Cold War Test

In the 1940's & 1950's, what did the region described as being "behind the iron curtain" include?

• Soviet Union
• Soviet Union & its satellite nations
• democratic nations in Europe
• East Germany

What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

• to raise funds for Communist activities
• to create a Communist party in the US
• to judge political parties 
• to support countries that rejected communist

What was the name of the alliance established by European Communist nations in response to NATO?

• Iron Curtain
• Warsaw Pact
• Second World
• Union of Soviet Republics

Which two groups fought a civil war in China before and after WWII?

• peasants & middle class
• warlords and emperor
• nationalist and Communists
• socialist & nationalist

During the Cultural Revolution, who were the "new heroes" of China?

• artists
• peasants
• intellectuals
• commune leaders

Which European countries could receive aid through the Marshall Plan?

• any European country that needed it
• shared border with an Iron Curtain country
• West Germany
• Only democratic governments

What event increased U.S. spending on education and technology?

• Cuban Missile crisis
• Warsaw Pact
• Soviet launching of space satellite
• Truman Doctrine 

What economic system was used to reshape China's economy after the civil war?

• laissez faire
• communism
• social democracy
• capitalism

During the war in Korea, what did President Truman and Douglas MacArthur disagree strongly about?

• American involvement
• use of nuclear weapons
• to cross the 38th parallel
• if China posed a threat

Who were most of the Vietcong?

• pro-Communist in S. Vietnam
• pro-Communist in N. Vietnam
• anti-Communist in S. Vietnam
• anti-Communist in N. Vietnam