Question 1

Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus were leaders of what movement?

Accepted Answer

A) existentialism 
B) abstract impressionism 
C) realism 
D) humanism 
E) isolationism 
A) existentialism 
B) abstract impressionism 
C) realism 
D) humanism 
E) isolationism

Question 2

The United States first interpreted the conflict in Vietnam as a colonial independence movement.What led the United States to change this posture to active resistance to communism?

Accepted Answer

A) the Chinese Revolution and North Korean aggression 
B) the Cuban Missile Crisis 
C) the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu 
D) Ho Chi Minh's refusal to participate in national elections 
E) formal Soviet recognition of a communist Vietnam 
A) the Chinese Revolution and North Korean aggression 
B) the Cuban Missile Crisis 
C) the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu 
D) Ho Chi Minh's refusal to participate in national elections 
E) formal Soviet recognition of a communist Vietnam

Question 3

What organization was formed when delegates from 51 nations converged on San Francisco in 1945?

Accepted Answer

A) United Nations 
B) NATO 
C) European Security Organization 
D) League of Nations 
E) ANZUS 
A) United Nations 
B) NATO 
C) European Security Organization 
D) League of Nations 
E) ANZUS

Question 4

President Kennedy faced an early test in 1962 when the Soviets began installing nuclear-armed missiles in

Accepted Answer

A) Cuba. 
B) Hungary. 
C) Turkey. 
D) North Vietnam. 
E) Panama. 
A) Cuba. 
B) Hungary. 
C) Turkey. 
D) North Vietnam. 
E) Panama.

Question 5

When Stalin blocked access to the Western-controlled sectors of Berlin,the United States responded by

Accepted Answer

A) organizing an airlift to supply essentials to West Berlin. 
B) issuing a blockade of their own. 
C) issuing threats against Russia. 
D) rearming the German military. 
E) withdrawing from West Berlin. 
A) organizing an airlift to supply essentials to West Berlin. 
B) issuing a blockade of their own. 
C) issuing threats against Russia. 
D) rearming the German military. 
E) withdrawing from West Berlin.

Question 6

The country with the highest number of Muslims as a percentage of national population around 2005 is

Accepted Answer

A) France. 
B) Spain. 
C) Italy. 
D) Germany. 
E) Austria. 
A) France. 
B) Spain. 
C) Italy. 
D) Germany. 
E) Austria.

Question 7

The policy of relaxing Cold War tensions under Nixon was often referred to as

Accepted Answer

The answer of The policy of relaxing Cold War tensions...

Question 8

What was the basis of the NATO alliance?

Accepted Answer

A) Members agreed to regard an attack against one member state as an attack against the entire alliance. 
B) Members agreed to resist the spread of communism throughout the world. 
C) Members agreed to regard any act of aggression by the United States as an act of aggression against their own country. 
D) Members agreed not to develop or deploy nuclear weapons. 
E) Members agreed to support peace movements throughout the world. 
A) Members agreed to regard an attack against one member state as an attack against the entire alliance. 
B) Members agreed to resist the spread of communism throughout the world. 
C) Members agreed to regard any act of aggression by the United States as an act of aggression against their own country. 
D) Members agreed not to develop or deploy nuclear weapons. 
E) Members agreed to support peace movements throughout the world.

Question 9

By becoming a stable parliamentary democracy,which former colony was the great success story of the decolonization movement?

Accepted Answer

A) India 
B) Vietnam 
C) Ghana 
D) Algeria 
E) Afghanistan 
A) India 
B) Vietnam 
C) Ghana 
D) Algeria 
E) Afghanistan

Question 10

What leaders signed the interim arms control agreement between the Soviet Union and the United States involving limits on ICBMs and ABMs?

Accepted Answer

A) Nixon and Brezhnev 
B) Brezhnev and Eisenhower 
C) Nixon and Khrushchev 
D) Kennedy and Khrushchev 
E) Kennedy and Brezhnev 
A) Nixon and Brezhnev 
B) Brezhnev and Eisenhower 
C) Nixon and Khrushchev 
D) Kennedy and Khrushchev 
E) Kennedy and Brezhnev

Question 11

What was the largest colony to gain independence after the war?

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Question 12

What did Churchill refer to with his words,"A rubble heap,a charnel house,a breeding ground for pestilence and hate"?

Accepted Answer

A) the economic collapse of Europe after World War II 
B) the fate of Eastern Europe under Soviet control 
C) China after Mao's victory 
D) the state of capitalism in the United States 
E) conditions in India on the eve of independence 
A) the economic collapse of Europe after World War II 
B) the fate of Eastern Europe under Soviet control 
C) China after Mao's victory 
D) the state of capitalism in the United States 
E) conditions in India on the eve of independence

Question 13

Who coined the term "military-industrial complex" in referring to the result of the influence of power and ideology on political,military,and economic priorities in Western nations?

Accepted Answer

A) Eisenhower 
B) Kennedy 
C) Johnson 
D) Nixon 
E) Carter 
A) Eisenhower 
B) Kennedy 
C) Johnson 
D) Nixon 
E) Carter

Question 14

Which of the following describes the process of Algerian independence?

