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World History Final Exam Review Set 10
Test Description: World History Final Exam Review set 10
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Daniel Ortega was
A
a U.S.-supported Nicaraguan dictator.
B
a U.S.-supported El Salvadoran dictator.
C
a leader of Contra forces in El Salvador.
D
a Sandinista leader in Nicaragua.
2) During the Cold War, most Third World countries could have been accurately described as being
A
aligned with the United States.
B
located in Eastern Europe.
C
established democracies.
D
developing nations.
3) During the Cold War, one of the nonaligned nations was
A
Cuba.
B
India.
C
Japan.
D
Poland.
4) How did Brezhnev's leadership of the Soviet Union differ from that of Khrushchev?
A
Khrushchev's policies were more directed toward Cuba than Brezhnev's had been.
B
Brezhnev repressed dissent at home and abroad more than Khrushchev had.
C
Brezhnev's policies were not as strongly felt on Eastern Europe as Khrushchev's.
D
Khrushchev repressed dissent at home and abroad more than Brezhnev had.
5) How did the Bay of Pigs failure lead to the Cuban missile crisis?
A
The Bay of Pigs troops were used to build the missile bases.
B
Khrushchev believed the United States was too weak to oppose Soviet expansion into Cuba.
C
Kennedy announced a blockade of Cuba as a result of the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion.
D
Castro protested his country's being used as a tool for the Cold War and asked Khrushchev to intervene.
6) How did the Cold War cause a change in U.S. policy toward Nicaragua?
A
The United States initially supported the Sandinistas but switched to the Contras when the Sandinistas sided with Marxists.
B
The United States built a nuclear base there to deter Communists.
C
The failed Bay of Pigs invasion ended U.S. military aid to Nicaragua.
D
Contra rebels in Nicaragua got help from the USSR so the US intervened for the ruling Sandinistas to stop the communists.
7) In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded
A
China.
B
Afghanistan.
C
Iran.
D
Cuba.
8) 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
German Democratic Republic, or East Germany
D
Soviet Union only
9) In the summer of 1968, forces from Warsaw Pact nations invaded
A
West Germany.
B
Czechoslovakia.
C
Afghanistan.
D
Hungary.
10) Islamic revolutionaries held more than 60 Americans hostage for over a year in
A
Iraq.
B
Palestine.
C
Syria.
D
Iran.
11) The Bay of Pigs was a failed attempt to overthrow
A
Fidel Castro.
B
Fulgencio Batista.
C
Anastasio Somoza.
D
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.
12) The Cuban missile crisis pitted Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev against President
A
Harry Truman.
B
John F. Kennedy.
C
Richard Nixon.
D
Lyndon Johnson.
13) The first American president to visit Communist China was
A
Richard Nixon.
B
Lyndon Johnson.
C
John F. Kennedy.
D
Jimmy Carter.
14) The goal of the Soviet policy known as destalinization was to
A
try to change the world's impression of Stalin.
B
purge the country of Stalin's memory.
C
release satellite nations from political controls imposed by Stalin.
D
deny that Stalin had done what he was believed to have done.
15) The policy of détente was mainly intended to
A
restrict the spread of communism.
B
call world attention to abuses of human rights.
C
solidify U.S. relations with its economic allies.
D
reduce Cold War tensions.
16) The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) program was backed by
A
Nikita Khrushchev.
B
Jimmy Carter.
C
Ronald Reagan.
D
Leonid Brezhnev.
17) The United States and the Soviet Union had a dangerous standoff over the presence of Soviet missiles in
A
Iran.
B
Afghanistan.
C
Cuba.
D
Iraq.
18) What event increased U.S. spending on education and technology?
A
establishment of the Warsaw Pact
B
Soviet launch of Sputnik
C
Chinese-Soviet treaty of friendship
D
Cuban Missile Crisis
19) What idea was the major justification for U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War era?
A
Vietnamization
B
Khmer Rouge
C
domino theory
D
nonaligned nations
20) What led the Soviets to blockade West Berlin in 1948?
A
the crash of a U2 spy flight over Soviet territory
B
the unification of the occupied zones of West Germany
C
Marshall Plan aid to Western Europe
D
the formation of NATO
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