world history cold war test

which leader won chinas civil war and what name did he give to the country?

Mao Zedong, peoples republic of china

french intended to recolonize indo china after world war 2 united states desire to prevent the spread of communism united states support for the french in southeast asia these ideas are most clearly associated with the?

causes of the conflict in vietnam

to stop the spread of communism the US adopted a policy toward the soviet union of

containment

the marshall plan in western europe after world war 2 strengthened the forces of?

democracy

one way in which the korean war and the vietnam war are similar is that both

developed from cold war tensions

during the cold war, most third world countries could have been accurately describes as being...

developed nations

what idea was used to justify US foreign policy, during the cold war era

domino theory

one effect of the cold war was

increased political tension world wide

in this passage mao zedong is suggesting that china

join with the soviet union as a partner in communism

which of the following were barked by the communists during the cold war

north korea chin north vietnam

what started the korean war?

north korea invaded south korea

who were the veitcong

pro communist south vietnamese

the purpose of the marshall plan after world war 2 was to

rebuild national economies to stabilize governments

the policy of detente was mainly intended to

reduce cold war tensions

which two communist countries had a split over leadership issues

russia and cuba

in the early years of cold war mao zedong recieved aid from the

soviets

which statement about the united nations is a fact rather than an opinion

the membership of the united nations has increased since its formation

which two groups fought a civil war in china both before and after world war 2?

the nationalists and communists

how did the two superpowers that emerged during the cold war compete for influences over other nations?

the soviet union and the united states competed by offering economic and military aid to less developed countris

which statement about the spread of nuclear weapons is in fact rather than opinion

the united states and russia signed a strategic arms treaty during the 1970s

which of the following was not a tactic used by the superpowers during the cold war to influence third world nations?

threatened nuclear attacks

the warsaw pact sought to

to create a military alliance between soviet union and various eastern european nations

NATO was formed

to form a joint military alliance to protect communist aggression

one reason the united states supported south korea was

to oppose the spread of communism

what was a major reason for the formation of the north atlantic treaty organization (NATO) in 1949

to resist soviet aggression

what was the purpose of the truman doctrine

to support countries that rejected communism

which of the following worked together to produce similar goals?

truman doctrine and containment

which of the following is an incorrect statement about the korean war?

two years after the fighting ended the north took over the south

the term "iron curtain" refers to the

western boundary of soviet domination in europe during the cold war

which of these groups were the major supporters of the 20th century communist revolutions

workers and peasants