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AP Period 6: Russian Revolution, Cold War, Post War

Total questions: 200

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The first revolution was called the....
a)
October Revolution 
b)
April Revolution 
c)
February Revolution 
d)
January Revolution 
2.
This party split in 1903 over the strategy of organisation.
a)
Socialist Revolutionary Party
b)
Russian Social Democratic Workers Party
c)
Labour Party
d)
Bolshevik Party
3.

What was the name for kings or emperors in Russia?

a)

count

b)

kaiser

c)

czar

d)

sultan

4.

Who am I?

a)

Peter the Great

b)

Ivan the Terrible

c)

Rasputin

d)

Nicholas II

5.
Bloody Sunday started a series of events that led to the 
a)
formation of a democratic revolution
b)
the 1905 revolution in Russia
c)
the First World War
d)
the rise of the Russian empire
6.
The Revolution of 1905 led to the formation of a
a)
Puma
b)
Duma
c)
Estates General
d)
autocratic monarchy
7.

What is the name of the 'renegade priest with police connections,’ who became the central figure in the 1905 revolution?

a)

Father Rasputin

b)

Father Georgiy Gapon

c)

Father Felix Dzerzhinsky

d)

Father Leo Tolstoy

8.

What did the protesters plan on Sunday 9 January 1905?

a)

To peacefully present the Tsar with a petition outlining their grievances.

b)

To storm the Winterpalace and force Tsar Nicholas to accept their reforms.

c)

To persuade the army to mutiny

d)

To ask the Tsar to stop the hostilities against Japan.

9.
What is the term called when a country has a lot of pride and believe they are superior to other countries?
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Nationalism
d)
Alliances
10.
The two groups that opposed each other in WWI were called the Allies and ________________ Powers.
a)
Axis
b)
Northern
c)
Southern
d)
Central
11.
This dude's assassination sparked WWI. Who is he?
a)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand 
b)
Prince Charles
c)
Queen Elizabeth
d)
John F. Kennedy
12.
What is a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries?
a)
imperialism
b)
nationalism
c)
militarism
d)
alliance
13.
What did soldiers in WWI usually fight from?
a)
tanks
b)
airplanes
c)
trenches
d)
ships
14.
Who was the ruler prior to the revolution in 1917?
a)
Nicholas II
b)
George III
c)
the king of Russia 
d)
Philip the great
15.
What tragic event occurred in January of 1905 when guards at the Czar's palace shot & killed peaceful protesters?
a)
The Duma
b)
Bloody Sunday
c)
Taco Tuesday
d)
The Bolsheviks
16.
The Romanov family ruled Russia for hundreds of years before the 1917 Revolution. The last Czar's name was __________________.
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Mahatma Gandhi
d)
Nicholas II
17.
WWI was first referred to as ________________________. 
a)
The Great War
b)
The Final War
c)
The Grand War
d)
Just WWI
18.
They supported women's suffragette movements.
a)
liberals
b)
radicals
c)
conservatives
19.
These people were against private property
a)
Capitalists
b)
Socialists
20.
He said that workers had to overthrow capitalism and the rule of private property.
a)
Nicholas II
b)
Rasputin
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Louis VI
21.
This is was another name for the working class
a)
proletariat
b)
profiterole
22.
The Russian Social Democratic Workers Party comprised
a)
peasants
b)
workers
c)
the middle class
d)
landlords
23.
The Duma was
a)
a court
b)
the residence of the czar
c)
the parliament
d)
a river
24.
The Triple Alliance comprised
a)
Germany, Austria and Hungary
b)
Germany , Japan and Italy
c)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey
d)
England, France and Russia
25.

What was the main purpose of the Trans Siberian Rail Road?

a)

To transport goods from northern to southern Russia.

b)

To transport all communists to the capital

c)

To connect the eastern and western portions of Russia.

d)

To transport all Siberian tigers to Sibera.

26.

The event in which the czar's guards opened fire on a crowd of people. Made the Russian population unhappy with the czar.

a)

Potemkin Mutiny

b)

Bloody Sunday

c)

March Revolution

d)

The Duma

27.

When was the Russo-Japanese war fought?

a)

1901-1905

b)

1903 - 1907

c)

1904 - 1905

d)

1914 - 1918

28.

