Question 1

Ho Chi Minh was a(n)____ nationalist and communist.

Accepted Answer

A) Korean 
B) Vietnamese 
C) Cambodian 
D) Indonesian 
E) Burmese 
A) Korean 
B) Vietnamese 
C) Cambodian 
D) Indonesian 
E) Burmese

Question 2

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
NATO

Accepted Answer

NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treat

Question 3

The Soviet blockade of Berlin was prompted by the efforts of the United States, France, and Britain to unify their zones of control within the city.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
women's liberation movement

Accepted Answer

The Women's Liberation Movement, also kn

Question 5

Discuss the major social changes affecting the status, expectations, and ambitions of women that occurred in Western society from 1945 to 1970.

Accepted Answer

The period from 1945 to 1970 saw signifi

Question 6

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
West Germany's "economic miracle"

Accepted Answer

The term "economic miracle" refers to th

Question 7

Discuss the events that divided the world into two heavily armed camps capable of obliterating one another with nuclear weapons carried by intercontinental missile systems.

Accepted Answer

The events that divided the world into t

Question 8

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Truman Doctrine

Accepted Answer

The Truman Doctrine was a policy impleme

Question 9

In 1959, ____ dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown by left-wing revolutionaries.

Accepted Answer

A) Spanish 
B) Mexican 
C) Portuguese 
D) Cuban 
E) Columbian 
A) Spanish 
B) Mexican 
C) Portuguese 
D) Cuban 
E) Columbian

Question 10

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Berlin Wall

Accepted Answer

The Berlin Wall was a barrier that divid

Question 11

What was Charles de Gaulle's position in the Cold War when he was president of France?

Accepted Answer

A) He closely aligned France with the Warsaw Pact nations. 
B) He made France the "third" nuclear power and pursued a largely independent political course. 
C) He let American policy guide France and other European nations. 
D) He made France the leading European power in NATO. 
E) He joined the non-aligned third-world nations. 
A) He closely aligned France with the Warsaw Pact nations. 
B) He made France the "third" nuclear power and pursued a largely independent political course. 
C) He let American policy guide France and other European nations. 
D) He made France the leading European power in NATO. 
E) He joined the non-aligned third-world nations.

Question 12

Compare and contrast the political, social, and economic histories of Eastern Europe and Western Europe in the postwar decades. What factors account for the differences?

Accepted Answer

The political, social, and economic hist

Question 13

Josip Broz (Tito)led the effort to create an independent communist state in

Accepted Answer

A) Romania. 
B) Albania. 
C) Yugoslavia. 
D) Hungary. 
E) Bulgaria. 
A) Romania. 
B) Albania. 
C) Yugoslavia. 
D) Hungary. 
E) Bulgaria.

Question 14

What event led Charles de Gaulle to withdraw from politics?

Accepted Answer

A) He was discredited by his links with the Communists. 
B) The United States wanted France out of Indochina. 
C) Radical union leaders constantly harassed him. 
D) He believed the Fourth Republic had become weak. 
E) He wanted to become king. 
A) He was discredited by his links with the Communists. 
B) The United States wanted France out of Indochina. 
C) Radical union leaders constantly harassed him. 
D) He believed the Fourth Republic had become weak. 
E) He wanted to become king.

Question 15

What was the name of the system of racial segregation in South Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) Jim Crow 
B) Apartheid 
C) Rapprochement 
D) Final Solution 
E) Aryan supremacy 
A) Jim Crow 
B) Apartheid 
C) Rapprochement 
D) Final Solution 
E) Aryan supremacy

Question 16

When did television become readily available in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) The early 1930s 
B) The late 1940s 
C) The late 1950s 
D) The early 1960s 
E) The early 1970s 
A) The early 1930s 
B) The late 1940s 
C) The late 1950s 
D) The early 1960s 
E) The early 1970s

Question 17

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Mahatma Gandhi

Accepted Answer

Mahatma Gandhi, also known as Mohandas K

Question 18

How did Truman and his Western European allies respond to Stalin's blockade of Berlin in 1948?

Accepted Answer

A) Building the Berlin Wall 
B) Airlifting supplies into Berlin 
C) Bombing Moscow 
D) Sending a UN force to reopen the access routes 
E) Threatening nuclear war 
A) Building the Berlin Wall 
B) Airlifting supplies into Berlin 
C) Bombing Moscow 
D) Sending a UN force to reopen the access routes 
E) Threatening nuclear war

Question 19

What is NATO?

Accepted Answer

A) A trade agreement 
B) A fabrication designed by the Central Intelligence Agency to mislead the Soviets 
C) An emergency relief agency 
D) A military alliance 
E) An international banking system 
A) A trade agreement 
B) A fabrication designed by the Central Intelligence Agency to mislead the Soviets 
C) An emergency relief agency 
D) A military alliance 
E) An international banking system

Question 20

Who was the first chancellor and "founding hero" of the West German Federal Republic?

Accepted Answer

A) Helmut Kohl 
B) Helmut Schmidt 
C) Willy Brandt 
D) Konrad Adenauer 
E) Walter Ulbricht 
A) Helmut Kohl 
B) Helmut Schmidt 
C) Willy Brandt 
D) Konrad Adenauer 
E) Walter Ulbricht

Exam 28: Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

Ho Chi Minh was a(n)____ nationalist and communist.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. NATO

The Soviet blockade of Berlin was prompted by the efforts of the United States, France, and Britain to unify their zones of control within the city.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. women's liberation movement

Discuss the major social changes affecting the status, expectations, and ambitions of women that occurred in Western society from 1945 to 1970.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. West Germany's "economic miracle"

Discuss the events that divided the world into two heavily armed camps capable of obliterating one another with nuclear weapons carried by intercontinental missile systems.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Truman Doctrine

In 1959, ____ dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown by left-wing revolutionaries.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Berlin Wall

What was Charles de Gaulle's position in the Cold War when he was president of France?

Compare and contrast the political, social, and economic histories of Eastern Europe and Western Europe in the postwar decades. What factors account for the differences?

Josip Broz (Tito)led the effort to create an independent communist state in

What event led Charles de Gaulle to withdraw from politics?

What was the name of the system of racial segregation in South Africa?

When did television become readily available in the United States?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Mahatma Gandhi

How did Truman and his Western European allies respond to Stalin's blockade of Berlin in 1948?

What is NATO?

Who was the first chancellor and "founding hero" of the West German Federal Republic?

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