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Geneva Conference,1954

Was the Cuban Missile Crisis a turning point in the Cold War? Why or why not?

Which of the following was not a consequence of the French defeat in the Indochina war of 1954?

The Korean War

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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