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Unit 8 Cold War Test

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
The Soviet Union dealt with uprisings in Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia during the 1950s and 1960s by
a.
taking over direct rule of these countries.
c.
permitting greater democratic reforms in government
b.
crushing the uprisings with military force.
d.
privatizing industrial enterprises
 

 2. 
What was the U.S. belief that if one country fell to communism, others would follow?
a.
Domino Theory
c.
Theory of Relativity
b.
Blank Slate Theory
d.
Dominance Theory
 

 3. 
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
a.
to raise funds for Communist activities in Europe
c.
to judge political parties that favored communism
b.
to create a Communist party in the United States
d.
to support countries that rejected communism
 

 4. 
The main goal of the Marshall Plan was to
a.
Strengthen NATO forces in Western Europe
c.
Aid European recovery after WWII
b.
Promote social justice
d.
Demand reparations from the Axis Powers
 

 5. 
NATO was created in order to
a.
develop goodwill between Eastern and Western Europe.
c.
facilitate regional economic development in North America.
b.
encourage diplomatic solutions to regional problems in North Africa.
d.
create a unified military defense between the U.S. and Western Europe.
 

 6. 
The Warsaw Pact was developed in 1955 as a response to the
a.
formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
c.
U.S. development of the hydrogen bomb.
b.
start of the Communist revolution in Cuba.
d.
UN intervention in Korea.
 

 7. 
The Soviet Union gave aid to newly developing nations during the 1960s in order to gain
a.
new trade routes throughout Europe
c.
support for democracy
b.
support for communism
d.
valuable natural resources
 

 8. 
Use the following information to answer the question.
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In what country did the events being described above take place?
a.
Czechoslovakia
c.
Hungary
b.
Yugoslavia
d.
Poland
 

 9. 
What was the central reason for the success of Soviet satellite independence movements?
a.
the formation of the European Union
c.
the emergence of strong Marxist leaders.
b.
the development of new communication technologies
d.
The failure of Soviet economic, political, and social policies.
 

 10. 
What Cold War policy led to U.S. involvement in Korea?
a.
appeasement
c.
containment
b.
imperialism
d.
brinkmanship
 

 11. 
The 1956 Suez Crisis began when
a.
the United States refused to give up control of the Suez Canal.
c.
Great Britain refused to make improvements to the Suez Canal
b.
the Soviet Union bombed the Suez Canal.
d.
Egypt seized control of the Suez Canal.
 

 12. 
What was one major goal of the Soviet Union during the early years of the Cold War?
a.
to establish a competitive market economy
c.
to expand individual liberties in the Baltic republics
b.
to create a defensive buffer zone in Eastern Europe
d.
to attract foreign economic investments
 

 13. 
U.S. intervention in Vietnam came as a result of the Cold War policy of
a.
détente
c.
appeasement
b.
brinkmanship
d.
containment
 

 14. 
Use the information below to complete the statement that follows.
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This quote from a speech delivered in 1947 forms part of the rationale for the
a.
Monroe Doctrine
c.
Truman Doctrine
b.
New Frontier
d.
Good Neighbor Policy
 

 15. 
Which of these is the main reason that Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Romania became satellites of the Soviet Union?
a.
These areas were given to the Soviet Union by a League of Nations mandate
c.
The Soviet army occupied these areas at the end of World War II.
b.
The people in each country voted in free elections to ally with the Soviets
d.
Hitler surrendered control of these areas to the Soviet Union at the ened of the war.
 

 16. 
What crisis brought the Soviet Union and the United States to the brink of nuclear war in 1962?
a.
an attempt by leaders in communist Hungary to withdraw from the Warsaw Pact
c.
an invasion of South Korea by armed communist forces from North Korea
b.
the creation of East Germany as a separate Soviet military occupation zone
d.
the installation in Cuba of Soviet offensive intermediate-range missiles
 

 17. 
When the United States sent military aid to Chinese nationalists to help them resist communism, it was continuing a foreign policy first asserted in the
a.
Marshall Plan
c.
Truman Doctrine
b.
Potsdam Agreement
d.
Teheran Conference
 

 18. 
The Great Leap Forward reflected China’s desire to
a.
build a People’s Army
c.
collectivize agriculture.
b.
end Western investment
d.
struggle against imperialism
 

 19. 
One of the major goals of China's Cultural Revolution was __________.
a.
establishing a society in which both the workers and the intellectuals were equal
c.
establishing a society in which the intellectuals were glorified while the workers were persecuted
b.
establishing a society in which the workers were glorified while the intellectuals were persecuted
d.
establishing a society in which artistic pursuits were glorified
 