Accepted Answer

A) a brutal conflict between Algerians and entrenched French settlers 
B) a peaceful withdrawal of French colonials 
C) economic collapse after the angry withdrawal of French business interests 
D) triumphant Algerian military dictatorship overcame French nationals 
E) nonviolent resistance to colonial rule led to negotiated peace 
A) a brutal conflict between Algerians and entrenched French settlers 
B) a peaceful withdrawal of French colonials 
C) economic collapse after the angry withdrawal of French business interests 
D) triumphant Algerian military dictatorship overcame French nationals 
E) nonviolent resistance to colonial rule led to negotiated peace

Question 15

Who was the first American president to visit China?

Accepted Answer

A) Nixon 
B) Kennedy 
C) Johnson 
D) Eisenhower 
E) Wilson 
A) Nixon 
B) Kennedy 
C) Johnson 
D) Eisenhower 
E) Wilson

Question 16

Under Nehru,India became a

Accepted Answer

A) stable parliamentary democracy. 
B) communist dictatorship. 
C) repressive authoritarian regime. 
D) religiously tolerant republic. 
E) government of corruption and infighting. 
A) stable parliamentary democracy. 
B) communist dictatorship. 
C) repressive authoritarian regime. 
D) religiously tolerant republic. 
E) government of corruption and infighting.

Question 17

The presidency of Harry S Truman demonstrates that

Accepted Answer

A) ideology drove American policy just as much as it did Soviet policy. 
B) most of the blame for deteriorating American-Soviet relations rested with Stalin. 
C) the United States underestimated and was slow to respond to Soviet aggression. 
D) Soviet leaders were driven by ideology while American leaders were pragmatic. 
E) personal dislike played a bigger role than ideological differences in the origins of the Cold War. 
A) ideology drove American policy just as much as it did Soviet policy. 
B) most of the blame for deteriorating American-Soviet relations rested with Stalin. 
C) the United States underestimated and was slow to respond to Soviet aggression. 
D) Soviet leaders were driven by ideology while American leaders were pragmatic. 
E) personal dislike played a bigger role than ideological differences in the origins of the Cold War.

Question 18

The anti-French,indigenous guerrilla movement in Vietnam after the war was led by

Accepted Answer

A) Ho Chi Minh. 
B) Syngman Rhee. 
C) Kim Il Sung. 
D) Mao Zedong. 
E) Chiang Kai-shek. 
A) Ho Chi Minh. 
B) Syngman Rhee. 
C) Kim Il Sung. 
D) Mao Zedong. 
E) Chiang Kai-shek.

Question 19

In exchange for backing down from Cuba,Kennedy agreed to remove weapons from

Accepted Answer

A) Turkey. 
B) Germany. 
C) Greece. 
D) Japan. 
E) Czechoslovakia. 
A) Turkey. 
B) Germany. 
C) Greece. 
D) Japan. 
E) Czechoslovakia.

Question 20

How did Khrushchev respond to the Bay of Pigs invasion?

Accepted Answer

A) He offered to install offensive nuclear missiles in Cuba. 
B) He negotiated an end to Castro's regime with the United States. 
C) He removed all military presence from Cuba. 
D) He warned Castro to liberalize his regime. 
E) He offered Cubans who had been persecuted by the Cuban regime asylum. 
A) He offered to install offensive nuclear missiles in Cuba. 
B) He negotiated an end to Castro's regime with the United States. 
C) He removed all military presence from Cuba. 
D) He warned Castro to liberalize his regime. 
E) He offered Cubans who had been persecuted by the Cuban regime asylum.

Exam 25: Decolonization and the Cold War

Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus were leaders of what movement?

The United States first interpreted the conflict in Vietnam as a colonial independence movement.What led the United States to change this posture to active resistance to communism?

What organization was formed when delegates from 51 nations converged on San Francisco in 1945?

President Kennedy faced an early test in 1962 when the Soviets began installing nuclear-armed missiles in

When Stalin blocked access to the Western-controlled sectors of Berlin,the United States responded by

The country with the highest number of Muslims as a percentage of national population around 2005 is

The policy of relaxing Cold War tensions under Nixon was often referred to as

What was the basis of the NATO alliance?

By becoming a stable parliamentary democracy,which former colony was the great success story of the decolonization movement?

What leaders signed the interim arms control agreement between the Soviet Union and the United States involving limits on ICBMs and ABMs?

What was the largest colony to gain independence after the war?

What did Churchill refer to with his words,"A rubble heap,a charnel house,a breeding ground for pestilence and hate"?

Who coined the term "military-industrial complex" in referring to the result of the influence of power and ideology on political,military,and economic priorities in Western nations?

Which of the following describes the process of Algerian independence?

Who was the first American president to visit China?

Under Nehru,India became a

The presidency of Harry S Truman demonstrates that

The anti-French,indigenous guerrilla movement in Vietnam after the war was led by

In exchange for backing down from Cuba,Kennedy agreed to remove weapons from

How did Khrushchev respond to the Bay of Pigs invasion?

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