Cold War

Which characteristic do these countries have in common?

• North Korea

• China

• Cuba

• Vietnam

• They privatized industry to maximize profits.

• They adopted reforms to extend political freedoms

• They have maintained communist governments

• They have developed free market economies

Which Cold War event contributed to the rise of radical Islamic fundamentalism?

• the Russian invasion of Afghanistan

• the military coup of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia

• the Suez Crisis in Egypt

• the introduction of United Nations peacekeepers in Kenya

Use the excerpt below to answer the question.

In early August 1964, two U.S. destroyers stationed in the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam radioed that they had been fired upon by North Vietnamese forces.

—“U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War,” Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State

How did President Lyndon B. Johnson respond to this event

• by ordering a bombing raid on Saigon

• by asking the Soviet government for assistance

• by requesting a meeting with the North Vietnamese leader

• by requesting the expansion of military involvement in Vietnam

Use the information in the chart to answer the question.

Countries Gaining Independence in 1991

• Estonia

• Latvia

• Lithuania

• Belarus

• Ukraine

• Georgia

• Armenia

• Azerbaijan

• Turkmenistan

• Uzbekistan

• Tajikistan

• Kyrgyzstan

• Kazakhstan

Which factor contributed MOST to the events listed in the chart?

• overthrow of the Taliban

• end of British colonialism

• collapse of the Soviet Union

• break-up of the Holy Roman Empire

Use the information in the chart to answer the question.

• Creation of NATO

• Creation of Warsaw Pact

• Building of Berlin Wall

• Beginning of Nuclear Arms Race

Which of these is MOST closely associated with the developments in this chart?

• Cold War

• World War I

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Versailles

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Which of these BEST describes the Iron Curtain?

• a natural barrier that isolated Europe from Asia

• a physical wall built to protect Asian countries from European countries

• a water route that increased trade between Western Europe and the Soviet Union

• a political division that separated Soviet-controlled countries from Western Europe

Use the quote below to answer the question.

From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe . . . and the populations around them lie in what I must call the Soviet sphere, and all are subject, in one form or another, not only to Soviet influence but to a very high and in some cases increasing measure of control from Moscow.

—Winston Churchill, “The Sinews of Peace,” March 5, 1946

What effect did the Iron Curtain have on countries in Central and Eastern Europe?

• It promoted travel to Western Europe

• It increased trade with Western Europe

• It hindered interaction with Western Europe

• It prevented ideological conflicts with Western Europe

How did the United States attempt to fulfill the goals of the Truman Doctrine?

• by increasing trade between Europe and the United States

• by extending economic aid to European countries

• by establishing an alliance between Turkey and Greece

• by increasing immigration to the United States

Which policy during the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson was influenced by the domino theory?

• changes in immigration quotas

• the enforcement of the Civil Rights Act

• escalation of the war in Vietnam

• the space exploration program

Use the excerpt below to answer the question.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Congress approves and supports the

determination of the President, as Commander in Chief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression.

—Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, 1964

Which concern was expressed about this resolution?

• The resolution failed to reflect the will of the legislature and the president

• The president had already deployed U.S. troops without congressional approval

• The U.S. Constitution reserves to the Congress the right to declare war

• The legislature lacked the power under the U.S. Constitution to issue the resolution