Question 1

The Truman Doctrine promised to

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give economic aid to countries threatened by communism.

Question 2

The Great Leap Forward was an economic disaster in part because of

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droughts and floods.

Question 3

What was one basic change made by the Chinese government during Communist Party rule in the 1950s and 1960s?

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Women were given more rights.

Question 4

To stop the Soviet Union from delivering missiles to Cuba, Kennedy decided to

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set up a naval blockade to stop the Soviets, thus averting a nuclear war.

Question 5

U.S. involvement in the Korean and Vietnam Wars were direct results of the

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Policy of Containment.

Question 6

Which policy did the United States adopt to prevent the spread of communism?

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Containment

Question 7

During the Cuban missile crisis, Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba if the United states would

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not invade Cuba.

Question 8

The United States sent troops to Vietnam to

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stop the north from controlling the south.

Question 9

The United States and the Soviet Union became rivals after World War II because

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communists and western capitalists distrusted each other.

Question 10

The Truman Doctrine stated that the United States would provide _______ to nations threatened by Communist expansion.

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money

Question 11

To stop the spread of communism beyond the Soviet Union, the United states adopted a policy of

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containment

Question 12

Unlike the Marshall Plan, the Soviet Union’s Council for Mutual Economic Assistance failed because

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the Soviets could not provide much financial aid.

Question 13

The Warsaw Pact was a military alliance between

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Eastern European States.

Question 14

Which was the first area of conflict between the US and Soviet Union following WW2?

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eastern Europe.

Question 15

The Soviet Union responded to the Marshall Plan by creating

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COMECON

Question 16

Mao’s policies failed to bring about

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prosperity.

Question 17

Relations between Cuba and the United States deteriorated when

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Fidel Castro’s regime received support from the Soviet Union.

Question 18

Belief in the domino theory influenced the United States to

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send troops to Vietnam.

Question 19

Why did the United State get involved in wars in Korea and Vietnam?

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to stop communism fromwhich of the following is an example of a proxy war? spreading

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of a proxy war?

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Vietnam

Question 21

During the Cuban missile crisis, President Kennedy agreed that the United States would not invade Cuba if the Soviet Union would

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remove missiles from Cuba.

Question 22

Soon after he became the leader of the Communist Party, Gorbachev realized that economic reform would require

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political reform

Question 23

While __________ sent troops to Korea to aid the south, ____________ sent troops to Korea to aid the north

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the United States, China

Question 24

What new nation declared its independence in 2008 after Yugoslavia ceased to exist?

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Kosovo

Question 25

On a timeline of events of the Cold War, which would come first?

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USSR and US disagree over how to handle Eastern European states.

Question 26

The Berlin Wall was erected in order to

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stop the flow of refugees from East Germany.

Question 27

The Marshall Plan was designed to

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restore the economic stability of European nations after WW2.

Question 28

The United States considered Cuba a threat because

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Cuba, which was only 90 miles away, had ties with the Soviets.

Question 29

The United States and Great Britain believed that the liberated nations of Eastern Europe should

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hold free elections to determine their futures.

Question 30

The Berlin Wall was a symbol of

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tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Question 31

What was the result of the Soviet blockade of West Berlin?

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Separation of Germany into two states

Question 32

The first Communist leader of China was

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Mao Zedong.

Question 33

Why did the United States fear communism in China?

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Fear of communism dominating the world

Question 34

The Korean War begins when

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North Korea invaded South Korea.

Question 35

At the Bay of Pigs, the United States used exiled Cuban fighters in an attempt to overthrow

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Fidel Castro

Question 36

U.S president who reached the agreement allowing withdrawal of U.S. forces from Vietnam

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Nixon

Question 37

U.S. president in charge during the Cuban Missile Crisis

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Kennedy

Question 38

The first man made space satellite put into orbit around earth.

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Sputnik

Question 39

Asked Congress for 400 million dollars to help Greece and Turkey.

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Truman

Question 40

Ordered the placement of nuclear missiles in Cuba in an attempt to counteract the threat posed by U.S. nuclear weapons in Turkey.

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Khrushchev

Question 41

Divided as a result of the tensions between the West and the Soviet Union.

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Germany

Question 42

Joined the West and the United States as part of NATO.

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Greece

Question 43

U.S. promise to support countries fighting communism.

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Policy of Containment

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U.S. policy to rebuild war-torn Europe

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Marshall Plan

Question 45

a military alliance of the Soviet Union and Eastern European states.

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Warsaw Pact

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