Origins and Policies
Which U.S. policy provided financial aid to help rebuild Western European economies after World War II?
A. Truman Doctrine C. Marshall Plan
B. Warsaw Pact D. Command Economy
C. Marshall Plan
Of the following events which one came 1st?
*Soviet government attempts to overthrow Mikhail Gorbachev
*Soviet Union begins a war with Afghanistan
*Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the leader of the Soviet Union
*Reforms such as glasnost and perestroika instituted in Soviet Union
*Boris Yeltsin becomes president of the established Russian Federation.
1st *Soviet Union begins a war with Afghanistan
Which of these factors played a major role in preventing a war between the Soviet Union and the United States?
A. a successful rebuilding of relations between the Soviets and the Western Allies
B. the Soviet Union's stronger military compared to the United States
C. more Allied support to the United States than the Soviet Union
D. fear of a nuclear war between the two nations
D. fear of a nuclear war between the two nations
After which Cold War event did the United States and the Soviet Union enter a nuclear arms race?
A. Mao Zedong’s newly founded People’s Republic of China formed an alliance with the Soviet Union.
B. Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into two parts.
C. The Soviets detonated their first atomic bomb in 1949.
D. John Dulles, US secretary of state, introduced the policy of brinkmanship.
C. The Soviets detonated their first atomic bomb in 1949.
What term is a Cold War idea that says if one nation falls to communism, other will follow?
A. communism
B. brinksmanship
C. domino theory
D. annexed
E. command economy
C. domino theory
Name the U.S. policy that pledged to support nations resisting communism.
A. Truman Doctrine C. Marshall Plan
B. Brinksmanship D. Command Economy
A. Truman Doctrine
Of the following events which one came 2nd?
*Soviet government attempts to overthrow Mikhail Gorbachev
*Soviet Union begins a war with Afghanistan
*Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the leader of the Soviet Union
*Reforms such as glasnost and perestroika instituted in Soviet Union
*Boris Yeltsin becomes president of the established Russian Federation.
2nd *Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the leader of the Soviet Union
The Solidarity movement toppled Soviet control of which Eastern Bloc nation?
A. East Germany
B. Czechoslovakia
C. Russia
D. Poland
D. Poland
After Japan's surrender in WWII the allies gained what territory that the United States and Soviet Union divided in half at the 38th Parallel?
A. China
B. Korea
C. Vietnam
D. Germany
B. Korea
What term describes an economic system in which the government controls the production and prices of goods?
A. communism
B. brinksmanship
C. domino theory
D. annexed
E. command economy
E. command economy
Formed in 1949 this U.S.-led military alliance aimed to deter Soviet expansion in Europe?
A. Warsaw Pact C. Marshall Plan
B. United Nations D. NATO
D. NATO
Of the following events which one came 3rd?
*Soviet government attempts to overthrow Mikhail Gorbachev
*Soviet Union begins a war with Afghanistan
*Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the leader of the Soviet Union
*Reforms such as glasnost and perestroika instituted in Soviet Union
*Boris Yeltsin becomes president of the established Russian Federation.
3rd *Reforms such as glasnost and perestroika instituted in Soviet Union
What is the term for control of an area by military forces rather than by police or other civilian authorities?
A. annex C. brinkmanship
B. martial law D. communism
B. martial law
The Warsaw Pact and NATO are similar in which of the following ways?
A. They are examples of proxy wars during the Cold War.
B. They were all formed in the 1940s.
C. They are examples of alliances formed during the Cold War.
D. They were states that once existed in the Soviet Union.
C. They are examples of alliances formed during the Cold War.
What is the concept of having to do with a political system in which the means of production are controlled by the workers and all goods and services are distributed evenly?
A. communism
B. brinksmanship
C. domino theory
D. annexed
E. command economy
A. communism
What Soviet-led alliance formed in response to NATO in 1955?
A. Warsaw Pact C. Marshall Plan
B. United Nations D. The New Deal
A. Warsaw Pact
Of the following events which one came 4th?
*Soviet government attempts to overthrow Mikhail Gorbachev
*Soviet Union begins a war with Afghanistan
*Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the leader of the Soviet Union
*Reforms such as glasnost and perestroika instituted in Soviet Union
*Boris Yeltsin becomes president of the established Russian Federation.
4th *Soviet government attempts to overthrow Mikhail Gorbachev
Identify the 3 countries that would have supported the United States in the likely event of a war during the Cold War:
A.Britain, Hungary, France C.Italy, France, Albania
B.Britain, Italy, France D.Czechoslovakia,Itay, France
B.Britain, Italy, France
After the postwar division of Germany into East and West, what was the state of the German economy?
A. Both East and West Germany saw economic growth and prosperity.
B. West Germany remained poor, while East Germany flourished due to economic reforms.
C. Both East and West Germany continued to be poor and underdeveloped after the war.
D. West Germany prospered economically, while East Germany's growth was stunted.
D. West Germany prospered economically, while East Germany's growth was stunted.
What is the term used for taking control of a region by force?
A. martial law
B. brinksmanship
C. domino theory
D. annexed
E. command economy
D. annexed
How would the Marshall Plan prevent the spread of communism in Europe?
A. The Marshall Plan provided financial aid on the condition that the United States would act as adviser to the receiving nation's government.
B. The countries that received financial aid through the Marshall Plan were less likely to join the Communist Bloc.
C. The Marshall Plan required receiving nations to severely reduce trade with the Soviet Union and its satellite states.
D. The receiving nations under the Marshall Plan were strongly monitored by the United States and other Western Allies.
B. The countries that received financial aid through the Marshall Plan were less likely to join the Communist Bloc.
Of the following events which one came last?
*Soviet government attempts to overthrow Mikhail Gorbachev
*Soviet Union begins a war with Afghanistan
*Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the leader of the Soviet Union
*Reforms such as glasnost and perestroika instituted in Soviet Union
*Boris Yeltsin becomes president of the established Russian Federation
5th *Boris Yeltsin becomes president of the established Russian Federation
Identify the 3 countries that would have supported the Soviet Union in the likely event of a war during the Cold War:
A.Hungary, Czechoslovakia,Albania
B.Britain,Italy,France
C.Hungary,Italy,Albania
D.Czechoslovakia,France,Albania
A.Hungary, Czechoslovakia,Albania
What was the Soviet Union’s primary purpose in building the Berlin Wall?
A. to create a symbol of the boundary between Eastern and Western Europe
B. to protect East Germany from US attacks
C. to prevent East Germans from escaping to West Germany
D. to provide construction work to the laborers in East Berlin
C. to prevent East Germans from escaping to West Germany
What term is used for a policy of creating a dangerous situation or pushing a conflict to the limit of safety to force a desired result?
A. communism
B. brinksmanship
C. domino theory
D. annexed
E. command economy
B. brinksmanship