Unit 10 The Cold War Era Test

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22 Questions

What was the purpose of the Soviet blockade of Berlin (1948-1949)?

To force the US to end the Truman Doctrine

To force West Germany to become Communist

To cause the Western sector of Berlin to surrender to Soviet forces

To prevent Easterners from going to the West

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“Now I come to the second of the two marauders, to the second danger which threatens the cottage home and ordinary people—namely tyranny. We cannot be blind to the fact that the liberties enjoyed by individual citizens throughout the United States and throughout the British Empire are not valid in a considerable number of countries, some of which are very powerful.” 
--Winston Churchill, “Iron Curtain” Speech, Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, March 5, 1946

Based on the quotation above which of the following is the best statement of Churchill’s main point? 

Ordinary people are not able to build cottage homes in many countries

Many countries do not give their citizens individual liberties

US and English cottages are not protected in other countries

Political and military tyrants threaten blind citizens throughout the US

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How did the domino theory influence the United States’ role in the Vietnam War?

The United States adopted a position of neutrality

Vietnamization became the new US foreign policy

It convinced the government to become involved in the war

It forced the United States to support the Vietcong

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Which statement regarding the Bay of Pigs is true?

It took place after a secret Cuban plot to invade Florida was discovered

It was planned as a secret invasion of Cuba led by the CIA

Kennedy allowed it only after it was confirmed that Soviet missiles were in Cuba

It caused a revolution to take place in Cuba

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What brought the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 to an end?

The United Nations allowed the US to install nuclear missiles in Key West

CIA-backed rebels were defeated by the Cuban army at the Bay of Bigs

The Soviet Union agreed to withdraw its nuclear missiles from Cuba

A nuclear disarmament plan for the US and the Soviet Union was agreed upon

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Which of the following was not a component of the Marshall Plan?

Providing aid to European economies to prevent the spread of Communism

Reconstruction of war-torn European cities

The creation of a unified European currency to facilitate trade

Investment in heavy industry in war damaged countries

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Which of the following was a result of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954?

The end of the Vietnam War

The withdrawal of French forces from Vietnam

China falling to the Communists

Korea divided along political ideologies

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What are all the issues in the diagram below describing?

The Vietnam War

Germany after World War II

The fight for Indian independence

The Korean War

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When Winston Chruchill said, “an iron curtain has descended across the Continent” of Europe in 1946, what did he mean?

Part of Europe was being isolated from democracy

Europe was industrially and economically behind the rest of the world

European nations were falling victim to environmental pollution

Nations of Europe were unable to defeat Hitler

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When George Kennan first introduced the idea of containment as a major feature of the United States foreign policy, he meant which of the following?

The United States must expect to fight to end communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

The United States would not challenge communism in the countries where it already existed but would act to stop it from spreading, especially in Europe

Since an arms race was inevitable with communist countries, the United States must have the greatest nuclear capability in the world

Attacking South-East Asia would be the best way to contain communism

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How did World War II lead to the Cold War?

The Soviet Union violated the treaty at the end of the war

The United States violated the treaty at the end of the war

There was tension and distrust between the United States and the Soviet Union

The United States and the Soviet Union were on opposite sides during World War II

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12.

During the Vietnam War, what did the Tet Offensive of 1968 make people realize?

A peace settlement was close at hand

American forces were solidly in control of South Vietnam

The Vietcong could strike any major city in Vietnam

The My Lai massacre was not going unnoticed by communist forces

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13.

The United Nations would be least likely involved in which of the following situations?

Negotiating a settlement between warring nations

Setting standards for acceptable treatment of humans

Leading an invasion against an unpopular dictator

Providing relief to children suffering from starvation

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Which of these statements is true about Nikita Khrushchev’s domestic policies?

Khrushchev created reforms that led to more government censorship of the press

Khrushchev altered all of Stalin’s preexisting economic policies

Khrushchev failed to restructure the Soviet system of collective farms

Khrushchev denounced the dictatorial rule and personality of Stalin

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“Unsustainable military spending has been cited as a cause for the breakup of the Soviet Union. Supporters of this viewpoint to the cost of building and maintaining its nuclear arsenal as one factor.”

Which statement is the most logical, based on the data on the graph above?

At the time of the Soviet Union’s breakup the United States was greatly expanding its nuclear arsenal

During much of the 1970s and 1980s, the Soviet Union was engaged in a program of rapid nuclear expansion

The Soviet Union was attempting to catch up to the United States but was unable to do so

The Soviet Union built more weapons than the United States and, as a result, spent more than they could afford

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16.

Which of the following best describes the role of Boris Yeltsin in the breakup of the Soviet Union?

Yeltsin led Russian ship workers in a strike against Soviet domination in the early 1980s

Yeltsin led the Russian Congress that declared Russian sovereignty over its own territory in June 1990

Yeltsin was the head of the KGB, the secret police force that the Communists used to silence opponents

Yeltsin led the aborted “August Coup” that tried to restore Communist control over the Republics August 1991

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17.

In the spring of 1989, thousands of protesters gathered in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. They rallied around a plaster statue that resembled the Statue of Liberty which they called “the Goddess of Democracy.” 

These protestors were seeking which of the following?

The boycott of the future Olympic games scheduled for Beijing

Political reforms to allow more freedom of speech and political representation

United States assistance in gaining better health care

Economic reforms which would allow more Chinese exports

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18.

One of the reasons the  US became involved in the Korean and Vietnam Wars can be described as the domino theory.
What did the domino theory state?

Outside forces are stronger than individual states.

If one state falls to communism, the others around it wall fall to communism too.

All states should bow down to US economic practices.

One country can control the future of all other countries around it.

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19.

 What two policies supported the concept of containment?

Monroe Doctrine

Marshall Plan

Brezhnev Doctrine

Truman Doctrine

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How did the "Bay of Pigs" failure lead to the Cuban missile crisis?

Castro protested Cuba being used as a tool for the Cold War and asked Khrushchev to intervene.

Kennedy announced a blockade of Cuba following the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion.

Khrushchev believed the United States was too weak to oppose Soviet expansion into Cuba.

The Bay of Pigs troops were used to build the missile bases.

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21.

Select the tactics used by  the superpowers during the Cold War to influence Third World nations?

sponsored revolutions and counterrevolutions

engaged in covert operations

provided military aid and built schools

threatened them with nuclear attack

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22.

		An alliance between the United States, Canada and Western European nations.
		Post-WWII organization that replaced the League of nations with goal to maintain world peace.
		Alliance formed by the Soviet Union and its satlellite states.

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