Question 1

Alexande   r attempted to create "Socialism with a Human Face" in Czechoslovakia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization operated under the principle of

Accepted Answer

A)  outlawing the escalating arms race. 
B)  allowing citizens to hold their country accountable for crimes against humanity. 
C)  collective security and mutual defense. 
D)  enforcing compliance with the decrees of the United Nations. 
E)  creating an orderly process of decolonization. 
A)  outlawing the escalating arms race. 
B)  allowing citizens to hold their country accountable for crimes against humanity. 
C)  collective security and mutual defense. 
D)  enforcing compliance with the decrees of the United Nations. 
E)  creating an orderly process of decolonization.

Question 3

What was the intention of the Truman Doctrine?

Accepted Answer

A)  To establish postwar economic recovery in Europe 
B)  To offer Western support to countries fighting communism 
C)  To speed reindustrialization of Germany 
D)  To require decolonization of European holdings 
E)  To formally divide Europe into spheres of influence 
A)  To establish postwar economic recovery in Europe 
B)  To offer Western support to countries fighting communism 
C)  To speed reindustrialization of Germany 
D)  To require decolonization of European holdings 
E)  To formally divide Europe into spheres of influence

Question 4

How did the Marshall Plan correlate to the extension of the Truman Doctrine as a reflection of Cold War diplomacy?

Accepted Answer

The Marshall Plan was originally offered

Question 5

What was the goal of the United States in the reconstruction period of World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  To establish democratic and capitalist markets in newly liberated regions. 
B)  To prevent the rise of dictatorships like those of Hitler and Mussolini. 
C)  To ensure a stable economy to avoid another Great Depression. 
D)  To rebuild economic markets for American industrial products. 
E)  All of these. 
A)  To establish democratic and capitalist markets in newly liberated regions. 
B)  To prevent the rise of dictatorships like those of Hitler and Mussolini. 
C)  To ensure a stable economy to avoid another Great Depression. 
D)  To rebuild economic markets for American industrial products. 
E)  All of these.

Question 6

The arms race portion of the cold war was intensified when

Accepted Answer

A)  the USSR sold nuclear technology to China. 
B)  the United States began to install missiles in Turkey. 
C)  the Soviet Union launched the first satellite into space. 
D)  Yuri Gagarin made the first manned space flight. 
E)  the United States devoted more than 40 percent of its annual income to maintaining military superiority. 
A)  the USSR sold nuclear technology to China. 
B)  the United States began to install missiles in Turkey. 
C)  the Soviet Union launched the first satellite into space. 
D)  Yuri Gagarin made the first manned space flight. 
E)  the United States devoted more than 40 percent of its annual income to maintaining military superiority.

Question 7

Almost half the presidents of the UN General Assembly have come from which faction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Communist bloc 
B)  Third World. 
C)  NATO states. 
D)  Africa. 
E)  Non-Aligned bloc. 
A)  Communist bloc 
B)  Third World. 
C)  NATO states. 
D)  Africa. 
E)  Non-Aligned bloc.

Question 8

The most dangerous confrontation of the Soviets and Americans was at the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What was remarkable about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  It established a code of allowable war tactics when UN intervention had failed. 
B)  It provided an internationally binding code of civil rights. 
C)  It allowed citizens to hold their governments accountable for human rights violations. 
D)  It established a court for the trials of Nazi war criminals. 
E)  It set fundamental guidelines for treatment of prisoners of war. 
A)  It established a code of allowable war tactics when UN intervention had failed. 
B)  It provided an internationally binding code of civil rights. 
C)  It allowed citizens to hold their governments accountable for human rights violations. 
D)  It established a court for the trials of Nazi war criminals. 
E)  It set fundamental guidelines for treatment of prisoners of war.

Question 10

The Prague Spring of 1968 was

Accepted Answer

A)  organized by French students protesting the crowded conditions of their classrooms. 
B)  organized by American students protesting the Vietnam War. 
C)  a series of reforms in Czechoslovakia. 
D)  a protest against the Soviet occupation of Hungary. 
E)  a protest against the proliferation of nuclear weapons. 
A)  organized by French students protesting the crowded conditions of their classrooms. 
B)  organized by American students protesting the Vietnam War. 
C)  a series of reforms in Czechoslovakia. 
D)  a protest against the Soviet occupation of Hungary. 
E)  a protest against the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Question 11

Although there were significant advances for women in Britain in the recovery period,real wages still lagged behind men's wages by

Accepted Answer

A)  15 to 20 percent. 
B)  20 to 30 percent. 
C)  30 to 50 percent. 
D)  more than 50 percent. 
E)  nothing; wages were required to be equal under the Labour Party reforms. 
A)  15 to 20 percent. 
B)  20 to 30 percent. 
C)  30 to 50 percent. 
D)  more than 50 percent. 
E)  nothing; wages were required to be equal under the Labour Party reforms.

