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• Which of these is the main reason that Poland,
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Romania became
satellites of the Soviet Union?
• A. These areas were given to the Soviet Union by a
League of Nations mandate.
• B. The people in each country voted in free elections to
ally with the Soviets.
• C. The Soviet army occupied these areas at the end of
World War II.
• D. Hitler surrendered control of these areas to the
Soviet Union at the end of the war.
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• Which of these is the main reason that Poland,
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Romania became
satellites of the Soviet Union?
• A. These areas were given to the Soviet Union by a
League of Nations mandate.
• B. The people in each country voted in free elections to
ally with the Soviets.
• C. The Soviet army occupied these areas at the end of
World War II.
• D. Hitler surrendered control of these areas to the
Soviet Union at the end of the war.
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• The economic recovery of Japan following
World War II focused primarily on
• A. rebuilding its military and weapons
capabilities.
• B. exporting raw materials in exchange for
consumer goods.
• C. developing an agricultural economy and
marine resources.
• D. developing industry and an export economy.
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• The economic recovery of Japan following
World War II focused primarily on
• A. rebuilding its military and weapons
capabilities.
• B. exporting raw materials in exchange for
consumer goods.
• C. developing an agricultural economy and
marine resources.
• D. developing industry and an export economy.
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• What was the multinational
organization that was ratified at Yalta
as a means to preserve peace in the
world?
• A. United Nations.
• B. Warsaw Pact.
• C. NATO.
• D. League of Nations.
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• What was the multinational
organization that was ratified at Yalta
as a means to preserve peace in the
world?
• A. United Nations.
• B. Warsaw Pact.
• C. NATO.
• D. League of Nations.
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• What was one outcome of World War II?
• A. England and France increased their
overseas colonial possessions.
• B. The communists gained control over most of
Western Europe.
• C. Japan and Germany became dominant
military powers in their regions.
• D. The Soviet Union emerged as an
international superpower.
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• What was one outcome of World War II?
• A. England and France increased their
overseas colonial possessions.
• B. The communists gained control over most of
Western Europe.
• C. Japan and Germany became dominant
military powers in their regions.
• D. The Soviet Union emerged as an
international superpower.
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• During the Cold Ear Era (1945-1990), the
United States and the Soviet Union were
reluctant to become involved in direct
military conflict mainly because of
• A. increased tensions in the Middle East.
• B. the peacekeeping role of the United Nations.
• C. pressure from nonaligned nations.
• D. the potential for global nuclear destruction.
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• During the Cold Ear Era (1945-1990), the
United States and the Soviet Union were
reluctant to become involved in direct
military conflict mainly because of
• A. increased tensions in the Middle East.
• B. the peacekeeping role of the United Nations.
• C. pressure from nonaligned nations.
• D. the potential for global nuclear destruction.
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• Winston Churchill spoke of an “iron curtain”
dividing Europe after World War II. To what
was he referring?
• A. The division of Europe in to north and south
blocs.
• B. The struggle for control of Europe’s iron
resources.
• C. The re-unification of Germany.
• D. The division of Europe into Eastern and
Western blocs.
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• Winston Churchill spoke of an “iron curtain”
dividing Europe after World War II. To what
was he referring?
• A. The division of Europe in to north and south
blocs.
• B. The struggle for control of Europe’s iron
resources.
• C. The re-unification of Germany.
• D. The division of Europe into Eastern and
Western blocs.
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• Which of the following was a primary cause
of the Cold War between the United States
and the Soviet Union?
• A. A competition for political influence over the
other countries.
• B. Direct, armed conflict between the two
nations.
• C. A deep reduction in military expenditures.
• D. The founding of the United Nations.
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• Which of the following was a primary cause
of the Cold War between the United States
and the Soviet Union?
• A. A competition for political influence over the
other countries.
• B. Direct, armed conflict between the two
nations.
• C. A deep reduction in military expenditures.
• D. The founding of the United Nations.
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• The term "cold war," referring to the period
following World War II, primarily signifies the
• A. political, economic, and military rivalry
between the United States and the Soviet Union.
• B. efforts to rebuild the economies of war
damaged countries in Europe.
