Cold War Test - Monday 3/28
One common characteristic of Capitalist economies is the need for (1) Agrarian workers (2) New markets (3) Totalitarian government control (4) Large tracts of land
(2) New markets
Which statement represents a characteristic of democracy? (1) Religious leaders control government policy. (2) Power in government is based in the consent of the governed. (3) The government limits the thoughts and actions of the people. (4) The laws of the government are made by influential military officers.
(2) Power in government is based in the consent of the governed.
What is the main idea of this cartoon? (1) The United Nations is usually successful in freeing nations from communist control. (2) Western nations are frustrated by the strength of communist control in Eastern Europe. (3) Nations of the West are willing to negotiate with the Soviet Union.(4) The Soviet Union will usually cooperate with the United Nations.
(2) Western nations are frustrated by the strength of communist control in Eastern Europe.
What was a major reason the Soviet Union established satellite states in Eastern Europe after World War II? (1) developing better trade relations with the West (2) creating a buffer zone against future invasions (3) participating in United Nations peacekeeping missions (4) controlling the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
(2) creating a buffer zone against future invasions
One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to (1) promote reunification of East Germany and West Germany (2) keep East Germans from fleeing to the Western sector of Berlin (3) complete the post-World War II rebuilding of Berlin (4) meet the requirements of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
(2) keep East Germans from fleeing to the Western sector of Berlin
What was a major reason for the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949? (1) to control European trade (2) to resist Soviet aggression (3) to support the blockade of Berlin (4) to strengthen communist governments
(2) to resist Soviet aggression
The political climate of the Cold War caused the world's two superpowers to (1) cooperate in halting the spread of communism (2) colonize Africa and Asia (3) Compete economically and militarily (4) protect human rights
(3) Compete economically and militarily
Which development in the history of Cuba occurred first? (1) The United States imposed a naval quarantine against Cuba. (2) The Soviet Union built missile sites in Cuba. (3) Fidel Castro forcibly took power in Cuba. (4) The communist government in Cuba seized foreign properties.
(3) Fidel Castro forcibly took power in Cuba.
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels encouraged workers to improve their lives by (1) electing union representatives (2) participating in local government (3) overthrowing the capitalist system (4) demanding pensions and disability insurance
(3) overthrowing the capitalist system
Capitalism is to private ownership as communism is to (1) supply and demand (2) laissez-faire (3) state control (4) self-determination
(3) state control
• Castro limits political opposition in Cuba. • Military junta controls over Argentina following coup d'etat. • The Sandinistas control Nicaragua. These events occurred during which of the following conflicts (1) The Spanish Civil War (2) World War II (3) the Cold War (4) the Persian Gulf War
(3) the Cold War
• Berlin airlift • Creation of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and the Warsaw Pact • Nuclear arms race These events were part of an era known as the (1) Age of Imperialism (2) Scientific Revolution (3) Enlightenment (4) Cold War
(4) Cold War
What was one concern associated with both the Korean War and the Vietnam War? (1) Kim Jong Il and Ho Chi Minh possessed nuclear weapons. (2) French colonial rule would continue to influence the region. (3) Renewed Japanese imperialism would trigger another world war (4) Communism would spread through eastern and southeastern Asia.
(4) Communism would spread through eastern and southeastern Asia.
The political ideas of Ho Chi Minh, Fidel Castro, and the Sandinistas of Nicaragua were strongly influenced by the writings of (1) Confucius (2) Desmond Tutu (3) Mohandas Gandhi (4) Karl Marx
(4) Karl Marx
• Castro limits political opposition in Cuba. • Military junta controls over Argentina following coup d'etat. • The Sandinistas control Nicaragua. Which statement describes a similarity in these situations? (1) Civil liberties were promoted. (2) Voting rights were extended to women. (3) Leaders won the support of all groups. (4) One group seized power and limited opposition.
(4) One group seized power and limited opposition.
The 38th parallel in Korea and the 17th parallel in Vietnam were used to mark (1) boundaries created by mountain ranges (2) demarcation lines instituted by papal authority (3) territorial claims disputed between ethnic minorities (4) political divisions established between communist and non-communist territories
(4) political divisions established between communist and non-communist territories
The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to (1) restore Japanese economic development (2) provide military aid to Middle Eastern allies (3) assure nationalist success in the Chinese civil war (4) provide for economic recovery in Western Europe
(4) provide for economic recovery in Western Europe
What was the result of the Vietnam war?
Entire country of Vietnam became the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
What does the 38th parallel separate?
Northern and Southern Korea
What does the 17th parallel separate?
Northern and Southern Vietnam
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Soviets placed nuclear missiles in Cuba
What was the Marshall Plan?
The US gives $13 billion in aid to rebuild Western Europe after the destruction of WWII
What was the Truman Doctrine?
US provides aid to anyone who was resisting communism
What was the US farm policy during the cold war?
containment
What is containment?
stopping the spread of communism
