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WorksheetsFinal Revision- Second Semester
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 13mins
In the Nuremberg trials, Allied military courts tried more than two hundred Nazi and military officials and sentenced several dozen to death for their roles in the Holocaust and in other war crimes.
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The Soviet Union wanted to control Eastern Europe after World War II because Eastern European people had elected Communist governments.
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False
The Soviet Union prevented a UN takeover of North Korea by sending soldiers and massive military aid to the region.
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The peace agreement with France divided Vietnam into two halves; Communists controlled the South and a non-Communist regime controlled the North.
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The U.S. government secretly trained a force of about 1,500 Cubans, which successfully invaded Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in April 1961 and overthrew Castro’s government.
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Western Europe made a remarkable recovery from World War II in large part because of the Marshall Plan.
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The United States used the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan as part of a policy of containment.
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Until the Soviet Union’s successful launch of Sputnik, Americans thought they had a technological edge over the Soviets.
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The peace talks held in 1954 to decide Vietnam’s future reflected Cold War tensions.
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In the first years of Communist rule, China’s economy thrived, rural poverty declined, and literacy rates and public health improved.
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In the 1960s, militant students called the Red Guards traveled through China’s cities and villages, torturing and killing people they believed to be politically corrupt.
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The results of the Great Leap Forward increased support for Mao.
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The Cultural Revolution in China led to a golden age of art, architecture, and literature in the 1960s.
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The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is an example of a free trade agreement.
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Genetically modified crops produce less food than unmodified crops.
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As a result of the Truman Doctrine, the U.S. Congress agreed to send hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to
Poland and Hungary.
Greece and Turkey.
Soviet satellite states.
Soviets blocked land, rail, and water routes into West Berlin in 1948 in order to
force the West to leave Berlin.
topple Hitler from power.
put down a dangerous uprising in East Berlin.
One effect of the arms race was
increased domestic spending in the United States.
an ever-present threat of nuclear war.
the division of Europe into four zones of occupation.
With the development of nuclear weapons, the Soviet Union and the United States based their defense strategies on
a build-up of ground troops.
the policy of containment.
the principle of deterrence.
Nations that refused to take sides in the rivalry between superpowers in the 1950s were called
the Warsaw Pact.
pacifist nations.
nonaligned nations.
The goal of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty was to
ensure each side remained vulnerable to the other’s nuclear weapons.
develop missile defense systems.
limit the number of nuclear weapons held by the superpowers.
Soviet leaders wanted to control Eastern Europe after World War II because
they wanted a buffer zone of friendly governments to protect against attack.
they needed the rich natural resources of the region.
otherwise it might be controlled by Germany.
Which of the following did Winston Churchill use as an image to describe the division of Europe?
a closed door
an iron curtain
a steel fist
What was the goal of the United States when it went to war in Korea?
to end communism in Korea and China
to contain Communist expansion
to build up the United Nations
Why did President Kennedy favor the Test Ban Treaty?
to force the Soviets to remove nuclear missiles from Cuba
to encourage the sharing of information between the superpowers
to slow the development of new and more deadly weapons
China’s Great Leap Forward resulted in
better relations with the Soviet Union.
an increase in both imports and exports as the economy improved.
sharp drops in agricultural production and widespread famine.
The Cultural Revolution in China led to
a flowering of art, architecture and literature.
the deaths of hundreds and thousands of people.
a Communist revolution.
Some people argue against multinational corporations because they believe that
outsourcing causes a loss of jobs in a home country.
they improve the standard of living in developing countries.
developing countries are doing all right on their own.
Opponents of free trade
believe that it does not provide new markets for goods.
support the work of the World Trade Organization.
believe that it encourages practices that exploit workers and destroy the environment in developing countries.
Some scientists believe that global warming
is due to cloning.
is the result of the green revolution.
is caused by air pollution from human activity.
