Question 1

Polish uprisings against Soviet oppression included all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  election of Wladislaw Gomulka.
B)  allowing the restoration of the Catholic Church.
C)  opting out of the Warsaw pact.
D)  ending participation in forced collectivization
E)  allowing continuation of Communism rather than Stalinism.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Berlin Wall

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The Berlin Wall was a fortified barrier ...

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Khrushchev and "different roads to socialism"

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Nikita Khrushchev was a Soviet statesman...

Question 4

As a demonstration of his willingness to participate in "peaceful coexistence," in 1955 Khrushchev called for Soviet withdrawal from ​

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A)  East Germany
B)  Hungary
C)  Austria.
D)  Manchuria.
E)  Yugoslavia.F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

How did the wars in Korea and Vietnam relate to the Cold War and affect its course? In what way was the Cuban Missile Crisis a turning point in the Cold War?

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The wars in Korea and Vietnam were both ...

Question 6

China's long isolation from the West began to end with the opening to America that was accomplished by

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A)  Hubert Humphrey and Lyndon Johnson.
B)  John F. Kennedy and John Foster Dulles.
C)  Dwight Eisenhower and Dean Rusk.
D)  Harry Truman and Dean Acheson.
E)  Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

All except which of the following developments occurred at the Yalta Conference held in 1945?

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A)  The Allies agreed to a process of free elections in the liberated nations of Europe.
B)  Roosevelt reassured Stalin that the Soviet Union's legitimate territorial and security concerns would be met.
C)  The establishment of the United Nations was agreed to by the Allies.
D)  The leaders of the three Allied nations were deeply divided over the future of Japan.
E)  The three Allied leaders were seemingly in broad agreement about the immediate future.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 8

What role did Germany in general, and Berlin in particular, play in the evolution of the Cold War? Include in the discussion historical, ideological, and geographical factors.

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Germany, and Berlin in particular, playe...

Question 9

How did the relationship between China and the Soviet Union evolve after 1948? What disagreements brought about an end to the Sino-Soviet alliance in 1961? Which factors appear to have been most important? How did a renewed U.S.-Sino relationship shape history after the mid-1970s?

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The relationship between China and the S...

Question 10

Which island was increasingly seen by United States as a crucial element in American defense strategy in the Pacific during the winter of 1949-1950?

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A)  Oahu
B)  Hong Kong
C)  Taiwan
D)  Sakhalin
E)  Hainan.F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Douglas MacArthur and the Yalu River and Chinese "volunteers"

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Douglas MacArthur was a prominent United...

Question 12

"Star Wars" was John F. Kennedy's plan to send men to the moon by the end of the 1960s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

All of the following are true about the Berlin Airlift except

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A)  it was accompanied by a publicly stated American threat to use atomic weapons on Moscow if Soviet planes attacked allied aircraft.
B)  it was a result of Stalin's effort to prevent the creation of a separate West German state.
C)  it resulted in an increase of tension between the superpowers.
D)  it provided Berlin with daily supplies.
E)  it did not block the separation of Germany into two states in 1949.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 14

As a result of the American opening to China,

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A)  joint pressure was applied to ease Indian troops out of Sri Lanka.
B)  the two sides agreed to set aside their differences over Taiwan.
C)  the Chinese and Americans officially broke relations with the Soviet Union.
D)  the United States rejected the concept of the reunification of Taiwan with the mainland.
E)  cooperation between America and China, for the purpose of curtailing Soviet Asian encroachment, disappeared.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
the Third World

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The term "Third World" originated during...

Question 16

After a peace treaty was signed in Paris in 1973 to end the Second Indochinese War,

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A)  President Johnson decided to escalate the fighting in nearby Laos.
B)  North and South Vietnam settled their differences peacefully.
C)  America took control of all of Vietnam.
D)  North Vietnam couldn't reach a political accord with South Vietnam, and finally attacked and defeated the south two years later.
E)  the United States elected Richard Nixon as its new president.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

In spite of President Eisenhower's promise in the 1950s to "roll back" communism, in reality United States officials realized that any intervention in Eastern Europe could lead to nuclear war.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
cultural exchange program

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A cultural exchange program is an initia...

Question 19

The Marshall Plan was a military alliance directed against Soviet aggression.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Korean War

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A)  was fought by a United Nations force composed mainly of South Korean and United States troops against North Korean forces and, after late 1950, Chinese "volunteers."
B)  began only five months after the Soviet and American governments had established a new, unified government there and withdrawn their armies of occupation.
C)  was caused by domestic disagreements between Korean factions in the south.
D)  involved large numbers of Chinese troops after United Nations air forces bombed Manchuria.
E)  was finally won when 250,000 American troops captured the North Korean capital after a four-month siege.F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Exam 13: East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Polish uprisings against Soviet oppression included all of the following EXCEPT

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As a result of the American opening to China,

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"Star Wars" was John F. Kennedy's plan to send men to the moon by the end of the 1960s.

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After a peace treaty was signed in Paris in 1973 to end the Second Indochinese War,

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How did the relationship between China and the Soviet Union evolve after 1948? What disagreements brought about an end to the Sino-Soviet alliance in 1961? Which factors appear to have been most important? How did a renewed U.S.-Sino relationship shape history after the mid-1970s?

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. the Third World

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China's long isolation from the West began to end with the opening to America that was accomplished by

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. Douglas MacArthur and the Yalu River and Chinese "volunteers"

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All except which of the following developments occurred at the Yalta Conference held in 1945?

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Which island was increasingly seen by United States as a crucial element in American defense strategy in the Pacific during the winter of 1949-1950?

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All of the following are true about the Berlin Airlift except

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The Korean War

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. Khrushchev and "different roads to socialism"

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As a demonstration of his willingness to participate in "peaceful coexistence," in 1955 Khrushchev called for Soviet withdrawal from ​

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The Marshall Plan was a military alliance directed against Soviet aggression.

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. cultural exchange program

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In spite of President Eisenhower's promise in the 1950s to "roll back" communism, in reality United States officials realized that any intervention in Eastern Europe could lead to nuclear war.

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. Berlin Wall

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What role did Germany in general, and Berlin in particular, play in the evolution of the Cold War? Include in the discussion historical, ideological, and geographical factors.

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How did the wars in Korea and Vietnam relate to the Cold War and affect its course? In what way was the Cuban Missile Crisis a turning point in the Cold War?

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