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WorksheetsCold War Exam Review
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which is an example of a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
Estonia
France
Hungary
Poland
What was the Warsaw Pact?
An economic trade alliance between communist nations
A defensive military alliance between communist nations
An agreement signed at the end of WWII determining borders
An agreement between the East and West not to attack each other directly during the Cold War
Which is an example of the US pursuing a policy of containment?
The Truman Doctrine promises to aid those resisting communism
NATO is formed as a defensive military alliance to protect countries from communism
The UN sends military forces to aid South Korea against invading North Koreans
All options listed are examples of containment
Communist countries employed a ______ economy, while non-communist, western countries employed a ______ economy.
command, market
command, democratic
totalitarian, democratic
communist, command
During the Berlin Airlift, the Soviets blockaded West Berlin, cutting off supplies. But then they did not prevent the West from flying those supplies in via plane. Why?
They didn't care if the west used planes, as long as they didn't touch down in communist territory
They did everything possible to stop the planes, but the west still got through
Any attempt to stop the planes by force would have been a direct attack and resulted in war
Stalin wanted them to use planes so he could gauge the strength of the west's air power
What made the Cuban Missile Crisis so noteworthy?
It seemed that neither side would back down, and that both might use nuclear weapons
It was a long, protracted proxy war which only ended after a decline in US public opinion
It was a major nuclear accident on the island of Cuba that resulted in radioactive fallout and pollution
It never truly ended, and is still going on today
Which of the following terms refers to an intentional lessening of tensions between the two superpowers?
brinkmanship
entente
detente
laissez-faire
Why did Mikhail Gorbachev introduce his reforms for more openness and a restructuring of the Soviet economic and political system?
To increase military spending to compete with and surpass the US
To continue a long tradition of reform leading back to Lenin
To improve the Soviet economy, which was inefficient and stagnant
He wanted to dissolve the Soviet Union and replace it with the Russian Federation
Which of the following is a key factor that brought the US out of Vietnam?
Our military was crippled by the losses in Vietnam
The US was changing its view on communism and no longer pursued containment
Low US public opinion of the war forced leaders to withdraw
The US soldiers in Vietnam began refusing to fight a war they did not believe in
What is the significance of Taiwan to the Cold War?
Chiang Kai-Shek set up his nationalist government there after the Chinese Civil War
Mao Zedong set up his communist government there after the Chinese Civil War
It's the site of Mao Zedong's destructive Cultural Revolution
It's the site of Mao Zedong's failed "Great Leap Forward"
What characterizes changes in China after Mao Zedong's death?
Shift to a democracy, openness, and free speech
Continuation of a strict, closed-off totalitarian state with a command economy
The second cultural revolution replaced Mao's communist party with a nationalist one
Shift to a market economy, increased trade, and overall economic improvements
