Cold War Review

Following World War II, the former Japanese colony of Korea was divided into zones of occupation between the Soviet Union and which nation?

• China

• France

• Great Britain

• United States

Which statement describes the result of the partition of Korea after World War II? The partition of Korea into two zones dominates the political and economic life of the peninsula. The division . . . at the 38th parallel has turned into a hard and fast boundary. . . . —Office of Reports and Estimates, 1947

• It prevented the outbreak of a civil war by establishing an official border.

• It aided reconstruction by dividing responsibilities between two countries.

• It led to the creation of a United Nations territorial mandate.

• It contributed to the start of a major conflict in the Cold War.

Which statement BEST explains what these territories had in common during the late 20th century? Vietnam, Korea, Laos, Cambodia

• They were protectorates of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

• Their economies were nationalized by authoritarian rulers

• They were the locations of Cold War conflicts.

• Their governments attempted to impose theocratic rule.

Which U.S. action is the BEST example of the expansion of the Truman Doctrine?

• entry into the Korean War

• military intervention in Kosovo

• support of the policy of détente

• entry into the arms race

Which factor helped enable Fidel Castro to seize power in Cuba?

• use of Soviet military forces

• corruption in the national government

• assistance from the U.S. government

• failures in agricultural production

The Cold War began due to confrontations over post-WWII decisions made about which part of the world?

• Africa

• Middle East

• Europe

• North America

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

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 change in the Soviet Union was MOST influenced by Mikhail Gorbachev’s policy of perestroika?

• secession of the Soviet nationalist republics

• termination of the Soviet space program

• reformation of the Soviet command economy

• reduction of Soviet military spending

The changes brought on by the fall of the Soviet Union affected the global economy by

• restricting access to finished products.

• increasing prices for natural resources.

• creating new participants in the world market.

• limiting the expansion of foreign manufacturing.