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Ch. 19 The Cold War Era

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The Eastern bloc became dominated by the Soviets
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when the Red Army supported their communist governments.
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When Eastern Europeans revolted in the 1950s and 1960s,
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the Soviets responded with military force.
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Look at the infographic on the arms race in Text 4. Which statement best describes the arms control agreements of the Cold War era?
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They got stronger and more limiting.
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Which of the following is an example of the policy of containment?
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the United States supporting Greeks fighting communism
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The U.S. economy is different from the former Soviet Union's economy because in the United States,
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there is more economic freedom.
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There were few recessions in the postwar United States because
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foreign trade was booming.
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During the 1960s, what happened to U.S. government social programs?
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They were expanded.
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In the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan and the Republican Party
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cut taxes and social programs
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The West Germans rebuilt their country
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by building new factories.
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Japan became an economic power by
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keeping its tariffs high.
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What is the main reason Mao Zedong was able to make China communist?
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The peasants supported him because he promised them land.
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Why did Mao's reforms fail?
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His bad policies along with poor weather led to famine, and many people died.
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Why did U.S. leaders play the China card?
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They saw the Soviet Union as a greater threat.
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The United Nations intervened in North Korea because the
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North Koreans invaded South Korea.
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Why did Korea remain divided after the Korean War?
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North and South Korea negotiated a ceasefire but not a peace treaty.
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Why did the Vietnamese fight the French in Indochina?
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The Viet Minh wanted independence.
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Which of the following accurately describes the sequence of events that led to U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
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The United States first sent only aid and military advisors to assist the South Vietnamese in their struggle; however, after a U.S. warship was torpedoed, the U.S. sent troops.
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U.S. leaders withdrew troops from Vietnam because
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they realized that they could not win the war (and public opinion)
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The term "boat people" refers to
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South Vietnamese who fled the communist victors
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Which is the BEST characterization of the conflict in Cambodia?
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an ideological conflict that became a genocide
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Which of the following BEST characterizes the situation in the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s?
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There was very little political freedom, and the economy was stagnating.
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The difference between glasnost and perestroika is
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Glasnost created greater freedom of expression; perestroika reformed the government and economy.
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One effect of glasnost was that
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governments in Eastern Europe introduced reform
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Which of the following gives the correct sequence of events describing the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe in 1988-1989?
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Gorbachev initiated glasnost, the Hungarians introduced reforms, East Germans protested, and the Berlin Wall fell
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Since the end of the Cold War,
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Cuba has remained committed to communist ideals.