Question 1

What was the name of the doctrine adopted by the United States that was designed to repulse communist insurgency around the globe?

Accepted Answer

A) Truman Doctrine 
B) Marshall Plan 
C) Protection Plan 
D) isolationism 
E) Warsaw Pact 
A) Truman Doctrine 
B) Marshall Plan 
C) Protection Plan 
D) isolationism 
E) Warsaw Pact A

Question 2

Relations between communist states were strained after 1945 as it became clear that

Accepted Answer

A) nationalism-rather than proletarian solidarity-was emerging in the communist bloc. 
B) the quest for state socialism had replaced strategic goals. 
C) Marxism had no appeal in Africa and Asia. 
D) providing a high standard of living for citizens had left communist states militarily weak. 
E) the ruling elite followed Marxist orthodoxy even when it undermined national ambitions. 
A) nationalism-rather than proletarian solidarity-was emerging in the communist bloc. 
B) the quest for state socialism had replaced strategic goals. 
C) Marxism had no appeal in Africa and Asia. 
D) providing a high standard of living for citizens had left communist states militarily weak. 
E) the ruling elite followed Marxist orthodoxy even when it undermined national ambitions. A

Question 3

Which of the following statements accurately describes the two-state solution to independence in India?

Accepted Answer

A) terrible sectarian bloodshed as millions of refugees fled to safety 
B) peaceful separation between tolerant people of differing faiths 
C) class warfare separating the poor from the rich with great violence 
D) two failed states unable to continue as independent 
E) fanatical genocide led by colonial oppressors 
A) terrible sectarian bloodshed as millions of refugees fled to safety 
B) peaceful separation between tolerant people of differing faiths 
C) class warfare separating the poor from the rich with great violence 
D) two failed states unable to continue as independent 
E) fanatical genocide led by colonial oppressors A

Question 4

The center of early Cold War conflict was the fate of

Accepted Answer

A) Germany. 
B) Czechoslovakia. 
C) Poland. 
D) France. 
E) Hungary. 
A) Germany. 
B) Czechoslovakia. 
C) Poland. 
D) France. 
E) Hungary.

Question 5

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was weakened because

Accepted Answer

A) China,Israel,France and India refused to sign. 
B) the United States refused to sign. 
C) the Soviet Union agreed to sign only if NATO was disbanded. 
D) only non-nuclear powers signed. 
E) the United States renounced the treaty within weeks of signing. 
A) China,Israel,France and India refused to sign. 
B) the United States refused to sign. 
C) the Soviet Union agreed to sign only if NATO was disbanded. 
D) only non-nuclear powers signed. 
E) the United States renounced the treaty within weeks of signing.

Question 6

After withdrawing from Vietnam,France fought another brutal war in what colony seeking independence?

Accepted Answer

A) Algeria 
B) Nigeria 
C) Thailand 
D) Ghana 
E) Angola 
A) Algeria 
B) Nigeria 
C) Thailand 
D) Ghana 
E) Angola

Question 7

What did Indians expect would happen after they fought bravely for the British in World War II?

Accepted Answer

A) They expected immediate independence. 
B) They expected British military support against India's enemies. 
C) They expected to be granted local autonomy and eventual independence. 
D) They expected to participate in global peace negotiations. 
E) They expected Britain to form a commonwealth of nations with India as a charter member. 
A) They expected immediate independence. 
B) They expected British military support against India's enemies. 
C) They expected to be granted local autonomy and eventual independence. 
D) They expected to participate in global peace negotiations. 
E) They expected Britain to form a commonwealth of nations with India as a charter member.

Question 8

In the postwar period,European countries actively recruited immigrants from Africa because

Accepted Answer

A) their labor force had been decimated by the war. 
B) they wanted to increase their cultural diversity. 
C) they held sympathy for the struggling survivors of the newly independent African colonies. 
D) their economies needed additional consumers. 
E) Europeans had overcome their prewar xenophobia. 
A) their labor force had been decimated by the war. 
B) they wanted to increase their cultural diversity. 
C) they held sympathy for the struggling survivors of the newly independent African colonies. 
D) their economies needed additional consumers. 
E) Europeans had overcome their prewar xenophobia.

Question 9

How was the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty different from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?

Accepted Answer

A) The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty restricted testing while the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty only restricted development. 
B) The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty received broad support from the world community while the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was poorly received. 
C) The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was created by the United States while the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was sponsored by the Soviet Union. 
D) The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty focused on NATO nations while the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty focused on nations in the Warsaw Pact. 
E) The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty included China while the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty did not. 
A) The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty restricted testing while the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty only restricted development. 
B) The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty received broad support from the world community while the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was poorly received. 
C) The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was created by the United States while the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was sponsored by the Soviet Union. 
D) The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty focused on NATO nations while the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty focused on nations in the Warsaw Pact. 
E) The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty included China while the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty did not.

Question 10

How did the United States respond to Castro's takeover of Cuba?

Accepted Answer

A) initially hopeful but turned against Castro within a few years 
B) angry and determined to immediately restore Batista 
C) fearful of a rival military power in the Western hemisphere 
D) concerned at first but more hopeful the longer Castro remained in power 
E) unconcerned,judging Cuba irrelevant to U.S.security 
A) initially hopeful but turned against Castro within a few years 
B) angry and determined to immediately restore Batista 
C) fearful of a rival military power in the Western hemisphere 
D) concerned at first but more hopeful the longer Castro remained in power 
E) unconcerned,judging Cuba irrelevant to U.S.security

Question 11

What generalization can be made about the outcome of the two-state solution in India?