Which three main groups emerged in opposition to the tsarist regime, throughout the early stages of the new century?

a)

reformist middle class, the peasants and the urban rich

b)

artists and novelists, the peasants and the industrial workers

c)

impoverished nobility, rural marxists and the industrial workers

d)

reformist middle class, the peasants and the industrial workers

29.

What is a zemstvo?

a)

A unit of measurement in Imperial Russia, equal to 26.7 cm.

b)

A local council set up by Alexander II

c)

The name of the national assembly in Imperial Russia

d)

The currency of Imperial Russia

30.

What country won the Russo-Japanese War?

a)

Russia

b)

Japan

c)

United States

31.

What country lost the Russo-Japanese War?

a)

Russia

b)

Japan

c)

United States

32.

What country helped create the treaty for the Russo-Japanese War and did not fight in the war at all?

a)

Russia

b)

Japan

c)

United States

33.

How did the Russo-Japanese War begin?

a)

The Japanese surprise attacked Port Arthur.

b)

The Russians invaded Korea and moved toward Japan's border.

c)

The Japanese took over Russia's railroad.

d)

Russia had a Japanese leader assassinated.

34.

Japan and Russia fought over Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

What European country helped Japan during the Russo Japanese War?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Austria-Hungary

36.

Which of these was a reason for Russia losing the Russo Japanese War?

a)

Long supply line

b)

Czarina Alexandra was leading the country.

c)

Russia was preparing to fight Germany

d)

Russia signed the Treaty of Brest Litovsk

37.

The Japanese destroyed Russia's?

a)

Entire railroad

b)

Naval Fleet

c)

Farms

38.

What treaty ended the Russo-Japanese War?

a)

Treaty of Portsmouth

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of Brest Litovsk

d)

Treaty of Paris

39.

What lands did Japan get?

a)

Manchuria and Korea

b)

Korea and North China

c)

Manchuria and North China

40.
The building up of a nation's army is called
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism 
c)
Imperialism 
d)
Alliances
41.
Information designed to influence opinion is called
a)
Militarism
b)
Communism 
c)
Propaganda
d)
Facebook 
42.
What were the causes of WWI?
a)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism
b)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Isolationism
c)
Militarism, Against, Nice, Iguanas
d)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Impractical
43.
What sparked World War I?
a)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Assassination of Archduke Marmaduke
c)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdahand
d)
Assassination of Archduke Kaiser Wilhelm
44.
Russia, Great Britain, and France were all part of the
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Central Powers
c)
Axis Powers
d)
Neutral Powers
45.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire were all a part of the
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Axis Powers
d)
Neutral Powers
46.
What country was neutral at the beginning of the war?
a)
France
b)
United States
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
47.
What was the stretch of land between the trenches?
a)
No mans land
b)
La La land
c)
Attack Trenches
d)
Switzerland
48.
Which 14 point did Wilson create to prevent future wars?
a)
League of Nations
b)
No secret alliances
c)
Removal of economic barriers
d)
Absolute freedom of seas
49.

The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 was a major turning

point in history because

a)

Russia became the first nation with a

Communist economic system

b)

it was the last revolution in the 20th century

c)

Russia ceased to be an important force in

world affairs

d)

the royal family was exiled to Mexico

50.

A key principle of the economic theory of Communism

is

a)

restoration of a bartering system

b)

organization of workers’ unions

c)

government ownership of property

d)

privatization of business

51.

A major reason many Russian people supported the

Bolsheviks in the November 1917 revolution was that the

Bolsheviks called for

a)

an immediate peace settlement with Germany

b)

a heavy investment in industry

c)

the collectivization of agriculture

d)

the abolition of all religion

52.

Which slogan is associated with the Bolshevik (Russian) Revolution?

a)

"An eye for an eye"

b)

"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"

c)

"Take up the White Man's Burden"

d)

"Peace, Land, Bread"

53.

". . . The replacement of the bourgeois by the

proletarian state is impossible without a violent revolution.

The abolition of the proletarian state, i.e., of all states, is

only possible through 'withering away.' . . ."

— V. I. Lenin, State and Revolution, 1917


This quotation is associated with the principles of...

a)

imperialism

b)

capitalism

c)

communism

d)

militarism

54.

