World History Final Test 2022

What is a global confrontation between the Soviet Union and the U.S. where there is an avoidance of direct war, but battles are fought through smaller countries?

• World War II

• Korean Conflict

• Warsaw Pact

• Cold War

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the United Nations?

• to keep peace in the world

• to form strong allies in western Europe

• to promote justice

• solve international problems

Border nations between the U.S.S.R. and the western European countries that served as a buffer zone against potential attacks were called this by Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister at the time.

• the satellite nations

• the Iron Curtain

• the Communist block

• the Axis allies

Although Mao Zedong won the hearts of the Chinese peasants, he failed to win American support because he:

• was corrupt.

• was a Nationalist.

• was a Communist.

• had cooperated with Japan during WWII.

The main goal of the _________ was to stop the spread of Communism.

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Iron Curtain

• Warsaw Pact

The Soviet Union set up the ______ in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany.

• Iron Curtain

• Berlin Airlift

• Berlin Blockade

• German Democratic Republic

The Berlin Airlift was President Truman's response to the:

• reunification of Germany.

• German development of the atomic bomb.

• Soviet blockade of West Berlin.

• construction of the Berlin Wall.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was based on the principle of:

• free trade.

• collective security of member nations.

• appeasement to demands of larger countries.

• isolation from economic philosophies.

The ___ were defeated in the civil war in China despite two billion dollars in aid sent to them from the United States.

• Nationalists

• Communists

• Soviets

• socialists

____ was best known for investigating communism in the film industry in the United States.

• The CIA

• The UN

• The HUAC

• NATO