Unit 8

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Cold War that is most directly foreshadowed by Kennan's assertions about the Soviet Union in the first paragraph?

• The resurgence of fascism and militarism

• The repressive policies of the Great Leap Forward

• The Soviet Union's support of North Vietnam

• The superpower's buildup of nuclear weapons

Kennan's statement in the second paragraph that the Soviet Union will be subjected to "a series of additional strains" most directly refers to

• the difficulties of maintaining control over newly formed Soviet republics

• the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan sapping the military prestige of the Red Army

• the inherent weaknesses of the communist economy that eventually destabilized the Soviet Union

• the increasing global influence of American popular culture

Which of the following most directly led to the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union?

• War between the Soviet Union and Eastern European satellite nations

• Economic weaknesses in communist countries and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

• Soviet failure to introduce free-market policies and greater political freedoms

• The Soviet Union supporting proxy wars in Korea and Vietnam

The actions of the Russians and British in the passage are best understood in the context of which of the following?

• The shifting of balance of economic and political power in the aftermath of WWII

• The increase in tensions between world powers during the Great Depression

• The conflicting goals of Britain and the Soviet Union before WWI

• The competition between European powers for control of overseas territories

Which of the following best characterizes the central concern of the passage?

• The adoption of communist ideology within Britain

• The inevitability of war between US allies and Soviets

• The increasing Soviet influence within certain countries

• The desire of the Soviets to spread democratic principles

The tensions between Great Britain and the Soviet Union during the 20th century most directly led to which of the following?

• The declaration of war by Great Britain on the Soviet Union

• The outbreak of proxy wars and new military alliances

• The independence of colonies in Africa through armed struggle

• The collapse of communist governments in Eastern Europe

The excerpt is best understood in the context of which of the following?

• President Truman had recently recommended the use of military force to contain communism

• The Soviet Union and the United States had been in an arms race for decades

• The Soviet Union had recently lost influence in China, forcing the Soviets to demonstrate their power

• Stalin had implemented Five Year economic plans in the Soviet Union

Which of the following best captures the author's intended meaning of the phrase "this Republic and its citizens in the ascendancy of their strength stand in their deepest peril" in the second paragraph?

• The Soviet Union would become increasingly unstable as it continued to expand

• The United States had risen in power and would have the strength to end communism

• Military action would not be a viable option because the number of civilian casualties would be too high

• The United States' position as a world power would be threatened if communism continued to spread

Which of the following most likely contributed to the events described in the excerpt?

• The testing of an atomic bomb by the Soviet Union

• The start of the Cuban Missile Crisis

• The launch of the first satellite by the Soviet Union

• The founding of the Non-Aligned Movement

A historian might argue that the power struggle described in the excerpt represented a turning point in world history primarily because the conflict

• was resolved through a process of peaceful negotiation within two decades

• was fought indirectly through competing propaganda, arms races, and proxy wars

• eradicated fascist governments through international military coalitions

• divided Europe into a capitalist and democratic East and a communist and totalitarian West