Cold War Test

Major events of the cold war include the Korean War, Arms race and which of the following? 

• Holocaust
• Apartheid
• Vietnam War
• WWII

Glasnost and perestroika were two Soviet reforms that ultimately—

• contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union
• allowed for Gorbachev to become dictator of the USSR
• created a hatred of the United States 
• helped the USSR form an alliance with many Western European countries

In the 1940s and 1950s what did the region described as being “behind the iron curtain” include?

• Soviet Union and Germany
• Soviet Union and its satellite nations
• Democratic nations of Western Europe
• German Democratic Republic or East Germany.

What was the purpose of Mao Zedong's 5 year plan?

• increase labor supply for factory jobs
• improve agriculture and industrial production
• destroy the cultural heritage of China
• limit the effects of communism in the country

In an attempt to re-assert his authority, Mao launched ____?____ in 1966, aiming to purge the country of ‘impure’ elements and revive the revolutionary spirit.

• Great Leap Forward
• Cultural Revolution 
• Long March
• Red Guards

One way in which Lech Walesa, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Pope John Paul II are similar is that each—

• led the people of his nation toward a more democratic government.
• fought for power for the black majority over the white minority.
• worked to start communism in his country.
• refused to participate in the United Nations.

Which factor most helped Mao Zedong forces gain control of China after World War II? 

• The United States sent weapons to the Communists.
•  The Japanese gave economic aid to the Nationalists
• The Communists gained the support of China’s peasant class.
• The Chinese Nationalists set up their own government in China. 

What were the students in Tiananmen square protesting?

•  The problem of apartheid in the 1960s 
•  The lack of accountability in government and individual freedoms 
• The government’s refusal to join the United Nations
•  The attempt to reinvigorate communism in China

Both the division of Germany and the division of Korea following World War II led to— 

•  uneven economic development between the divided portion
• democratic governments for all citizens
• open warfare between the divided parts 
• space exploration agreements with the superpowers

-Israeli need for security against terrorism
- Future status of Jerusalem
-Right of Palestinians to their own state 
-Future Jewish settlements in Palestinian lands
The concerns listed above best explain the- 

• ongoing conflict resulting from the Arab rejection of Israel 
• creation of valuable trade partnerships for the United States
• prolonged period of American-led peace negotiations in Israel
• strife between Arabs and Israelis over the control of huge oil reserves