Question 12

The comprehensive peace treaty to end World War II was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Helsinki Accords. 
B)  Geneva Convention. 
C)  percentages agreement. 
D)  Marshall Plan. 
E)  None of these. 
A)  Helsinki Accords. 
B)  Geneva Convention. 
C)  percentages agreement. 
D)  Marshall Plan. 
E)  None of these.

Question 13

The Cold War was caused by all of the following factors except

Accepted Answer

A)  the Lend-Lease program. 
B)  U.S. support of western Germany 
C)  financial recovery options through the Marshall Plan. 
D)  American backing of Israel in the middle East. 
E)  the Soviet Union's development of atomic weapons. 
A)  the Lend-Lease program. 
B)  U.S. support of western Germany 
C)  financial recovery options through the Marshall Plan. 
D)  American backing of Israel in the middle East. 
E)  the Soviet Union's development of atomic weapons.

Question 14

The point where France met resistance in Asian decolonization was in

Accepted Answer

A)  Korea. 
B)  Vietnam. 
C)  Bangladesh. 
D)  Cambodia. 
E)  Laos. 
A)  Korea. 
B)  Vietnam. 
C)  Bangladesh. 
D)  Cambodia. 
E)  Laos.

Question 15

The Postwar generation had significantly less access to college education than their parents' generation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Tito openly defied Stalin by

Accepted Answer

A)  refusing to enforce communism in Yugoslavia. 
B)  maintaining a close, independent relationship with Bulgaria. 
C)  maintaining a free-market economy among industries. 
D)  declining to join Cominform. 
E)  emphasizing private agriculture rather than nationalized industry. 
A)  refusing to enforce communism in Yugoslavia. 
B)  maintaining a close, independent relationship with Bulgaria. 
C)  maintaining a free-market economy among industries. 
D)  declining to join Cominform. 
E)  emphasizing private agriculture rather than nationalized industry.

Question 17

What are the origins of the cold war?

Accepted Answer

The wartime alliance of the Soviet Union

Question 18

Why did Edvar   d resign as president of Czechoslovakia in 1948?

Accepted Answer

A)  He objected to the Czech exclusion from the United Nations. 
B)  His proposal of the Warsaw Pact was rejected. 
C)  He sought capitalist reforms in Czechoslovakia. 
D)  He refused to sign a constitution that outlawed all but the Communist Party. 
E)  He refused to recognize the separation of the Czech Republic from Slovenia. 
A)  He objected to the Czech exclusion from the United Nations. 
B)  His proposal of the Warsaw Pact was rejected. 
C)  He sought capitalist reforms in Czechoslovakia. 
D)  He refused to sign a constitution that outlawed all but the Communist Party. 
E)  He refused to recognize the separation of the Czech Republic from Slovenia.

Question 19

Under the leadership of Clement Attlee,the Labour Party in postwar England imparted all of the following changes except

Accepted Answer

A)  nationalized medicine. 
B)  nationalized transportation. 
C)  nationalized the Bank of England. 
D)  reorganized the Church of England. 
E)  established government-funded pensions for all working citizens. 
A)  nationalized medicine. 
B)  nationalized transportation. 
C)  nationalized the Bank of England. 
D)  reorganized the Church of England. 
E)  established government-funded pensions for all working citizens.

Question 20

The nation that carried out its own communist revolution in 1949 was

Accepted Answer

A)  Cuba. 
B)  Afghanistan. 
C)  Pakistan. 
D)  China. 
E)  North Korea. 
A)  Cuba. 
B)  Afghanistan. 
C)  Pakistan. 
D)  China. 
E)  North Korea.

Exam 28: Europe Divided,1945-1968

Alexande r attempted to create "Socialism with a Human Face" in Czechoslovakia.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization operated under the principle of

What was the intention of the Truman Doctrine?

How did the Marshall Plan correlate to the extension of the Truman Doctrine as a reflection of Cold War diplomacy?

What was the goal of the United States in the reconstruction period of World War II?

The arms race portion of the cold war was intensified when

Almost half the presidents of the UN General Assembly have come from which faction?

The most dangerous confrontation of the Soviets and Americans was at the Cuban Missile Crisis.

What was remarkable about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

The Prague Spring of 1968 was

Although there were significant advances for women in Britain in the recovery period,real wages still lagged behind men's wages by

The comprehensive peace treaty to end World War II was the

The Cold War was caused by all of the following factors except

The point where France met resistance in Asian decolonization was in

The Postwar generation had significantly less access to college education than their parents' generation.

Tito openly defied Stalin by

What are the origins of the cold war?

Why did Edvar d resign as president of Czechoslovakia in 1948?

Under the leadership of Clement Attlee,the Labour Party in postwar England imparted all of the following changes except

The nation that carried out its own communist revolution in 1949 was

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