• Led the Russians in a second revolution (1917)

• Promised "Peace, Land, and Bread"

• Established the New Economic Policy (NEP)


Which leader is being described by these statements?

a)

Czar Nicholas II

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

Vladimir I. Lenin

d)

Mikhail Gorbachev

55.

Which leader based his rule on the ideas of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels?

a)

Neville Chamberlain

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

Chiang Kai-shek

56.

Heavy military losses in World War I, food and fuel shortages, and opposition to the czar led to the

a)

French Revolution

b)

Russian Revolution

c)

Chinese Revolution

d)

Cuban Revolution

57.
What role did Rasputin play in the Russian Revolution?
a)
He led the military to victory over Germany
b)
He began to influence politics and the czar’s wife Alexandria
c)
He led the White Army
d)
He was the leader of the Bolsheviks
58.
Which of the following was NOT a reason Czar Nicholas stepped down during the March  Revolution?
a)
Women were marching and demanding “Peace and Bread”
b)
Workers from factories went on a general strike
c)
Russia was winning WWI
d)
Czar Nicholas ordered the army to shoot the protesters
59.
The Russian Provisional government made the fatal mistake of 
a)
deciding to
Continue the 300-year old Romanov dynasty
b)
signing a peace treaty with Austria
c)
assassinating the czar
d)
remaining in WWI
60.
The councils made up of representatives from workers and soldiers were called
a)
War communism
b)
Soviets
c)
 White Army
d)
Kaiser
61.
What does U.S.S.R. stand for?
a)
United States of Soviet Resistance
b)
Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
c)
Union of Soldiers and Sailors Republic
d)
United Socialists Soviets Rearmed
62.
The Bolshevik Revolution changed the political structure of Russia. The Bolsheviks were renamed the
a)
liberal party
b)
socialist party
c)
progressive party
d)
communist party
63.
The strong and vibrant leader of the Bolshevik Revolution
a)
V. I. Lenin
b)
Josef Stalin
c)
Leon Trotsky
d)
Alexander Kerensky
64.
Who was the last tsar of Russia?
a)
Nicholas I
b)
Nicholas II
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Vladimir Lenin
65.
What happened to the Czar in 1917?
a)
Forced to give up the throne & exiled
b)
Killed
c)
Promoted to General
d)
Exiled to Serbia
66.

Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution?

a)

Tsar Nicholas II

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Vladimir Putin

e)

Rasputin

67.

what was Tsar Nicholas II's child's name who had haemophilia?

a)

Alexi

b)

Olga

c)

Tatiana

d)

Anastasia

68.

What was the Tsarina Alexandra's heritage?

a)

Russian

b)

German

c)

Turkish

d)

Scottish

69.

When did the February and October revolutions occur?

a)

1909

b)

1905

c)

1919

d)

1917

70.

Which Russian political party wanted a mass membership for the RSDP?

a)

Marxists

b)

Socialists

c)

Bolsheviks

d)

Mensheviks

71.

Who was the 2nd leader of the USSR & killed over 20 million Russians during his reign?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Josef Stalin

c)

Aleksandr Kerensky

d)

Leon Trotsky

72.

What is the name of the feared Soviet secret police?

a)

OVRA

b)

Gestapo

c)

Cheka

d)

KGB

73.

Leader of the provisional government of Russia, the Russian Republic, after the czar stepped down

a)

Aleksandr Kerensky

b)

Grigory Rasputin

c)

Aleksandr Samsonov

d)

Grigory Rasputin

74.

Communist war hero who contended to become the 2nd leader of the USSR, but was instead exiled

a)

Leon Trotsky

b)

Felix Dzerzhinsky

c)

Aleksandr Kerensky

d)

Valentin Trifonov

75.

Moderate party who supported gradual change from czarism to a strong socialist state.

a)

Menshevik

b)

Soviet

c)

Bolshevik

d)

Yedinaya

76.

What was the last family to rule Russia as a dynasty?

a)

Rurik

b)

Hapsburg

c)

Romanov

d)

Hohenzollern

77.

What was the name of the Communist nation the Bolsheviks formed from Russia and 14 neighbors?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Russian Empire

c)

Russian Republic

d)

Eurasian Union

78.

Yuri served in the czar’s military as a commander prior to the revolution.

a)

Red

b)

White

79.

