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WorksheetsMWH Chapters 17-19 Review
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What US foreign policy adopted by President Truman in the late 1940s in which the US tried to stop the spread of communism by creating alliances and helping weak countries to resist Soviet expansion
SALT
Containment
NATO
Marshall Plan
What is known as the state of diplomatic hostility between the US and the Soviet Union in the decades following WWII
Containment
Brinkmanship
Cold War
Détente
According to the section, _____ is a policy of threatening to go to war in response to any enemy aggression
Cold War
Détente
Cultural Revolution
Brinkmanship
what was the uprising in China, led by the Red Guards, with the goal of establishing society of peasants and workers in which all were equal?
Commune
Cultural Revolution
Vietnamization
Domino theory
Who was the leader of the Communist party in China following WWII?
Jiang Jieshi
Richard Nixon
Ho Chi Mihn
Mao Zedong
Who was the leader of the Nationalists in China following WWII?
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ho Chi Mihn
Jiang Jieshi
Mao Zedong
Where was the line that divided the country of Korea into North and South Korea?
40 degrees North Latitude
35 degrees North Latitude
38 degrees North Latitude
The Equator
What was a US program of economic aid to European countries to help rebuild after WWII?
Truman Doctrine
Destalinization
Marshall Plan
SALT
What is a collective farm on which a great number of people work and live together?
Commune
Internment camp
Détente
Soviet Union
a policy of reducing Cold War tensions that was adopted by the United States during the presidency of Richard Nixon
Truman Doctrine
Détente
Iron Curtain
United Nations
US policy of giving economic and military aid to free nations threatened by internal or external opponents?
Marshall Plan
Détente
Truman Doctrine
United Nations
An international peacekeeping organization founded in 1945 to provide security to the nations of the world
League of Nations
United Nations
SALT
Détente
the independent countries that remained neutral in the Cold War competition between the United States and the Soviet Union
Nonaligned nations
United Nations
Soviet Union
Containment
Khruschev’s policy of eliminating all memory of Joseph Stalin and his programs in the Soviet Union
Détente
Iron Curtain
Destalinization
SALT
the boundary separating the Communist nations of Eastern Europe from the mostly democratic nations of Western Europe
38th Parallel
DMZ
Iron Curtain
Satellite Nations
a series of meetings in the 1970’s, in which leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to limit their nation’s stocks of nuclear weapons
NATO
Iron Curtain
United Nations
SALT
Who became the dominate leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin?
Vladimir Lenin
Alexander Dubcek
Imre Nagy
Nikita Khrushchev
Who was the dictator that led a revolution in Cuba to become their leader in 1959?
Daniel Ortega
Anastasio Somoza
Fidel Castro
John F. Kennedy
A policy involving a gradual withdrawal of American troops and replacement of them with South Vietnamese forces
Agent Orange
Vietnamization
Khmer Rouge
Domino Theory
What term did US President Eisenhower describe as the threat of one nation falling to communism, then the surrounding nations would as a result?
Cold War
Brinkmanship
Arms Race
Domino Theory
Who did the US support in the Chinese internal struggle for control of the country
Chinese Nationalist
Chinese Communist Party
Soviet Union
Japan
Who did the Soviet Union support in the Chinese internal struggle for control of the country?
Chinese Nationalist Party
Chinese Communist Party
Japan
Nazi Party
What policy helped the Soviet Union and US in dealing with each other in a realistic manner and helped ease tensions in the cold war?
Iron Curtain
Containment
Domino Theory
Realpolitik
How did the Soviet Union respond to the US supported Bay of Pigs invasion?
They declared war on the US
They secretly built 42 missile sites in Cuba
They took over Cuba
They left the situation alone
What was an advantage of being a nonaligned nation? What would be a disadvantage of being a nonaligned nation?
Before World War II, Korea was ruled by
Russia
China
Japan
USA
Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.
35th
36th
37th
38th
Who decided to split Korea before WWII ended?
The USSR.
The USA.
The USSR and the USA.
The UN.
Who backs North Korea after World War II?
United States
Soviet Union
Japan
China
Who backs South Korea after World War II?
United States
Soviet Union
Japan
China
Two mile wide area on the border without any military or weapons.
Demilitarized Zone
38th Parallel
DMV
Yalu River
The Korean War ended in a stalemate.
True
False
Who decided to split Korea before WWII ended?
The USSR.
The USA.
The USSR and the USA.
The UN.
Who was the US President at the start of the Korean War?
Franklin Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Why was Korea important to the USSR and USA? Select all the right answers.
