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Cold War Events Review
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1) Agreements made at the Yalta and Potsdam conferences near the end of World War 2 resulted in
A
Creation of the arms control agreements
B
Invasion of the Soviet Union by the Allies
C
Control of the Korean peninsula by the United Nations forces
D
Division of Germany into zones of occupation
2) The Yalta and Potsdam Conference were a major contribution to what?
A
Vietnam War
B
Cold War
C
WWII
D
Korean War
3) The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were established to
A
put down the Hungarian Revolution
B
contain communism
C
end the Soviet blockade of Berlin
D
destroy the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
4) Which United States foreign policy was used to maintain the independence of Greece and Turkey after World War II?
A
neutrality
B
nonalignment
C
militarism
D
containment
5) The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were designed to
A
restore democratic rule in Haiti
B
prevent Iraq’s takeover of Kuwait
C
promote economic and political stability in Europe
D
end German demands for the Sudetenland
6) The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to
A
assure nationalist success in the Chinese civil war
B
provide military aid to Middle Eastern allies
C
provide for economic recovery in Western Europe
D
restore Japanese economic development
7) What was the purpose behind the construction of the Berlin Wall?
A
testing the viability of technological innovations
B
safeguarding industrial secrets
C
protecting the power of a regime
D
discouraging the movement of pastoral herders
8) The destruction of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet Union signify the
A
power of the European Union
B
collapse of the Taliban
C
end of the Cold War
D
strength of the Warsaw Pact
9) One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to
A
complete the post–World War II rebuilding of Berlin
B
keep East Germans from fleeing to the Western sector of Berlin
C
promote reunification of East Germany and West Germany
D
meet the requirements of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
10) The events that took place in Hungary in the 1950s and in Czechoslovakia in the 1960s demonstrated the Soviet Union’s
A
determination to maintain political control over Eastern Europe at that time
B
influence on the economies of developing nations
C
attempts to promote its artistic and literary achievements in Western Europe
D
support of nationalism among satellite nations
11) The 1956 invasion of Hungary and the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union were attempts to
A
prevent German militarism from spreading throughout Europe
B
decrease Cold War tensions between Eastern Europe and the United States
C
provide humanitarian aid to the ethnic minorities of these nations
D
keep Communist governments in power in Eastern Europe
12) In the 30 years after World War II, which area was most influenced by the Soviet Union?
A
Eastern Europe
B
Central America
C
Southeast Asia
D
North Africa
13) The Soviet Union’s reaction to the 1968 revolt in Czechoslovakia was to
A
withdraw Soviet troops from Eastern Europe
B
send Soviet troops to occupy Czechoslovakia
C
bring the matter to the attention of the United Nations
D
permit limited political and economic reforms in Czechoslovakia
14) What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?
A
supplying West Berlin with necessities during the Soviet blockade
B
helping defeat the German military
C
assisting people trying to escape from East Berlin
D
forcing the Soviet Union to end its occupation of East Germany
15) The Truman Doctrine and the Berlin Airlift were examples of the United States foreign policy of
A
colonialism
B
detente
C
nonalignment
D
containment
16) Which event marked the beginning of the space race with the Soviet Union?
A
Berlin airlift
B
U-2 spy plane incident
C
launch of Sputnik
D
creation of the space shuttle program
17) Which was a major purpose of the United States and its wartime Allies at the World War II summit conference held in Yalta and Potsdam?
A
to reveal the events of the Holocaust to the world
B
to plan the political future of defeated nations
C
to coordinate the development and use of the atomic bomb
D
to establish the rules of conduct for the Cold War
18) The invasion of Hungary, construction of the Berlin Wall, and invasion of Czechoslovakia are all related to
A
the Soviet Union's acceptance of capitalism.
B
Gorbachev's introduction of the policy of glasnost.
C
Hitler's efforts to promote national socialism.
D
attempts by the Soviet Union to strengthen communist control.
19) One goal of the Marshall Plan (1947) was to
A
rebuild the economy of Western Europe
B
bring Nazi war criminals to trial in Nuremberg
C
provide defensive weapons to Great Britain
D
fund the construction of the iron curtain
20) The Great Wall of China and the Berlin Wall were both intended to
A
limit the movement of peoples
B
keep people from smuggling illegal goods
C
halt the spread of communism
D
isolate unpopular movements
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