Communism Review

The Cold War was a period of competition between which two countries?

• the U.S. and Korea

• the Soviet Union and Afghanistan

• the U.S. and Afghanistan

• the U.S. and Soviet Union

The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 was a major turning

point in history because

• Russia became the first nation with a

  Communist economic system

• it was the last revolution in the 20th century

• Russia ceased to be an important force in

  world affairs

• the royal family was exiled to Mexico

Which slogan is associated with the Bolshevik (Russian) Revolution?

• "An eye for an eye"

• "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"

• "Take up the White Man's Burden"

• "Peace, Land, Bread"

Ruthless Soviet Leader who industrialized and modernized the Soviet Union:

• Czar Nicholas II
• Joseph Stalin
• Vladimir Lenin
• Karl Marx

A key principle of the economic theory of Communism

is

• restoration of a bartering system

• organization of workers’ unions

• government ownership of property

• privatization of business

This first conference held in February of 1945 showed agreement and compromise with the "Big-Three"

• Yalta Conference

• Munich Conference

• Potsdam Conference

• WWII Conference

This conference held in the summer of 1945 showed growing tension between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.

• Yalta Conference

• Munich Conference

• Potsdam Conference

• WWII Conference

The Iron Curtain divided what continent? 

• Asia
• North America 
• Europe 
• Africa 

Which of the following was a key decisions made at the Yalta Conference in Feb. 1945?

• to begin a two front war with the D-Day invasion
• the division of Germany into four  zones of occupation (French, British, American, Soviet)
• the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan
• picking a new name for Germany

Which of the following terms refers to the indirect but hostile conflict between the U.S. and Soviet Union that began at the end of WWII and lasted until 1991?

• Iron Curtain

• Soviet-Communist War

• Korean War

• Cold War