The USSR needed an Asian country to establish its communist influence.
China had become communist, so the USA wanted to prevent communism from spreading further.
Korea was a military threat to both the USSR and the USA.
The USSR had created its own nuclear bombs, so the USA needed Korea to maintain a balance of power.
What country laid claim to the land area known as Indochina (now Vietnam) in the 1900s?
England
Japan
United States
France
What year did the US go to war with North Vietnam?
1945
1955
1965
1975
Vietnam was ruled by which country for a thousand years before it won its independence in 939 AD?
China
Russia
India
Iran
One reason the USA was involved in the Vietnam War was to
prevent the spread of communism in Indochina
reduce French influence in Vietnam
stop china from seizing Vietnam
support the government of North Vietnam
The Vietnam War ended in a __________________?
cease-fire agreement
Vietnamese victory
U.S. victory
a nuclear bomb
What year did the US decided to withdraw its forces from Vietnam?
1965
1970
1973
1975
During this time of colonialism of Africa, many European countries expanded their empires by aggressively establishing colonies in Africa so that they
teach Africans world history
could hold conventions and parties
live one with the country
could exploit and export Africa’s resources
What countries had to take up arms against European rulers?
Kenya & Algeria
Mexico & Canada
Russian & Germany
Thailand & Japan
What countries had to take up arms against European rulers?
Kenya & Algeria
Mexico & Canada
Russian & Germany
Thailand & Japan
MAU MAU was a secret society.
TRUE
FALSE
The purpose of Mohandas Gandhi's actions such as the Salt March and the textile boycott was to
begin a cycle of armed revolution
draw attention to critical issues
increase the strength of the military
resist the power of religious leaders
Mohandas Gandhi’s protests during India’s independence movement were often successful because of his application of
an appeasement policy
civil disobedience
traditional caste beliefs
divide-and-conquer principles
One way in which Kwame Nkrumah, Jomo Kenyatta, and Kenneth Kaunda are similar is that they all
supported the United Nations military action in the Persian Gulf War
played a major role in independence movements in Africa
rejected financial aid from the World Bank
opposed the Pan-African movement
In Africa, a major result of World War II was
an increase in feelings of nationalism
a general decline in the standard of living
an increase in colonization by European nations
a rapid decline in population
In the timeline, independence was achieved by most African and Asian nations during the period represented by letter
A
B
C
D
Which claim is best supported by the evidence included in these maps?
Egypt and Ethiopia are no longer part of Africa.
By 1980, most African countries had become independent.
By 1950, most of Africa was controlled by Russia or the United States.
The Union of South Africa was renamed Namibia.
Decolonization can best be defined as
"Separateness"; system of racial segregation in South Africa
independence of nations after World War II that were once ruled by European powers
Giving in to an aggressor to prevent conflict
An organization that works to settle disagreements and keep peace following WWII
Which of the following were problems African nations faced since gaining independence?
Many of their people were uneducated.
Their leaders often had little experience in ruling
Many nations were ruled by military leaders who became oppressive dictators
All of the above
The most significant occurrence in Africa since 1950 has been the
decrease in the birthrate in most nations
decline of European colonialism
unification of East African nations
establishment of communist regimes in most nations
Leader of the movement for Indian independence from Britain
Vallabhbhai Patel
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Disobeying the law for the purpose of achieving some higher goal
Civil disobedience
Salt March
Mach Protest
Congress Party
Division of India into two nations
League of Nations
Salt Divide
Partition
Congress Party
Leader in the Gold Coast independence movement
Jomo Kenyatta
Kwame Nkrumah
Ahmed Ben Bella
Mobutu Sese Seko
Agreement in which Egypt recognized Israel as a nation and Israel gave the Sinai Peninsula back to Egypt
Oslo Peace Accords
Treaty of Paris
Camp David Accords
Treaty of Versailles
A conservative Islamic group that controlled most of Afghanistan from 1998 to 2001
Mujahideen
Isis
Taliban
Al - Qaeda
Why did radical nationalists in India gain more support for their cause after World War I?
The British had broken pre–World War I promises.
The nationalists had lost many battles during World War I.
The British had set up a new government in India after World War I.
The nationalists had refused to send soldiers to fight in World War I.
What is one reason that a wide variety of people were most likely attracted to the teachings of Mohandas K. Gandhi?
He refused to align with the British over matters relating to India’s economy.
He required that people who follow him give up their worldly possessions.
He blended ideas from major world religions.
He believed self-governance in India should come at any cost.