Evgeny is a farmer in the Western countryside, he resents his low social status and earnings.

a)

Red

b)

White

80.

Dragomir is an Eastern Orthodox priest who wishes to protect the church’s power in Russia.

a)

Red

b)

White

81.

Mikhail is a factory worker who works long hours in poor conditions to make end’s meet

a)

Red

b)

White

82.

Pavel is a Menshevik and fears radical change, as it may cause chaos and undermine a revolution

a)

Red

b)

White

83.

In this economic system, prices and wages are determined by supply and demand.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

84.

Due to compensation, it would be best to be a fast food worker in this economic system.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

85.

In this economic system, the quantity of a good produced is determined by the government.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

86.

In this economic system, the quality of a good produced is determined by competition.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

87.

Who owns businesses in Capitalism?

a)

People

b)

The People

c)

The Government

d)

Nobles

88.

Who owns businesses in Communism?

a)

People

b)

The People

c)

The Government

d)

Nobles

89.

Which side won the Russian Civil War (1918-1921)?

a)

Reds

b)

Whites

c)

No one! We all lose in wars

d)

It was a tie.

90.

What policy was created to give Russian farmers incentives to produce more food?

a)

Glasnost

b)

Great Patriotic Policy

c)

New Economic Policy

d)

Perestroika

91.
What else was going on in the world when the Russian Revolution started?
a)
The French Revolution
b)
The Enlightenment
c)
World War 1
d)
The Cold War
92.
Who was the White Army?
a)
Anti-Communists
b)
Communists
c)
Prussians
d)
Serkonans
93.
Who was the Red Army?
a)
Anti-Communists
b)
Communists
c)
Chinese soldiers
d)
Gristols
94.
What is communism?
a)
Stupid
b)
A removal of social classes
c)
Free market economy
d)
A type of war strategy
95.
Who was the russian leader of WW2?
a)
Slatin
b)
Staln
c)
Stalin
d)
Staliin
96.
What were the two factions of Communism?
a)
White and Red Armies
b)
White Sox and Red Sox
c)
Bolsheviks and Ladyshiviks
d)
Bolsheviks and Menshiviks
97.
What "war" was the U.S.S.R. in against America in the second half of the 20th Century?
a)
The Cold War
b)
The Russian Revolution
c)
The Vietnam War
d)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
98.
The War Communism policy of 1919 - 1922 was...
a)
forced measure done by the nepmen (NEP businesspeople) 
b)
forced measure done by the Bolsheviks 
c)
economic model for the new society built by the Bolsheviks
d)
economic model for the new society built during the NEP 
99.
What was the name of the work camps in Siberia where Stalin would send "enemies of the state"?
a)
Gulags
b)
Concentration Camps
c)
Internment Camps
d)
Veritags
100.

Which statement best describes the political

situation in the Soviet Union immediately after

Lenin's death in 1924?

a)

The nation adopted a constitutional

monarchy

b)

Trotsky and his followers assumed full

control of the Communist Party

c)

Popular elections were held to choose a

new General Secretary

d)

A power struggle developed among

Communist Party leaders

101.

A major goal of Joseph Stalin’s five-year plan was to...

a)

encourage communist revolutions in the

colonies of the European powers

b)

transform the Soviet Union into an

industrial power

c)

expand the Soviet Union’s borders to

include warm-water ports

d)

reduce the amount of foreign aid coming

from the Western Hemisphere

102.

Totalitarian countries are characterized by

a)

free and open discussions of ideas

b)

a multiparty system with several

candidates for each office

c)

government control of newspapers, radio

and television

d)

government protection of people’s civil

liberties

103.

-Collectivization

-Five-year plan

-Restrictions on the press

-Purges of Communist Party


Which title best completes these headlines?

a)

Saddam Hussein and the Persian Gulf

War

b)

Sun Yat-sen and the Defeat

of the Manchu Dynasty

c)

Joseph Stalin and the Rise of a

Totalitarian State

d)

Jawaharlal Nehru and the Modern

Industrial State of India

104.

Which condition was a result of Joseph Stalin’s

command economy?

a)

Peasants were encouraged to sell surplus

grain for personal profit.

b)

The production of consumer goods

increased

c)

National revenue increased allowing for

greater individual spending

d)

The government controlled agriculture

through collective farms

105.

