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Ch 17 Set 2
Test Description: Ch 17 Set 2
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1) The Bay of Pigs was a failed attempt to overthrow
A
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.
B
Fidel Castro.
C
Fulgencio Batista.
D
Anastasio Somoza.
2) The Cuban missile crisis pitted Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev against President
A
Lyndon Johnson.
B
Richard Nixon.
C
John F. Kennedy.
D
Harry Truman.
3) The first American president to visit Communist China was
A
Lyndon Johnson.
B
Richard Nixon.
C
Jimmy Carter.
D
John F. Kennedy.
4) The goal of the Soviet policy known as destalinization was to
A
release satellite nations from political controls imposed by Stalin.
B
try to change the world's impression of Stalin.
C
deny that Stalin had done what he was believed to have done.
D
purge the country of Stalin's memory.
5) The policy of détente was mainly intended to
A
restrict the spread of communism.
B
reduce Cold War tensions.
C
call world attention to abuses of human rights.
D
solidify U.S. relations with its economic allies.
6) The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) program was backed by
A
Nikita Khrushchev.
B
Jimmy Carter.
C
Leonid Brezhnev.
D
Ronald Reagan.
7) The United States and the Soviet Union had a dangerous standoff over the presence of Soviet missiles in
A
Afghanistan.
B
Iraq.
C
Iran.
D
Cuba.
8) What action did General MacArthur take during the Korean War that immediately led to his discharge?
A
was unable to stop the South Korean capital of Seoul from being captured
B
suggested that nuclear arms be used against North Korea
C
allowed the Korean War to escalate to a war between China and the United States
D
attempted to use the press and Congress to go over the president's head
9) What economic system was used to reshape China's economy after the civil war?
A
communism
B
social democracy
C
laissez faire
D
capitalism
10) What event increased U.S. spending on education and technology?
A
Chinese-Soviet treaty of friendship
B
Soviet launching of a space satellite
C
Cuban missile crisis
D
establishment of the Warsaw Pact
11) What idea was the major justification for U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War era?
A
Khmer Rouge
B
Vietnamization
C
domino theory
D
nonaligned nations
12) What is the official name of the country commonly known as Iran?
A
Ayatollah Khomeiniran
B
Iran
C
People's Republic of Iran
D
Islamic Republic of Iran
13) What led the Soviets to blockade West Berlin?
A
the formation of NATO
B
the unification of West Germany
C
Marshall Plan aid to western Europe
D
the crash of a U2 spy flight over Soviet territory
14) What was the name of the alliance established by European Communist nations in response to NATO?
A
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
B
Iron Curtain
C
Warsaw Pact
D
Second World
15) What was the primary goal for the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan?
A
to reestablish the Communist regime over Islamic fundamentalists in Afghanistan
B
to fight an indirect war with the United States
C
to cause the United States to boycott the 1980 Olympics
D
to gain control of Iran's oil supplies
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