• C. struggle to overcome disease and poverty
throughout the world.
• D. attempts by Third World nations to develop
their military strength.
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• The term "cold war," referring to the period
following World War II, primarily signifies the
• A. political, economic, and military rivalry
between the United States and the Soviet Union.
• B. efforts to rebuild the economies of war
damaged countries in Europe.
• C. struggle to overcome disease and poverty
throughout the world.
• D. attempts by Third World nations to develop
their military strength.
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• What crisis brought the Soviet Union and the
United States to the brink of nuclear war in
1962?
• A. An attempt by leaders in communist Hungary
to withdraw from the Warsaw Pact.
• B. The creation of East Germany as a separate
Soviet military occupation zone.
• C. An invasion of South Korea by armed
communist forces from North Korea.
• D. The installation in Cuba of Soviet offensive
intermediate-range missiles.
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• What crisis brought the Soviet Union and the
United States to the brink of nuclear war in
1962?
• A. An attempt by leaders in communist Hungary
to withdraw from the Warsaw Pact.
• B. The creation of East Germany as a separate
Soviet military occupation zone.
• C. An invasion of South Korea by armed
communist forces from North Korea.
• D. The installation in Cuba of Soviet offensive
intermediate-range missiles.
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The United States and the Soviet
Union came to the brink of nuclear war
in 1962 over Soviet missile bases in
A. Brazil.
B. Colombia.
C. Cuba.
D. Haiti.
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The United States and the Soviet
Union came to the brink of nuclear war
in 1962 over Soviet missile bases in
A. Brazil.
B. Colombia.
C. Cuba.
D. Haiti.
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• What was the American program that
gave 12.5 Billion Dollars of economic
aid to the war torn countries of
Europe?
• A. COMECON.
• B. Marshall Plan.
• C. SEATO.
• D. NATO.
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• What was the American program that
gave 12.5 Billion Dollars of economic
aid to the war torn countries of
Europe?
• A. COMECON.
• B. Marshall Plan.
• C. SEATO.
• D. NATO.
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• The main reason the United Nations sent
troops to Korea in 1950 was to
• A. ensure that food reached areas of the
Korean Peninsula affected by famine.
• B. prevent North Korean communists from
conquering the people of South Korea.
• C. restore peace between warring factions of
Buddhism and Shinto.
• D. force the inspection of nuclear weapons
plants in North Korea.
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• The main reason the United Nations sent
troops to Korea in 1950 was to
• A. ensure that food reached areas of the
Korean Peninsula affected by famine.
• B. prevent North Korean communists from
conquering the people of South Korea.
• C. restore peace between warring factions of
Buddhism and Shinto.
• D. force the inspection of nuclear weapons
plants in North Korea.
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• When the United States sent military
aid to African governments to help
them resist communism, it was
continuing a foreign policy first
asserted in the
• A Marshall Plan.
• B. Potsdam Agreement.
• C. Truman Doctrine.
• D. Teheran Conference
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• When the United States sent military
aid to African governments to help
them resist communism, it was
continuing a foreign policy first
asserted in the
• A Marshall Plan.
• B. Potsdam Agreement.
• C. Truman Doctrine.
• D. Teheran Conference
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• In the Chinese Civil War (1945-1949),
support for Mao Zedong's Communist
forces came primarily from the
• A. confucian scholars.
• B. landowners.
• C. peasants.
• D. industrialists.
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• In the Chinese Civil War (1945-1949),
support for Mao Zedong's Communist
forces came primarily from the
• A. confucian scholars.
• B. landowners.
• C. peasants.
• D. industrialists.
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• The Cultural Revolution in China was
Mao Zedong's attempt to
• A. encourage foreign investment in China.
• B. promote artistic exchanges with the
United States.
• C. increase the industrial output of China.
• D. renew the ideas and enthusiasm of the
Communist revolution.
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• The Cultural Revolution in China was
Mao Zedong's attempt to
• A. encourage foreign investment in China.
• B. promote artistic exchanges with the
United States.
• C. increase the industrial output of China.
• D. renew the ideas and enthusiasm of the
Communist revolution.