The main purpose of the many purges and public

trials that took place in the Soviet Union in the 1930s

was to

a)

force the Jewish people to leave the

Soviet Union

b)

eliminate opposition to Joseph Stalin and

his government

c)

establish a free and independent court

system in the Soviet Union

d)

reform the outdated and inadequate

agricultural system

106.

In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin governed by

means of secret police, censorship, and purges.

This type of government is called

a)

democracy

b)

limited monarchy

c)

theocracy

d)

totalitarian

107.

"Collective Farms of the USSR (Soviet Union) 1929-1940"


is associated with which of the following:

a)

Lenin's New Economic Policy

b)

Brezhnev's policy of détente

c)

Gorbachev's policy of glasnost

d)

Stalin's five-year plans

108.
What does "Stalin" mean in Russian?
a)
Man of Ice
b)
Man of Steel
c)
Man of Fire
d)
Man of Plastic
109.

What is Collectivization?

a)

Stalin’s measure of allowing peasants to own their own farms

b)

Stalin’s measure of merging small individual farms into larger collective farms (kolkhoz)

c)

Stalin’s measure of focusing on building heavy industries

d)

Stalin’s measure of allowing Kulaks to take over the farms of poorer peasants

110.
What is one positive social impact of Stalin’s rule on the Soviet Union?
a)
Equal rights to women
b)
State control of society
c)
Increase in consumer goods
d)
Decreased literacy rates
111.
Which kind of industry was the most important to Stalin?
a)
Heavy industry
b)
Military industry
c)
Consumer goods industry
d)
Naval industry
112.

A major goal of Joseph Stalin’s five-year plans was to

a)

encourage communist revolutions in the colonies of the European powers

b)

transform the Soviet Union into an industrial power

c)

expand the Soviet Union’s borders to include warm-water ports

d)

reduce the amount of foreign aid coming from the Western Hemisphere

113.
What is one of the negative impact of collectivization?
a)
Many peasants, especially Kulaks, killed their own animals, burnt and hid their grains
b)
A new class of wealthy peasants (Kulaks) formed
c)
Peasants could own small farms
d)
Number of peasants increased due to collectivization
114.
What was the name of the ethnic group that Stalin accused of sabotage and tried to eliminate?
a)
The Kulaks
b)
The Turks
c)
The Dutch
d)
The Magyars
115.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
116.

Where was Korea divided?

a)

18 parallel

b)

34 parallel

c)

38 parallel

d)

15 parallel

117.
In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?
a)
to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam
b)
to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong
c)
to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam
d)
to prevent attacks against United States shipping
118.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
b)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
c)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
119.
This "figurative" wall divided communist countries from democratic counties--
a)
Great Wall of China
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
Wall of Democracy
120.

The act of preventing nuclear attack by threatening retaliation is called

a)

deterrence

b)

domino theory

c)

militarism

d)

containment

121.
Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Domino Theory
122.
The physical barrier separating Communist East Berlin and Democratic West Berlin--
a)
Berlin Bloackade
b)
Berlin Base
c)
Berlin Wall
d)
Berlin Barrier
123.
Nations that were aligned with, but also under the influence and pressure of, the Soviet Union were called--
a)
European Nations
b)
NATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Satellite Nations
124.
What was the mutual defense alliance of non communist nations?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Open Skies
125.
What was the name for the 1955 alliance of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe  that were the counterpart to the western alliance?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
European Alliance
d)
Iron Curtain
126.
Leader of communism in China
a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Hirohito Showa
c)
Xi Jinping
d)
Pu Yi
127.

Images like this one refer to what theory about the spread of Communism in Asia (China, Korea, Vietnam)?

a)

The Mar$hall Plan

b)

The Domino Theory

c)

Proxy Wars

d)

Flexible Response

128.

Which leader promoted communism in North Vietnam?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Mao Zedong

129.

Who led the Nationalists in a civil war in China and was forced to retreat to Taiwan?

a)

Chiang Kai-shek

b)

Mao Tse-tung

130.

US military spending rose after World War II when they entered which war?

a)

World War I

b)

Gulf War

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Korean War

131.

Truman's policy of preventing the expansion of communism was -

a)

containment

b)

deterrence

c)

militarism

d)

perestroika

132.

During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Domino Theory

133.

