History FINAL 2025

Why were the Soviets upset with the Allies during WWII?

• Lack of Soviet aid to Europe

• Western delay in opening a second front

• Failure to defeat Japan quickly

• Not sharing the atomic bomb

What was the outcome of the Chinese Civil War?

• China remained divided

• Communists led by Mao took control

• Japan took over parts of China

• Nationalists won and created a democracy

What was the purpose of Perestroika?

• Increase military strength

• Reform Soviet economy and society

• Expand territory

• Spread communism

Which Cold War development impacted space and tech advances?

• Truman Doctrine

• Perestroika

• Arms Race

• Sputnik launch

What did the Truman Doctrine do?

• Offered aid to Germany

• Promoted U.S. neutrality

• Promised aid to stop communism

• Created NATO

What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?

• Prevent nuclear war

• Stop spread of democracy

• Rebuild war-torn Europe

• Protect Soviet borders

Why did the U.S. and Soviets avoid direct military conflict?

• Fear of conventional warfare

• Desire to preserve the UN

What was the Berlin Blockade?

• Soviet refusal to leave Berlin

• U.S. economic sanction

• Soviet cut-off of West Berlin

• Allied invasion of East Berlin

How did the U.S. respond to the Berlin Blockade?

• Bombing campaign

• Peace treaty

• Berlin Airlift

• Withdrawal from Berlin

What was the purpose of the Warsaw Pact?

• Defense alliance for Western Europe

• Soviet military alliance

• Peacekeeping treaty

• Disarmament pact