World History S2 Unit 3 Post-test

After World War II, the United States encouraged other nations to adopt ​ (a)   governments. It opposed the totalitarian system of the ​ (b)   .

• democratic
• Soviet Union
• communist
• Germany
• autocratic
• Britian

After World War II, the communist party led by ​ (a)   gradually succeeded in gaining majority support due to its practice of redistributing land among ​ (b)   .

• Mao Zedong
• peasants
• Sun Yat-Sen
• engineers
• Chiang Kai-Shek
• employers

The unofficial boundary that formed at the end of World War II and divided Europe into two sections was known as the (a)   ?

Which of the following statements describes the command economy of the Soviet Union?

• The government allowed private businesses to produce goods and services demanded by the market.

• The government decided what goods and services would be produced and supplied to the market.

• The government allowed workers to own the means of production.

• The government ensured high wages for workers.

Why were nations such as Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, and Poland called satellite states of the Soviet Union?

• They were part of the Allied group during World War I.

• They were a threat to the Soviet Union’s policy of expansion.

• They provided financial aid to the Soviet Union during World War II.

• They were dependent on and controlled by the nearby Soviet Union.

• They were the neighboring states of the Soviet Union.

Which of the following nations had a command economy?

• the United States

• Britain

• the Soviet Union

• France

• Belgium

Western Allies wanted to strengthen Germany so that it would not fall under Soviet control. To effectively rebuild the nation, it was also necessary to create economic independence. Therefore, using funding approved by the Marshall Plan, the Western Allies developed industries in ​ (a)   Germany. They also held on tightly to control over ​ (b)   by using airlifts to supply food during a blockade of the city.

• West
• Berlin
• East
• Durban
• South
• Warsaw

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

• depleting reserves of the Greek government

• support from non-communist neighboring countries

• a military attack by Soviet armed forces

• an intervention by the United Nations

What were the two primary causes of the Cold War?

• the desire of the Soviets and the Western Allies to exploit Germany's mineral resources

• differing political systems as well as disagreements over the rebuilding of Europe and Berlin

• • the United States and the Soviet Union disliked that their political systems were so similar

  
  

• the inclusion of China in the Security Council of the United Nations

• mistrust between the Soviet Union and the Western democracies

Why were the Soviets reluctant to attack the Allied planes during the Berlin airlift?

• The Soviet Union would have lost the support of its satellite states.

• The action would have led to a war with the Western Allies.

• The Soviet Union lacked sufficient military resources to shoot down the planes.

• The action would have threatened trade relations with Western Europe.