What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Open Door Policy

134.

During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Big Stick Policy

c)

Containment Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

135.

Which individual/group contributed to the Red Scare by accusing American citizens of being communist spies?

a)

McCarthy/HUAC

b)

NAACP/Farm Workers Union

c)

Nativists/Muckrakers

d)

Philanthropists/Entrepreneurs

136.

In what year did the Russians launch the satellite Sputnik?

a)

1941

b)

1957

c)

1969

d)

1991

137.

What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?

a)

It started the space race between the USSR and U.S.

b)

The U.S. government started NASA.

c)

U.S. began to spend more money on math and science to maintain national security.

d)

All of the above

138.

During what Cold War event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade in Germany without provoking a military conflict?

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Watergate Scandal

d)

Bataan Death March

139.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did President J.F. Kennedy do when he heard that the Soviet Union was constructing nuclear missile sites in Cuba.

a)

He launched a nuclear missile at the Kremlin in Moscow.

b)

He gave into the demands of the Soviet & Cuban government.

c)

He ordered a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing the necessary materials.

d)

He declared war on the Soviet Union & Cuba.

140.

How did the Counter-culture movement of the 1960s impact the Vietnam War?

a)

The hippies protested and organized mass demonstrations.

b)

They helped turn public opinion against the war.

c)

They helped get the 26th amendment passed.

d)

All of the above

141.

What theory caused the U.S. to enter the Vietnam War in order to stop the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

142.

What amendment was passed to lower the voting age because it was unfair that 18-20 year olds could be drafted into the army but not vote?

a)

17th amendment

b)

21st amendment

c)

22nd amendment

d)

26th amendment

143.

What body was created for the nations near the end of World War II to try to prevent future global wars?

a)

League of Nations

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Axis Powers

d)

United Nations

144.

How did the conflict in Vietnam end?

a)

Both sides won

b)

Cease-fire agreement in which U.S. troops withdrew

c)

Soviets removed the missiles in Cuba in response to a U.S. blockade

d)

United States occupied Japan

145.

How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?

a)

Soviets removed the missiles in Cuba in response to a U.S. blockade

b)

United States responded by placing missiles of its own in China

c)

United States declared war on the Soviet Union

d)

Break up of the Soviet Union into independent countries

146.

Berlin Wall Falls! What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper headline?

a)

Communism spread in Europe

b)

Missiles were removed from Cuba

c)

Collapse of Communism in Europe

d)

Vietnam War ended

147.

President Wipes Out Segregation In The Armed Forces! The newspaper headline is about which President?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Herbert Hoover

148.

United States President, John F. Kennedy and Soviet Union Premier, Nikita Khrushchev The political cartoon is about which conflict?

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Desegregation

c)

Korean War

d)

Vietnam War

149.

Led to increased educational, economic, and political opportunities for minorities and women; Which of the following is being described?

a)

Prohibition

b)

G.I. Bill

c)

Civil Rights legislation

d)

Desegregation of the armed forces

150.

Extended educational, housing, and employment benefits to veterans; Which of the following is being described?

a)

Civil Rights legislation

b)

19th Amendment

c)

G.I. Bill

d)

Prohibition

151.

Which of the following are factors that created changes in American society after World War II?

a)

Strong economy with increased productivity

b)

African Americans’ aspirations for equal opportunities

c)

Less investments made in education

d)

Women increasingly working outside the home

152.

Eleanor Roosevelt - The First Lady shown in the picture played an important role in what?

a)

passing the G.I. Bill

b)

the Temperance Movement

c)

writing the 19th Amendment

d)

expanding human rights

153.

How did the Baby Boom affect American society after World War II?

a)

Child labor increased

b)

Fewer schools were built

c)

The economy slowed down

d)

Led to changing demographics

154.

