WHII 13: Second half of the twentieth century

This map represents the political divisions of Europe---

• after the Napoleonic Wars

• because of the Treaty of Versailles

• during the Cold War

• after the breakup of the Soviet Union

The ideological basis of the Cold War was conflict between communism and ---

• democracy

• fascism

• socialism

• monarchy

Which leader was most closely associated with stopping the spread of communism?

• Harry Truman

• Mohandas Gandhi

• Jomo Kenyatta

• Kaiser Wilhelm II

The famous wall was built to divide what city during the Cold War?

• Berlin

• Moscow

• Warsaw

• Salzburg

What military organization was formed to protect Western Europe from Soviet aggression?

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

• Allies

• OPEC

The United States threatened to use nuclear weapons during the---

• Iraqi invasion of Kuwait

• Chinese Civil War

• Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

• Cuban Missile Crisis

Which organization's member states were described as being behind the Iron Curtain after WWII?

• United Nations

• Axis Powers

• European Union

• Warsaw Pact

Who led Chinese Communists to win the Civil War against the Nationalists?

• Chiang Kai Shek

• Mao Zedong

• Ho Chi Ming

• Kim Il Song

Where did the Nationalists set up a new government after their defeat in the Chinese Civil War?

• Taiwan

• Japan

• Philippines

• Korea

What did Mikhail Gorbachev and Deng Xiaoping have in common?

• Military expansion

• Industrial buildup

• New economic reforms

• Tight government control