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Unit 9 Review - Cold War and Modern Era-

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best represents Mao Zedong's efforts to improve China?

a)

Mao was very cautious and only made minor changes

b)

Mao cared greatly for his people, but his changes usually ended poorly

c)

Mao's changes were identical to changes being made in the United States

d)

Mao supported the expansion of rights for all people in China

2.

Which of the following events occurred during the Cold War?

-Choose all that apply-

a)

The Korean War

b)

The Vietnam War

c)

The Nuclear Arms Race

d)

The fall of Nazi Germany

3.

Which of the following events led to increased tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1950's?

a)

Russia was slowly overtaking the United States as the global superpower

b)

The Soviet Union finally obtained their own nuclear weapons

c)

The Soviet Union became the first nation to build a space station

d)

The Soviet Union began to collapse as member nations declared independence

4.

Which of the following are examples of government sponsored mass murder?

-Choose all that apply-

a)

The North against the South in the Civil War

b)

The Turks against the Armenians in World War I

c)

Stalin against his own people in the Soviet Union

d)

Mao's Red Guard against his own people in China

5.

Which of the following best defines the main issue in India's recent history?

a)

The establishment of a communist government after their independence from Britain

b)

Widespread suppression of freedoms

c)

Violence between Muslims and Hindus

d)

The lack of modern infrastructure

6.

How are communist China and the communist Soviets different?

a)

China has always focused more on heavy industry

b)

Russia has always focused more on agriculture

c)

China has always focused more on agriculture

d)

Russia has always focused more on technological innovations

7.

Which of the following are important policy changes that occurred in the US as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

-Choose all that apply-

a)

Creation of Department of Homeland Security

b)

Passage of the USA Patriot Act

c)

Increased security at US airports

d)

Restrictions on free elections

8.

Which of the following did George W. Bush believe was the most significant threat to peace in the 21st century?

a)

Non-state terrorist organizations

b)

Nuclear weapons from communist countries

c)

Missile attacks from North Korea

d)

Biological warfare

9.

Based on the image, what can you assume about globalization?

a)

It establishes barriers between countries

b)

It makes it more difficult to trade across the world

c)

It limits the production of goods

d)

It increases economic activity between nations

10.

What is one reason the Soviet Union collapsed?

a)

Improper farming techniques led to widespread famine

b)

Open borders with neighboring communist countries led to widespread unemployment

c)

Collectivization led to a decrease in production and low pay

d)

An increase in democratic freedoms led to widespread rebellion

11.

Which of the following occurred after WWII was won?

a)

The Soviet Union and the USA increased their cooperation, leading to a booming economy

b)

Communist and Democratic nations banded together to ensue world peace

c)

A tense situation developed between America and the Soviet Union due to ideological differences

d)

The Russians and the Americans reunited their two halves of Germany into one country

12.

Why did the United States get involved in the Korean War?

a)

To stop the spread of communism

b)

To stop the reunification of North and South Korea

c)

To remove the communist government in South Korea

d)

To take advantage of South Korean oil supplies

13.

What can you infer from this map?

a)

That most African nations achieved independence from European powers

b)

That most European nations refused to grant their colonies independence

c)

That during the 1950's, many European nations established new colonies in Africa

d)

That the United States intervened in colonial affairs to ensure the freedom of African nations

14.

Between April and July of 1994, between 200,000 - 800,000 Tutsi were murdered by Hutus in Rwanda. What is this an example of?

a)

Communism

b)

Globalization

c)

The Holocaust

d)

Genocide

15.

Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union, implemented widespread reforms in order to...

a)

Prevent communism from failing in Europe

b)

Turn the Soviet Union into a fascist country

c)

Ensure the end of communism in Europe

d)

Turn the Soviet Union into a democracy

16.

The Soviet Union built a wall separating what?

a)

East and West Germany

b)

East and West Berlin

c)

Eastern and Western Europe

d)

North and South Korea

17.

Which of the following people have been the victims of genocide?

-Choose all that apply-

a)

Tutsi's in Rwanda

b)

Muslims in Kosovo

c)

Armenians in Turkey

d)

Russians in France

18.

This cartoon represents which event of the Cold War?

a)

The Berlin Airlift

b)

The Korean War

c)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

The Vietnam War

19.

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

a)

Provide aid to Western Europe in order to build allies against communism

b)

Provide aid to the Soviet Union to get them to abandon communism

c)

Force Western Europe to pay back its debt to the US for World War II

d)

Build a wall between East and West Berlin to keep communists out

20.

What is the root cause of the Cold War?

a)

America wanted to achieve world dominance and the Soviet Union opposed it

b)

The Soviet wanted to spread democracy to the entire world

c)

Democracy in America and communism in the Soviet Union were opposed political ideologies

d)

America and the Soviet Union teamed up in order to become global superpowers