Which term means the linking of nations through trade, information, technologies, and communication?

a)

Servicing

b)

Globalization

c)

Outsourcing

d)

Travel

155.
The Space Race, Arms Race and McCarthyism are characteristics of which era?
a)
Conservative 1980s
b)
Roaring 20s
c)
Cold War
d)
World War II
156.
What event happened in 1949 to strengthen the threat of Communism spreading in Asia?
a)
Russia falls to Communism
b)
China falls to Communism
c)
The Arms Race begins
d)
Sputnik is launched
157.
The fall of the Berlin Wall directly led to the--
a)
dissolving of the Soviet Union
b)
the reuniting of the United Kingdom
c)
the overthrow of Joseph Stalin
d)
McCarthyism
158.
Which of the following was a failed invasion by the United States under Kennedy in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro?
a)
Invasion of Moscow
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
d)
Korean Invasion
159.
During the Cold War, the fear of Communism infiltrating the US and McCarthyism both contributed to the--
a)
Red Fever
b)
Domino Theory
c)
Red Scare
d)
Red Army
160.
Match the president to the foreign policy:
1. Truman
2. Eisenhower
3. Nixon
4. Reagan
a)
1. Reagan Doctrine
2. Containment
3. Domino Theory
4. Detente
b)
1. Containment
2. Detente
3. Domino Theory
4. Reagan Doctrine
c)
1. Containment
2. Domino Theory
3. Detente
4. Reagan Doctrine
d)
1. Domino Theory
2. Detente
3. Reagan Doctrine
4. Containment
161.
Perestroika
a)
 Khrushchev's policy of aggression w/ U.S. 
b)
Gorbachev' policy of reform and restructuring
c)
Russian term for admiration of a comrade 
d)
Capital of Sudetenland
162.
Who introduced glasnost and freedom for people of Russia?
a)
Gorbachev
b)
Lenin
c)
Putin
d)
Stalin
163.
What is glastnost?
a)
Strict laws against speaking
b)
Encouraged freedom in speech and governnment
c)
Anarchy and chaos
d)
American Rule over Russia
164.
What year did the Berlin Wall come down
a)
1991
b)
1975
c)
1992
d)
1989
165.
What ruler tried to improve the economy by increasing freedom in Russia?
a)
Boris Yeltsin
b)
Vladimir Putin
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Joseph Stalin
166.
In the 1990's, countries began leaving the Soviet Union and formed the alliance known as?
a)
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
b)
Communist States for Independence (CSI)
c)
Socialist Countries of Democracy (SCD)
d)
Commonwealth of Democratic Nations (CDN)
167.
Which describes Boris Yeltsin's policy of "shock therapy?"
a)
To use electric torture on former Communist leaders
b)
To provide energy to all regions of the Russian Federation
c)
To abruptly change Russia from communism to capitalism
d)
To provide free mental health counseling to all citizens of Russia
168.
What were the results of Yeltsin's "shock therapy?"
a)
Decreased resistance from former Communist leaders
b)
Peace and happiness throughout Russia
c)
great economic prosperity in Russia
d)
hyperinflation, food shortages, and high unemployment
169.
CIS stands for
a)
Center for Independent Study
b)
Capitol Interest Standard
c)
Commonwealth of Independent States
d)
Corridor of Irish Safety
170.

Was the leader of the U.S.S.R after Stalin?

a)

Khrushchev

b)

Gorbachev

171.

Was the leader of the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War?

a)

Khrushchev

b)

Gorbachev

172.

Established Destalinization in an effort to purge the Soviet society of everything Stalin.

a)

Khrushchev

b)

Gorbachev

173.

Believed that the Soviet Union could beat the USA economically.

a)

Khrushchev

b)

Gorbachev

174.

Established Glasnost and Perestroika in an effort to reform the Soviet Union.

a)

Khrushchev

b)

Gorbachev

175.

Encouraged democracy and creative ideas in the Soviet Union.

a)

Khrushchev

b)

Gorbachev

176.

Responsible for the fall of the Berlin Wall.

a)

Khrushchev

b)

Gorbachev

177.

Grew up poor and joined the Red Army.

a)

Khrushchev

b)

Gorbachev

178.

Instigated the Cuban Missile Crisis by placing missiles towards the USA 90 miles for its coast.

a)

Khrushchev

b)

Gorbachev

179.

Worked to increase the stand of living in the Soviet Untion and relaxing freedoms but the nation was still plagued by food shortages.

a)

Khrushchev

b)

Gorbachev

180.

How did the Space Race and arms race contribute to the collapse of the Soviet Union?

a)

Both were expensive programs that put a strain on the country's economy.

b)

There were not enough military bases to support the programs.

c)

The US used espionage to steal the technology from both programs.

d)

The USSR did not have the resources to develop the technology needed for the programs.