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• A major reason for the success of the
Communist revolution in China was that the
Communists
• A. fought successfully against the United States
during World War II.
• B. included important businessmen in their
ranks
• C. promised land and power to the peasant
class.
• D. stressed Buddhism in their military training.
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• A major reason for the success of the
Communist revolution in China was that the
Communists
• A. fought successfully against the United States
during World War II.
• B. included important businessmen in their
ranks
• C. promised land and power to the peasant
class.
• D. stressed Buddhism in their military training.
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• The revolt in Hungary (1956), the demonstrations in
Czechoslovakia (1968), and the formation of
Solidarity in Poland (1980's) are similar in that they
• A. represented attempts to rid these countries of
Western ideas and influence.
• B. represented a challenge to Communist leadership.
• C. were movements to restore the power of the
aristocracy.
• D. were tolerated by the Communist leaders, who
accepted the need for change.
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• The revolt in Hungary (1956), the demonstrations in
Czechoslovakia (1968), and the formation of
Solidarity in Poland (1980's) are similar in that they
• A. represented attempts to rid these countries of
Western ideas and influence.
• B. represented a challenge to Communist leadership.
• C. were movements to restore the power of the
aristocracy.
• D. were tolerated by the Communist leaders, who
accepted the need for change.
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• What was a major cause of tension in Europe
during the decade following World War II?
• A. Return of United States military forces to
Pre-World War II levels.
• B. Formation of Soviet-dominated Communist
governments in many Eastern European
nations.
• C. Cutbacks in fuel supplies by oil-producing
nations.
• D. Failure of the non-Communist countries to
support the United Nations.
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• What was a major cause of tension in Europe
during the decade following World War II?
• A. Return of United States military forces to
Pre-World War II levels.
• B. Formation of Soviet-dominated Communist
governments in many Eastern European
nations.
• C. Cutbacks in fuel supplies by oil-producing
nations.
• D. Failure of the non-Communist countries to
support the United Nations.
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• The goal of the Soviet policy known as
de-stalinization was to
• A. criticize Stalin's abuses of power.
• B. try to change the world's impression of
Stalin.
• C. deny that Stalin had done what he was
believed to have done.
• D. release satellite nations from political
controls imposed by Stalin.
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• The goal of the Soviet policy known as
de-stalinization was to
• A. criticize Stalin's abuses of power.
• B. try to change the world's impression of
Stalin.
• C. deny that Stalin had done what he was
believed to have done.
• D. release satellite nations from political
controls imposed by Stalin.
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• The Soviet Union dealt with uprisings in
Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia during
the 1950s and 1960s by
• A. taking over direct rule of these countries.
• B. crushing the uprisings with military force.
• C. permitting greater democratic reforms in
government.
• D. privatizing industrial enterprises
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• The Soviet Union dealt with uprisings in
Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia during
the 1950s and 1960s by
• A. taking over direct rule of these countries.
• B. crushing the uprisings with military force.
• C. permitting greater democratic reforms in
government.
• D. privatizing industrial enterprises
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The Arab oil embargo against the
United States in 1973 was initiated
because of U.S. support for
A. Egypt in the Suez Crisis.
B. Iraq in its conflict with Iran.
C. Israel in the Yom Kippur War.
D. Greece in its conflict with Turkey.
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The Arab oil embargo against the
United States in 1973 was initiated
because of U.S. support for
A. Egypt in the Suez Crisis.
B. Iraq in its conflict with Iran.
C. Israel in the Yom Kippur War.
D. Greece in its conflict with Turkey.
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• Despite peace efforts in the Arab-Israeli
conflict, why has there been a continuing
struggle in the occupied territories?
• A. Israel refused to give up the territories until
Arab nations recognized Israel’s right to exist.
• B. Palestinian Arabs refused to give up their
homes to Israeli refugees.
• C. Yasir Arafat returned the Sinai Peninsula to
Egypt.
• D. The Golan Heights was not recognized by
leaders of the PLO.
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• Despite peace efforts in the Arab-Israeli
conflict, why has there been a continuing
struggle in the occupied territories?
