Unit 10 The Cold War Era Test

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

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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?

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

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Which statement regarding the Bay of Pigs is true?

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

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

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

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What are all the issues in the diagram below describing?

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

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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?

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How did World War II lead to the Cold War?

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

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

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

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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?

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

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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?

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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?

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What two policies supported the concept of containment?

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

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

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

Unit 10 The Cold War Era Test

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

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

Which statement regarding the Bay of Pigs is true?

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

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

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

What are all the issues in the diagram below describing?

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

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?

How did World War II lead to the Cold War?

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

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

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

“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?

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

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?

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?

What two policies supported the concept of containment?

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

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

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

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

Which statement regarding the Bay of Pigs is true?

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

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

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

What are all the issues in the diagram below describing?

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

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?

How did World War II lead to the Cold War?

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

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

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

“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?

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

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?

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?

What two policies supported the concept of containment?

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

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

“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?

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?

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?

“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?

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?

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?