Post test: Communism and the Cold war

After WWII, the US encouraged other nations to adopt democratic governments while opposing which type of government from the Soviet Union

• Republic

• Totalitarian

• Theocratic

• Democratic

Who came to power as the leader of the communist party in China after WWII and gained support for redistributing land among the peasants?

• Sun Yat-Sen

• Ho Chi Minh

• Mao Zedong

• Chiang Kai-Shek

What was the name of the unofficial boundary that formed at the end of WWII and divided Europe into two sections? The __________

Describe the command economy of the Soviet Union

Countries like Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary and Poland were dependent on and controlled by the Soviet Union. As a result they were called

• Neighboring States

• Axis Countries

• Proxy Countries

• Satellite States

You are traveling in the 1970's and find yourself in a country with a command economy. Where are you?

• The Soviet Union

• France

• The US

• Belgium

After WWII, what was passed by the US congress which allowed for funding to be poured into West Germany to develop industries and allowed for rebuilding.

• The Reconstruction plan

• The Berlin Airlift

• The Marshal Plan

• The Molotov Plan

What led to the communist guerilla forces being defeated during the Greek Civil War?

• An intervention by the UN

• Depleting reserves of the Greek government

• Support from non-communist neighboring countries

• A military attack by the Soviet armed forces

Which two were primary causes of the Cold War?

• The US and the USSR disliked that their political systems were so similar

• The US and USSR had different ideas about how to rebuild Europe and Berlin

• There was a mistrust between the USSR and the Western democracies

• China was able to join the UN Security Council

What held the Soviets back from attacking Western planes during the Berlin airlift

• The action would have threatened trade relations with Western Europe

• The USSR didn't have enough military resources to attack

• It would have led to a war with Western Allies

• The USSR would have lost support of the satellite states