Accepted Answer

A) The two-state solution was demanded by Muslims but led to bitter,long-term conflict between Muslims and Hindus. 
B) The two-state solution succeeded in Pakistan but led to vast bloodshed and an unstable democracy in India. 
C) The two-state solution allowed freedom of religion to penetrate the highest levels of government in both Pakistan and India. 
D) The immediate success of the two-state solution proved that Gandhi had been wrong to oppose it. 
E) The two-state solution in India was imposed by Britain and proved the wisdom of European decolonialists. 
A) The two-state solution was demanded by Muslims but led to bitter,long-term conflict between Muslims and Hindus. 
B) The two-state solution succeeded in Pakistan but led to vast bloodshed and an unstable democracy in India. 
C) The two-state solution allowed freedom of religion to penetrate the highest levels of government in both Pakistan and India. 
D) The immediate success of the two-state solution proved that Gandhi had been wrong to oppose it. 
E) The two-state solution in India was imposed by Britain and proved the wisdom of European decolonialists.

Question 12

In 1958,Fidel Castro overthrew Fulgencio Batista to become the ruler of

Accepted Answer

A) Cuba. 
B) Mexico. 
C) Panama. 
D) The Dominican Republic. 
E) Venezuela. 
A) Cuba. 
B) Mexico. 
C) Panama. 
D) The Dominican Republic. 
E) Venezuela.

Question 13

Which organization was formed in 1949,formalizing the military cooperation of Western allies?

Accepted Answer

A) NATO 
B) Organization for European Cooperation 
C) Warsaw Pact 
D) United Nations 
E) Marshall Pact 
A) NATO 
B) Organization for European Cooperation 
C) Warsaw Pact 
D) United Nations 
E) Marshall Pact

Question 14

After Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal,Egypt faced an invasion by

Accepted Answer

A) Britain and France. 
B) the United States. 
C) NATO. 
D) Syria and Libya. 
E) the Soviet Union. 
A) Britain and France. 
B) the United States. 
C) NATO. 
D) Syria and Libya. 
E) the Soviet Union.

Question 15

What event provoked the announcement of the Truman Doctrine?

Accepted Answer

A) Britain's inability to support Greece against a communist insurgency. 
B) the Soviet Union's refusal to withdraw from Iran. 
C) a failed anti-Soviet uprising in Hungary. 
D) Stalin's refusal to hold free elections in Poland. 
E) the formation of the Warsaw Pact. 
A) Britain's inability to support Greece against a communist insurgency. 
B) the Soviet Union's refusal to withdraw from Iran. 
C) a failed anti-Soviet uprising in Hungary. 
D) Stalin's refusal to hold free elections in Poland. 
E) the formation of the Warsaw Pact.

Question 16

Mao Zedong's victory in China was made possible in part by

Accepted Answer

A) calling for land reform to win support from the oppressed peasantry. 
B) financial and military assistance from the United States. 
C) following orthodox Marxist-Leninist ideology. 
D) basing his movement on industrial workers. 
E) renouncing communism and embracing a purely nationalist program. 
A) calling for land reform to win support from the oppressed peasantry. 
B) financial and military assistance from the United States. 
C) following orthodox Marxist-Leninist ideology. 
D) basing his movement on industrial workers. 
E) renouncing communism and embracing a purely nationalist program.

Question 17

America involvement in the Korean War was further complicated when what nation directly entered the conflict on North Korea's side?

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) Japan 
C) North Vietnam 
D) the Soviet Union 
E) India 
A) China 
B) Japan 
C) North Vietnam 
D) the Soviet Union 
E) India

Question 18

Which country attempted to adopt a multiparty political system and withdraw from the Warsaw Pact in 1956,provoking a violent Soviet response?

Accepted Answer

A) Hungary 
B) Czechoslovakia 
C) East Germany 
D) Poland 
E) Romania 
A) Hungary 
B) Czechoslovakia 
C) East Germany 
D) Poland 
E) Romania

Question 19

In what country did the United States intervene to prevent a communist reunification in 1950 and 1953?

Accepted Answer

A) Korea 
B) Vietnam 
C) Philippines 
D) China 
E) India 
A) Korea 
B) Vietnam 
C) Philippines 
D) China 
E) India

Question 20

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

A) military stalemate along the thirty-eighth parallel 
B) liberation of North Korea 
C) liberation of South Korea 
D) victory by the Soviet-backed North Korea 
E) peace and reconciliation between North and South Korea 
A) military stalemate along the thirty-eighth parallel 
B) liberation of North Korea 
C) liberation of South Korea 
D) victory by the Soviet-backed North Korea 
E) peace and reconciliation between North and South Korea

Exam 25: Decolonization and the Cold War

What was the name of the doctrine adopted by the United States that was designed to repulse communist insurgency around the globe?

Relations between communist states were strained after 1945 as it became clear that

Which of the following statements accurately describes the two-state solution to independence in India?

The center of early Cold War conflict was the fate of

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was weakened because

After withdrawing from Vietnam,France fought another brutal war in what colony seeking independence?

What did Indians expect would happen after they fought bravely for the British in World War II?

In the postwar period,European countries actively recruited immigrants from Africa because

How was the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty different from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?

How did the United States respond to Castro's takeover of Cuba?

What generalization can be made about the outcome of the two-state solution in India?

In 1958,Fidel Castro overthrew Fulgencio Batista to become the ruler of

Which organization was formed in 1949,formalizing the military cooperation of Western allies?

After Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal,Egypt faced an invasion by

What event provoked the announcement of the Truman Doctrine?

Mao Zedong's victory in China was made possible in part by

America involvement in the Korean War was further complicated when what nation directly entered the conflict on North Korea's side?

Which country attempted to adopt a multiparty political system and withdraw from the Warsaw Pact in 1956,provoking a violent Soviet response?

In what country did the United States intervene to prevent a communist reunification in 1950 and 1953?

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

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