WorksheetsEcon section 4
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
What kind of economy describes the soviet union
market based economy
command economy
homestead economy
maximum output economy
What kind of economy describes the united states
market based economy
command economy
homestead economy
maximum output economy
Which ideology vowed to stop the spread of communism?
Roosevelt Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
Jay's treaty
Marshall plan
Economist Barry Eichengreen stated what about post war western Europe?
It had only 34% of the production made in 1938
The production numbers were artificially lowered
Removing Germany from the equation would show that 1947 production actually was 5% higher than 1938
Europe would have been fine without American aid
The marshall plan contributed what percent of the GNP of recipient countries?
3%
2.5%
5%
10%
What was the basic principle of the Bretton woods system?
Establish the Euro
Make the dollar the primary currency
set the price of gold to $25 per ounce
When was the GATT signed?
1945
1947
1948
1949
When was NATO established?
1947
1948
1949
1950
What was American GNP in 1964
525 Billion
569 Billion
700 Billion
2 Trillion
Which country spent the most on its defense.
Britian
Germany
France
USA
Per Capita consumption had decreased to what by 1949 in East Germany?
69%
30%
67%
59%
What was the official East Germany growth rate from 1950 to 1989
3.77%
8%
5.62%
7.23%
What was the plausible East Germany growth rate from 1950 to 1989
3.77%
8%
5.62%
7.23%
How many jobs were created by the defense spending at the beginning of the reagan administration?
60,000
52,000
35,000
1,000,000
The aerospace industry employed how many people in the Reagan administration
300,000
65,000
550,000
200,000
When was the first successful soviet atomic bomb test?
September 1949
August 1949
December 1949
January 1950
What percent of GDP was spent on Defense in the US from 1946-1949?
5%
6%
7%
8%
Which of the following is true?
Defense spending rose to 14% during Korean war
Defense Spending fell by 14% during Korean war
Defense spending rose by 7.2% during Vietnam war
Defense spending fell to 7.2% during vietnam war
What percent of GDP did the Soviet Union spend on defense in 1987
14.5%
13.6%
16.6%
18.9%
What was the response to the soviet union constructing the ABM at moscow?
Johnson proposed SALT 1
Johnson proposed SALT 2
Nixon and Brezhnev made an ABM treaty
What did the first salt treaty not restrict the use of?
MIRV
REVP
YTPW
ZERN
Why was SALT 2 cast out?
Korean War
Vietnam War
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
construction of Berlin wall
What happened to the salt 2 treaty?
It was never ratified
It was followed through voluntarily
It was ignored
It was ratified in 1989
What was the estimated per capita consumption levels of the soviets compared to the united states?
1/4
1/3
1/5
1/6
what was a result of soviet centralized
surplus of goods
shortage of goods
higher GDP than USA
more buyers than USA
By the mid 80's what percentage of US industrial output was the Soviet making.
60%
70%
80%
90%
How much did the korean war cost the US?
10 Billion
20 billion
30 billion
40 billion
How many Americans died in the vietnam war?
53,600
60,000
55,000
70,000
How many vietnamese died in the vietnam war?
1,000,000
500,000
750,000
800,000
How many soviets died in Afghanistan?
13,330
13,320
13,310
13,300
What was a result of the reagan administration?
tax cuts
federal budget deficit rose
greater defense spending
When did Gorbachev become General Secratary?
1982
1983
1984
1985
How much was the estimated cost of military purchases from 1948 to 1989
5 trillion
6 trillion
7 trillion
8 trillion
How many Americans were predicted to have died by the proxy wars?
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
When was Gorbachev forced out of power?
1989
1990
1991
1992
when did the berlin wall fall?
1989
1990
1991
1992
How many Afghan citizens died in its conflict?
1 million
2 million
3 million
4 million
A harsh winter in 1947 led to what?
coal shortages
harvest failures
Increased impact from marshall plan
increased aid from US
When was the CMEA established
1948
1949
1950
1951
How much money did the marshall plan supply?
12 billion
13 billion
14 billion
15 billion
When did Roosevelt Die?
January 1945
february 1945
march 1945
april 1945
When was the Warsaw Pact established?
February 1955
March 1955
April 1955
May 1955
What shapes the economic history of east germany?
perestroika
glasnost
berlin wall
marshall plan
When did germany surrender?
May 6 1945
may 7 1945
may 8 1945
may 9 1945
Which leader was removed from power in the bolshevik revolution?
Tsar Nicholas
Tsar Alexander
Tsar Sergey
Tsar Ivan
How many countries are in GATT?
158
159
160
161
True/False: The parts of East Germany from today's Germany suffer economic deficiencies.
True
False
When did Eisenhower give his "chance for peace" speech?
1952
1953
1954
1955
when did the kitchen debate between Nixon and Khruschev take place?
1958
1959
1960
1969
when was salt 2 signed?
June 1979
July 1979
August 1979
September 1979
