AP World History Unit 8

The figurative curtain expressed in the source above refers to

• The division between communist countries from democratic counties in Asia

• The division between communist countries from democratic counties in Africa

• The division between communist countries from democratic counties in Europe

• The division between communist countries from democratic counties China

Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?

• Truman Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
• Warsaw Pact
• Domino Theory

What was the political and military alliance of Western, non communist nations?

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• Warsaw Pact

• United Nations

• League of Nations

What was the for the alliance organization of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe?

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• Warsaw Pact

• Triple Alliance

• United Soviet Socialist Republics

US President Harry Truman's policy of preventing the spread and expansion of communism was -

• Containment

• Deterrence

• Militarism

• Diplomacy

How did the Soviets begin the "Space Race" which started in 1957?

• They launched the first ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile)

• They launched the first artificial satellite named Sputnik into space

• They created the first space station

• They produced the largest hydrogen bomb ever

How did the United States challenge the Soviet Union in the "Space Race" after Sputnik was launched into orbit in 1957 ?

• American spies were sent to retrieve Soviet space secrets

• War was declared on the Soviet Union

• The US put nuclear missiles closer to the Soviet Union in Turkey and Italy

• NASA was created and the US spent more on math and science education to make engineers.

Who was the leader of the Chinese Communists?

• Kim Jung-Un
• Chiang Zhou
• Jiang Jieshi
• Mao Zedong

Which side of the wall was under the control of the Soviets?

• West
• East
• Both
• Neither

Stalin's system of economic planning occurred under the

• Peace, Land and Bread reforms
• NEP
• kulaks
• Five Year Plans