Chapter 28
The weakness of big science was
It's high cost
How did the Soviet union and eastern European communist regimes treat displaced persons returning home after war
As politically unreliable because of their exposure to Western European society.
The ultimate goal of the plan for an international organization to coordinate Cole and steel production in Europe was too
Behind the members of the common market so closely that war would be unthinkable
How did Britain pursue different social policies the most of western European nations in the postwar era
Britain instituted a cradle to grave welfare state
In 1954, Vietnam obtained independence from
France
Why did the council of Europeans failed to evolve into a European Parliament with Sovereign rights
Great Britain consistently opposed conceding any real political power and sovereignty to the council
How did the Pied-Noirs complicate the experience of decolonization in Algeria?
Having lived in Algeria for several generations these European Algerians threatened revolt against France if France did not oppose the Islamic independence movement
Why did Charles de Gaulle withdraw France from NATO
He viewed the United States as the main threat to French independence.
Which of the following best characterizes the results of the Marshall plan
It was one of the most successful foreign aid programs in history, preventing economic collapse in Western Europe.
How did Mao gain the support of the peasantry in China
Mao promised to expropriate land from the large landowners
What was the consequence of Roosevelts agreement with Stalin at the Teheran conference that the British American armies would launch a frontal assault on France
Only Soviet troops would liberate Eastern Europe
How did Big Science foster the Green Revolution?
Research into agriculture greatly increased the world food supply, using fewer workers and more productivity per acre
After World War II the Soviet union
Returned to the rigid dictatorship of the 1930s
All of the following correctly describe decolonization of the Belgian Congo except
The Congolese political leaders promoted a Marxist agenda
Why was West Germany allowed to build an army after 1955
The German army would permit Germany to defend itself from attack by the Soviet Union.
How did the Soviet union initially organize the eastern European nations as it throughout pro Nazi regimes
The Soviet union created coalition Governments of left his political parties but reversed key government post for Moscow trained communist
By the time of the Yalta conference The position of the Soviet union was much stronger in negotiations with the United States and Great Britain for all of the following reasons except
The Soviet union had develops in the technology to Detontate a nuclear warhead
What did the Korean war demonstrate about Cold War relations
The United States and Soviet union would avoid open conflict in Europe but would engage in open conflict elsewhere in the world
How did the United States respond to the decolonization movement
The United States had long opposed empire and encouraged European nations to let go of their former colonies.
The goals of the treaty of Rome in 1957 included all of the following except
The elimination of borders
Which of the following best characterizes the east German governments response to the nationwide demonstrations against poor wages and working conditions in 1953
The government permitted Soviet troops to put down the revolt
During the 1950s the Christian Democrats across Europe endorsed all of the following positions except
They supported socialist economic policies
Changes in the structure of European society after World War II were primarily the result of
economic and technological transformation
In the 1950s and 1960s what became the basic objective of all western European governments
economic growth
The advancement in military weaponry and the space race
fostered a revolution in computer technology.
The growth of the middle class in the postwar era has been attributed primarily to
increased demand for technologists and managers
The Bretton woods agreement of 1944 accomplished all of the following except
requiring all Western nations to abandon the gold standard.
Khrushchev's de-Stalinization campaign included all of the following except
the Communist Party permitted elections at the local level from among competing communist candidate for office.
Jews in Palestine proclaimed the state of Israel
when the British withdrew from Palestine in 1948.