Why did Indian resistance to Britain intensify in 1939?
Britain insisted upon a one-party political system.
Britain promised to give more power to Muslims than to Hindus
Britain granted some self-government to Indians, but not total independence.
Britain committed India’s armed forces to World War II without consulting elected representatives.
What is one reason that the United States wanted to maintain its military presence in the Philippines after World War II?
to increase its trading network
to protect its interests in Asia
to retrieve prisoners of war
to relocate its home fleet
Why were Africans unwilling to accept colonial domination after World War II?
Europeans had diminished the size of European militaries during the war
Europeans had used up all of the natural resources in their own countries during the war.
Africans had served as soldiers alongside Europeans to defend freedom during the war.
Africans had set up their own independent governments during the war
What was the main reason that the Portuguese finally withdrew from Angola?
The Angolans joined with the government of the Congo.
The Angolans offered to pay the Portuguese a monthly tribute.
The Portuguese found it too expensive to fight off the revolutionaries.
The Portuguese had already taken all of the natural resources they wanted.
What was a consequence of the Six-Day War?
Arabs attained their own state
Israel gained control of Jerusalem.
Egypt retained control of the Suez Canal.
Jordanians were allowed to flee Israeli-held territory.
What was significant about the war between the Soviet Union and Afghanistan?
The Soviets utilized their knowledge of the terrain
Afghanistan used superior weaponry.
The Soviets used nuclear bombs.
Afghanistan won.
What was an important effect of the independence of the Indian subcontinent after British rule?
New Indian factories destroyed traditional cottage industries.
Religious differences led to the division of the colony into India and Pakistan
The subcontinent was divided between communists and non-communists.
Indian rulers introduced apartheid, a policy of racial segregation
Which factor best explains the independence of former European colonies in Africa and Asia after World War II?
the weakened state of European imperial powers after the war
the rivalry of the United States and Soviet Union in the Cold War
the assistance given to Africans and Asians under the Marshall Plan
the refusal of Britain, France, and Holland to consider the use of force in their colonies
How did European colonists cause later conflicts in African nations?
They manufactured goods that were useful only to the home country.
They set up unbalanced economies based on one or two cash crops.
They established boundaries that ignored ethnic and cultural divisions.
They left the newly independent nations without any governments.
After WWII, the newly created UN divided Palestine into:
The Jews
Two states, one a Jewish-state and the Palestinian-state
The Palestinians
The British
What is the term to describe the movement promoting the establishment of a Jewish homeland?
Judaism
Nationalism
Zionism
Isolationism
The Serbian attempt to rid Bosnia of its Muslim population was called
ethnic cleansing
apartheid
dissident
reunification
The goal of Mikhail Gorbachev’s policies of Perestroika and Glasnost was to
stop expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) into Eastern Europe
expand collectivization and communes
stimulate economic growth and political discussion
resume development of Soviet nuclear weapons
Mikhail Gorbachev contributed to the fall of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe by
signing the Camp David Accords
introducing the policies of Perestroika and Glasnost
invading Afghanistan
violating nuclear arms agreements
*Reunification of East and West Germany
*Restructuring of the economy of the former Soviet Union
*Eastern Europe's extensive political changes
Which is a valid conclusion that can be drawn from a study of these events of the late 1980s and early 1990s?
The former Soviet Union succeeded in isolating its satellites from Western influences.
The United Nations forced Communist leaders to accept changes.
Communist leaders used new strategies to win the cold war.
Communism did not succeed as a workable political and economic system in Europe.
One reason Mikhail Gorbachev implemented the policies of Glasnost and Perestroika in the Soviet Union was to
eliminate freedom of speech and press
encourage political discussion and economic reform
dominate the governments of Eastern Europe
destroy the power of the opposition party
Which political leader introduced programs that moved the USSR away from totalitarianism, and increased economic freedom and political rights?
Mikhail Gorbechev
Joseph Stalin
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
Which program, implemented by Gorbechev, stated the process of creating a government elected by the people?
glasnot
democratization
perestroika
shock therapy
What agreement did Reagan and Gorbachev make at the end of the Cold War?
to reduce the numbers of nuclear weapons
to create an international space station
to withdraw troops from Asia
to halt all satellite development programs
What did NOT lead to the collapse of the USSR?
the growth of resistance movements
economic issues because of the Space and Arms Race
decrease levels of production, income, and standard of living
the creation fo the Strategic Defense Initiative
Who was the 1st directly elected president of the Russian Federation? He was also the 1st to step aside.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
