Unit 11 Test Review

Winston Churchill’s metaphor of an “iron curtain” referred to what?

• the blockade preventing supplies from reaching West Berlin

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  the division of Europe into democratic and communist states

• Stalin’s policies of censorship and suppression of opposing views

• the Soviet Union’s unwillingness to work with Western powers

The events listed below support which conclusion?

• East German Uprising of 1953

• Poland Workers’ Strike of 1956

• Hungarian Revolution of 1956

• Prague Spring of 1968

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  Communist governments lost control of multiple countries in the 1950s and 1960s.

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  Political activists turned to communism as a solution to economic problems in the 1950s and 1960s.

• Civilians in the Eastern bloc wanted political reform of oppressive policies.

• The possibility of nuclear war prompted protests throughout Europe.

Building up nuclear weapons with the goal of convincing the enemy not to attack best represents which concept?

• propaganda

• mutually assured destruction

• deterrence

• the Space Race

Why was the launch of Sputnik 1 concerning for the United States?

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  It increased the likelihood that other countries would support the Soviet Union instead of the United States.

• It showed communism was gaining greater popularity throughout the world.

• It showed the Soviet Union had developed missiles that could reach the United States.

• It showed the Soviet Union was advancing in technology faster than the United States was.

What factor caused a large migration of people from Cuba to the United States in the 1950s and 1960s?

• the Truman Doctrine

• 
  the policies of Fidel Castro

• the Bay of Pigs Invasion

• the presence of nuclear missiles in Cuba

How did United States President John F. Kennedy respond after learning Cuba had Soviet missiles?

• He asked the United Nations to help with negotiations.

• He ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.

• He placed nuclear missiles in Turkey.

• He ordered small-scale bombings of military targets.

During the Chinese Civil War, why did the Communist and Nationalist parties in China temporarily stop fighting?

• to work together in the fight against invading Japanese forces

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  because the United Nations threatened to remove China from the Security Council

• to focus on rebuilding after an earthquake destroyed part of Shanghai

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  because internal disputes among Communist leadership made the Communist Party disorganized

Which person would most likely agree with the following statement?

• * The people who endured the Long March showed strength and heroism.

• 
  a supporter of Chiang Kai-shek

• 
  a supporter of the Red Army

• 
  a member of the Nationalist Party in Taiwan

• 
  a wealthy landowner in rural China

Why do historians usually consider the Great Leap Forward to be a failure?

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  It caused a massive famine.

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  It caused China to lose Soviet support.

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  It revealed Taiwan’s power over mainland China.

• It caused communism to lose popularity in China.

Which statements could be supported by events at Tiananmen Square in 1989?

Select two correct answers.

• China achieved freedom of the press under Deng Xiaoping’s leadership.

• Fear of the Red Guards continued to influence China’s populace after Mao’s death.

• Many people in China wanted democratic reforms.

• The Chinese government was willing to use authoritarian force.