World History Module 23
Determine the correct chronological order of each event. 1 being the oldest and 6 being the most recent.
1.7/10 1 -French suffers a major defeat at Dien Bien Phu. 2- France controls most of Indochina. 3- Protesters are imprisoned. 4 - Ho Chi Minh joins the Communists and strikes against the French. 5 - International peace conference meets in Geneva and divides Vietnam into north and south. 6 - Japanese seize control of Vietnam. 5/10 543216
Determine whether each characteristic is associated with Afghanistan or Iran in the 1980's.
3.3/10 Iran - This country was invaded by the Soviet Union in 1979. Iran - The country's leader encouraged revolutionaries to take over the U.S. embassy. Iran - This country received aid from the United States in its fight against the Soviets. Afghanistan - The invasion of this country led to the U.S. boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Afghanistan - Americans were held hostage here for 444 days. Afghanistan - War broke out between this country and Iraq in 1980. 6.7/10 AAAIII
Determine weather each characteristic is that of the Great Leap Forward or the Cultural Revolution.
4.5/10 Cultural Revolution - Larger collective farms, called communes, were deemed necessary. Cultural Revolution - Red Guard high school and college students led the movement. Cultural Revolution - The goal was to achieve equality among peasants and workers. Cultural Revolution - Peasants worked the land together in communes of 25,000. Cultural Revolution - Children were raised in communal nurseries. Cultural Revolution - Intellectual and artistic activities were considered dangerous. Great Leap Forward -Thousands of intellectuals were imprisoned or executed. Great Leap Forward -No individual property ownership was allowed. Great Leap Forward -Incentive to work was nonexistent since the state owned everything. Great Leap Forward -Colleges and schools were shut down. Great Leap Forward -Intellectuals were ordered to purify themselves with hard labor. 4.5/10 CGCGCGCG
Determine whether each statement is true or false about the former Allied leaders after World War II.
7.5/10 F - Stalin believed that communism and capitalism could coexist with each other. T - Truman didn't think that Stalin needed to allow free elections in Eastern Europe. F - Stalin made certain promises at the Potsdam Conference that he ended up not keeping. T - Churchill believed that the Soviets were trying to set up an "iron curtain" by taking over its neighbors. 5/10 - ftff TTFT
Which country did the Soviets provide aid to during the Cold War?
Angola
Determine whether each characteristic is associated with Sputnik or Apollo.
Apollo - With this program, humans first landed on the moon. Apollo - Wehrner von Braun was influential with this program. Sputnik - This was the first unmanned satellite to orbit the Earth. Apollo - This program was designed to explore and control space. Sputnik - This was pushed into Earth's atmosphere by an intercontinental ballistic missle. Sputnik - As a result of this, the United States poured money into science education.
Why did Eisenhower order an embargo against Cuba?
Castro took over all of the U.S.-owned sugar mills.
Which of the following was a characteristic of "carpet bombing"?
Chemical warfare was used.
What caused resentment to increase between China and India?
China took control over Tibet.
Match the name of each leader to their description.
Dalai Lama - Religious leader who had to flee to India Jiang Jieshi -Leader who set up a Nationalist government Mao Zedong -Leader who sought to control all of his neighboring countries
What did Churchill's phrase iron curtain come to mean?
Europe was divided between democratic and Communist countries.
Determine wither each statement about the Vietnam War is true or false.
F - Fewer than 100,000 U.S. troops served in Vietnam. F - "Carpet bombing" helped garner U.S. support among Vietnamese peasants. T - War protests on the home front eventually encouraged the end of the Vietnam War. T - The United States got involved in Vietnam after two U.S. destroyers were attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin.
What strategy did Pol Pot use to take control of Cambodia?
He carried out mass killings.
What is one way in which Stalin broke a promise that was made at the Yalta Conference?
He wouldn't allow Eastern European countries to have free elections.
What was the Soviet Union's response to the formation of NATO?
It organized the Warsaw Pact.
What actions were evidence that Nikita Khrushchev did not approve of Joseph Stalin?
Khrushchev encouraged the destruction of all statues and monuments.
How was World War II different from any other war to that point in history?
NOT- It included tank battles. NOT - It was the most destructive. NOT - It decimated farmlands. NOT - It caused hunger and disease.
Why was Margaret Thatcher known as the "Iron Lady"?
She took a hard stance against Communism.
Determine whether each statement is true or false about Nixon's policies during the Cold War.
T - Nixon based his ideas for detente on realpolitik. T - Nixon felt that it was important to talk to the Soviet Union and China. F - Nixon convinced the Cubans to back down during the Cuban Missile Crisis. F - Nixon wanted the United States to have fewer missiles than the Soviet Union.
Which of the following is a reason that Communists were able to win the peasants' loyalty in northern China?
The Communists promoted literacy.
What allowed the UN to intervene when North Korea invaded South Korea?
The Soviet Union was purposely absent when the vote was taken.
What spurred Congress to fund the Marshall Plan?
The Soviets seized power in Czechoslovakia.
What caused the Chinese to send 300,000 troops to North Korea?
The UN troops pushed North Koreans to the Yalu River.
Why did the United States secretly fund both Iraq and Iran during the war between the two countries in 1980?
The United States wanted the balance of power in the region to remain the same.
What was significant about the Helsinki Accords?
The countries that signed it agreed to cooperate with each other.
What was achieved with the Agrarian Reform Law of 1950?
The government seized private land.
How were the Marshall Plan and Berlin Airlift similar to each other?
They both provided aid to people in need.
What did India and Indonesia have in common during the Cold War?
They were both nonaligned countries.
Match the following key terms and names with their appropriate definitions and descriptions.
United Nations -New York based international organization that was intended to protect the members against aggression. Iron Curtain - Winston Churchill's phrase to represent the division of Europe. Truman Doctrine - Truman's support for countries that reject communism. Marshall Plan - Provided food, machinery, and other materials to rebuild Western Europe. Cold War - Struggle over political differences carried on by means of short military action or war. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - Ten western European nations joined with the United States and Canada to form a defensive military alliance. Warsaw Pact - Soviet Union's response to NATO which included East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Albania. Brinkmanship - The willingness to go to the edge of war. Containment - Blocking Soviet influence and stopping the expansion of communism.
What played a key role in the French, Russian, Chinese, and Cuban revolutions?
the peasants' desire to break down class structures.
What is the primary reason that the United States funded Batista in Cuba and Somoza in Nicaragua?
to prevent the countries from becoming Communist
What was Khrushchev's main goal when he took power in 1953?
to purge the country of Stalin's memory
What was the main goal of the Vietnamese nationalists for the country of Vietnam?
to remove the French from power