 20. 
What was the primary goal of the uprising on Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia during the 1950s and 1960s?
a.
stopping the genocide of minority groups.
c.
desire to join NATO
b.
freedom from Soviet control
d.
reestablishing the Orthodox Church
 

 21. 
In the 1940s and 1950s, what did the region described as being “behind the iron curtain” include?
a.
Soviet Union only
c.
democratic nations of Western Europe
b.
Soviet Union and its satellite nations
d.
East Germany only
 

 22. 
The component of the United Nations that provides a forum for all member nations is the
a.
Security Council.
c.
Secretary-General
b.
Secretariat
d.
General Assembly
 

 23. 
Which two groups fought a civil war in China both before and after World War II?
a.
the peasants and the middle class
c.
the Nationalists and the Communists
b.
the warlords and the emperor
d.
the Socialists and the Nationalists
 

 24. 
Which of the following was a primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?
a.
a competition for political influence over other coutnries
c.
a deep reduction in military expenditures
b.
direct, armed conflict between the two nations
d.
the founding of the United Nations
 

 25. 
After World War II, Western Europe became united in its opposition to
a.
Germany’s rising power.
c.
a military alliance with the United States.
b.
investment in foreign markets.
d.
the spread of communism.
 

 26. 
Which country’s solidarity union movment of the 1980s became the main force of opposition to communist rule?
a.
East Germany
c.
Romania
b.
Poland
d.
Ukraine
 

 27. 
“The most important problem does not lie in understanding the laws of the objective world and thus being able to explain it, but in applying the knowledge of these laws actively to change the world.”
                  —from Selected Works, Vol I,
                     Mao Tse-Tung
The quotation above reflects Mao Tse-Tung’s commitment to
a.
capitalism
c.
science
b.
education
d.
revolutionary action
 

 28. 
The Soviet Union was able to take control in Eastern Europe following World War II because
a.
The Chinese-Soviet alliance increased its military strength.
c.
Soviet troops were already stationed in Eastern Europe during the war.
b.
The Soviet Union offered jobs to impoverished Eastern Europeans.
d.
U.S. President Roosevelt died
before the war ended, voiding old treaties.
 

 29. 
What the USSR’s response to the military alliance of the West?
a.
Nazi-Soviet Pact
c.
Warsaw Pact
b.
Peristroika
d.
NATO
 

 30. 
What was one outcome of World War II?
a.
England and France increased their overseas colonial possessions.
c.
Japan and Germany became dominant military powers in their regions.
b.
The communists gained control over most of Western Europe.
d.
The Soviet Union emerged as an international superpower
 

 31. 
Under which program did Gorbachev attempt to modify the economic structure of the Soviet economy by allowing some private enterprise?
a.
glasnot
c.
perestroika
b.
shock therapy
d.
modernization
 

 32. 
Which of the following was not a cause of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a.
US policy to prevent the spread of Communism
c.
The proliferation of nuclear weapons
b.
Soviet desire to support communist allies
d.
The suppression of free elections in Cuba.
 

 33. 
The United States entered the Vietnam War to
a.
disarm the South Vietnam government
c.
achieve “peace without victory”
b.
stop the spread of communism into Southeast Asia
d.
take the first step in an effort to imperialize the entire planet
 

Matching
 
 
Match each term with the correct description.
a.
domino theory
d.
Berlin Wall
b.
containment
e.
brinkmanship
c.
iron curtain
 

 34. 

 The idea that if a nation falls under Communist control, nearby nations will also fall under Communist control
 

 35. 

 An actual wall separating East Berlin from West Berlin.
 

 36. 

 The willingness to go to the brink of war to force the other side to back down
 

 37. 

 During the Cold War, the boundary separating the Communist nations of Eastern Europe from the mostly democratic nations of Western Europe.
 

 38. 

 The policy of preventing the spread of Communism
 
 
Match each term with the correct definition.
a.
detente
d.
Warsaw Pact
b.
Marshall Plan
e.
NATO
c.
perestroika
 

 39. 

 A U.S. program of economic aid to European countries to help them rebuild after World War II
 

 40. 

 A policy of reducing Cold War tensions
 

 41. 

 A restructuring of the Soviet economy to permit more local decision making, begun by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1982
 

 42. 

 A defensive military alliance formed in 1949 that includes Western European nations and the United States
 

 43. 

 A military alliance formed in 1955 by the Soviet Union and several Eastern European nations
 



 
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