• A. Israel refused to give up the territories until
Arab nations recognized Israel’s right to exist.
• B. Palestinian Arabs refused to give up their
homes to Israeli refugees.
• C. Yasir Arafat returned the Sinai Peninsula to
Egypt.
• D. The Golan Heights was not recognized by
leaders of the PLO.
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• The nations of the world were concerned
over the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in 1990
mainly because the
• A. invasion strengthened the military position of
Israel.
• B. invasion increased Cold War tensions
between the United States and the Soviet Union.
• C. region has important resources and is
strategically located.
• D. region was under the control of United
Nations peacekeeping forces.
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• The nations of the world were concerned
over the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in 1990
mainly because the
• A. invasion strengthened the military position of
Israel.
• B. invasion increased Cold War tensions
between the United States and the Soviet Union.
• C. region has important resources and is
strategically located.
• D. region was under the control of United
Nations peacekeeping forces.
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• A major cause of the Islamic Revolution in
Iran in 1979 was the concern by Islamic
leaders that
• A. religious leaders were becoming too
powerful.
• B. Israel had lost its influence in the Middle
East.
• C. women were being denied political rights.
• D. traditional values were being undermined by
Western ideas.
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• A major cause of the Islamic Revolution in
Iran in 1979 was the concern by Islamic
leaders that
• A. religious leaders were becoming too
powerful.
• B. Israel had lost its influence in the Middle
East.
• C. women were being denied political rights.
• D. traditional values were being undermined by
Western ideas.
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• The destruction of the Berlin Wall and
the reunification of Germany in 1990
are events that symbolize the
• A. increased influence of the Warsaw
Pact.
• B. fall of Nazi power in Germany.
• C. end of the Cold War Era.
• D. end of democracy in Germany.
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• The destruction of the Berlin Wall and
the reunification of Germany in 1990
are events that symbolize the
• A. increased influence of the Warsaw
Pact.
• B. fall of Nazi power in Germany.
• C. end of the Cold War Era.
• D. end of democracy in Germany.
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• The reforms that led to democratization
of the Soviet Union were begun by
• A. Joseph Stalin.
• B. Victor Grishin.
• C. Leonid Brezhnev.
• D. Mikhail Gorbachev.
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• The reforms that led to democratization
of the Soviet Union were begun by
• A. Joseph Stalin.
• B. Victor Grishin.
• C. Leonid Brezhnev.
• D. Mikhail Gorbachev.
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• In the former Soviet Union, Lenin's New
Economic Policy (NEP) and Gorbachev's
policy of perestroika were similar in that
each
• A. included some practices of capitalism.
• B. linked economic growth to military strength.
• C. established a series of Five-Year Plans for
economic growth.
• D. rejected central government involvement in
the economy.
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• In the former Soviet Union, Lenin's New
Economic Policy (NEP) and Gorbachev's
policy of perestroika were similar in that
each
• A. included some practices of capitalism.
• B. linked economic growth to military strength.
• C. established a series of Five-Year Plans for
economic growth.
• D. rejected central government involvement in
the economy.
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NATO was created in order to
• A. develop goodwill between Eastern and
Western Europe.
• B. encourage diplomatic solutions to
regional problems in North Africa.
• C. facilitate regional economic
development in North America.
• D. create a unified military defense
between the U.S. and Western Europe.
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NATO was created in order to
• A. develop goodwill between Eastern and
Western Europe.
• B. encourage diplomatic solutions to
regional problems in North Africa.
• C. facilitate regional economic
development in North America.
• D. create a unified military defense
between the U.S. and Western Europe.
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• The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the
U.S. response to the Cuban Missile Crisis,
and the Korean War are examples of
• A. the failure of capitalism and free market
economies.
• B. United Nations interference in the internal
affairs of member nations.
• C. United States efforts to gain foreign territory.
• D. attempts to prevent the spread of communist
power.
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• The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the
U.S. response to the Cuban Missile Crisis,
and the Korean War are examples of
• A. the failure of capitalism and free market
economies.
• B. United Nations interference in the internal
affairs of member nations.
• C. United States efforts to gain foreign territory.
• D. attempts to prevent the spread of communist
power.