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Ch 17 Set 1
Test Description: Ch 17 set 1
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1) Daniel Ortega was
A
a U.S.-supported Nicaraguan dictator.
B
a U.S.-supported El Salvadoran dictator.
C
a Sandinista leader in Nicaragua.
D
a leader of Contra forces in El Salvador.
2) During the Cold War, most Third World countries could have been accurately described as being
A
developing nations.
B
located in Eastern Europe.
C
established democracies.
D
aligned with the United States.
3) During the Cold War, one of the nonaligned nations was
A
Japan.
B
India.
C
Cuba.
D
Poland.
4) During the Cultural Revolution, who were the new heroes of China?
A
intellectuals who worked with their mind
B
artists who worked with their creativity
C
commune leaders who directed the work of others
D
peasants who worked with their hands
5) During the war in Korea, what did President Truman and Douglas MacArthur disagree strongly about?
A
whether to attempt to cross the 38th parallel
B
the use of nuclear weapons
C
whether China posed a threat to South Korea
D
American involvement
6) How did Brezhnev's leadership of the Soviet Union differ from that of Khrushchev?
A
Khrushchev repressed dissent at home and abroad more than Brezhnev had.
B
Brezhnev's policies were not as strongly felt on Eastern Europe as Khrushchev's.
C
Brezhnev repressed dissent at home and abroad more than Khrushchev had.
D
Khrushchev's policies were more directed toward Cuba than Brezhnev's had been.
7) How did the Bay of Pigs failure lead to the Cuban missile crisis?
A
Kennedy announced a blockade of Cuba as a result of the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion.
B
The Bay of Pigs troops were used to build the missile bases.
C
Castro protested his country's being used as a tool for the Cold War and asked Khrushchev to intervene.
D
Khrushchev believed the United States was too weak to oppose Soviet expansion into Cuba.
8) How did the Cold War cause a change in U.S. policy toward Nicaragua?
A
The United States built a nuclear base there to deter Communists.
B
The failed Bay of Pigs invasion ended U.S. military aid to Nicaragua.
C
The Contra rebels in Nicaragua got help from the Soviets, and the U.S. intervened on behalf of the ruling Sandinistas.
D
The United States initially helped the Sandinistas but switched to the Contras when the Sandinistas became Communist.
9) In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded
A
Iraq.
B
Afghanistan.
C
Cuba.
D
China.
10) In the 1940s and 1950s, what did the region described as being behind the iron curtain include?
A
Soviet Union and its satellite nations
B
democratic nations of Western Europe
C
Soviet Union only
D
German Democratic Republic, or East Germany
11) In the summer of 1968, forces from Warsaw Pact nations invaded
A
Czechoslovakia.
B
Afghanistan.
C
China.
D
Hungary.
12) In what way did the existence of two Chinas intensify the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?
A
The United States and the Soviet Union fought to enlarge their spheres of influence in Asia, creating a divided Korea.
B
All of these.
C
The People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union pledged to defend each other should the need arise.
D
The United States actively supported the Republic of China, and the Soviets did the same for the People's Republic of China.
13) Islamic revolutionaries held more than 60 Americans hostage for over a year in
A
Iraq.
B
Turkey.
C
Iran.
D
Afghanistan.
14) John F. Kennedy's immediate successor as U.S. president was
A
Jimmy Carter.
B
Lyndon Johnson.
C
Ronald Reagan.
D
Richard Nixon.
15) Mao's Great Leap Forward program
A
resulted in a victory in the Korean War.
B
brought China into the modern era.
C
was the cause of the Soviet-China split.
D
was an astounding failure, resulting in millions of deaths and a move backward industrially.
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