181.
President Richard Nixon signed the SALT I treaty with the Soviet Union which -
a)
Decreased the production of nuclear weapons
b)
Limited trade between the US and China
c)
Officially ended the Vietnam War
d)
Forced the Soviet Union to tear down the Berlin Wall
182.
Post-Vietnam War President Nixon called for this policy as a way to relax or ease tensions between the United States and Soviet Union.
a)
Brinkmanship
b)
Containment
c)
Detente
d)
Big Stick Policy
183.
The gradual pullback of US ground troops in the Vietnam War allowing the South Vietnamese army to take more of the burden of the war.
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Tet Offensive
c)
Detente
d)
Gulf of Tonkin Initiative
184.
President Nixon called for the bombings of which two countries that bordered Vietnam?
a)
Cambodia and Laos
b)
Thailand and Indonesia
c)
Indochina and Thailand
d)
Cambodia and India
185.
Nixon's secret plan to get the US out of vietnam slowly, while replacing American troops with the S. Vietnamese Army was called...?
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Detente
c)
Containment
d)
the Domino Theory
186.
Salt stands for 
a)
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks 
b)
Secondary Army Life Treaty 
c)
Selective Army Limitation Treaty
d)
Strategic Allied Limitation Treaty
187.
What communist nations did president Nixon extend relations to during his Administration?
a)
Cuba
b)
China
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Both China and Soviet Union
188.
Which word means, "easing/lessening of tension?"
a)
Inflation
b)
Detente
c)
Stagflation
d)
Constipation 
189.
Which is an example of detente'?
a)
building the Berlin Wall
b)
blockade of Cuba by the US
c)
Soviet invasion of Afganistan
d)
Nixon's visit to the Soviet Union
190.
Which of the following presidents improved relations with the Soviet Union by visiting and signing arms limitations agreements?
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Nixon
c)
Kennedy
d)
Carter
191.
One action that influenced the US-Soviet signing of the SALT I treaty in 1972 was President Nixon's
a)
opening of diplomatic relations with China
b)
involvement in the Watergate scandal
c)
support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War
d)
withdrawal of military forces from Vietnam
192.
Which of the following was a secret military document that exposed US shortcomings in leadership during the Vietnam War?
a)
the Other America
b)
the Enemy Within
c)
Document 9981
d)
Pentagon Papers
193.

Which of the following treaties was the first agreement between the US and USSR to limit our nuclear arsenals by Nixon?

a)

the SALT Treaty

b)

the Halburton Treaty

c)

the Treaty of Versailles

d)

the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

194.

What was Ronald Reagan's 1984 re-election campaign slogan?

a)

Make America Great Again

b)

It's Time for a New Legacy

c)

It's Morning Again in America

d)

Yes America Can

195.

Who proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

George Bush

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Vladimir Putin

196.

What was the nickname given to Reagan's Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI), which proposed nuclear defence from space?

a)

Space Force

b)

Star Wars

c)

Star Trek

d)

Ender's Game

197.
The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country broke apart?
a)
China
b)
Kuwait
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Cuba
198.

Which statement BEST describes the goals of Mikhail Gorbechev's policies of perestroika and glasnost?

a)

create greater openness within Soviet society and restructure the economy to increase the flow of ideas and goods

b)

strengthen the military through a nuclear missile program and take stronger steps to control the media

c)

brutally suppress political opposition and create a modern economic system based on socialist ideals

d)

end hostilities with the United States and permit freedom for the Baltic republics

199.

What was one way Reagan is foreign policy stances affected the Cold War?

a)

Reagan helped end the Cold War by pointing out and exacerbating the weaknesses of the USSR’s economy.

b)

Reagan helped end the Cold War by convincing USSR citizens to revolt against the aging communist government.

c)

Reagan prolonged the Cold War by giving advice to USSR leaders that helped them maintain power for a longer period.

d)

Reagan prolonged the Cold War by inciting USSR citizens, causing them to stay committed to communism for a longer time.

200.
What was the Strategic Defense Initiative?
a)
a series of military actions to root out communism in Central America
b)
a coalition of nations that volunteered to police the Middle East
c)
a plan to defend Eastern Europe in the event of a Soviet attack
d)
a program to use laser technology to defend America against missiles

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