Question 1

Which of the following does not describe the situation of many Third World nations in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had previously been controlled by European colonial empires. 
B)  They were politically unstable. 
C)  They remained outside the conflicts of the Cold War. 
D)  They established the Nonaligned Movement. 
A)  They had previously been controlled by European colonial empires. 
B)  They were politically unstable. 
C)  They remained outside the conflicts of the Cold War. 
D)  They established the Nonaligned Movement.

Question 2

Those who believe that the Cold War was mostly a misunderstanding use which level of analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Domestic 
B)  Systemic 
C)  Individual 
D)  Ideological 
A)  Domestic 
B)  Systemic 
C)  Individual 
D)  Ideological

Question 3

The Sputnik launch had what kind of an effect on international relations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Americans no longer had to worry about the possibility they could become victims in a nuclear war. 
B)  The Eisenhower administration significantly changed its defense policies. 
C)  The United States feared that the Soviets had gained a major technological advantage. 
D)  The Soviet Union chose not to publicize its technological advantage. 
A)  Americans no longer had to worry about the possibility they could become victims in a nuclear war. 
B)  The Eisenhower administration significantly changed its defense policies. 
C)  The United States feared that the Soviets had gained a major technological advantage. 
D)  The Soviet Union chose not to publicize its technological advantage.

Question 4

The Truman Doctrine called for the United States to

Accepted Answer

A)  Help nations throughout the world gain and keep their freedom. 
B)  Support Greece and Turkey with economic and financial aid. 
C)  Assume global and moral responsibility for stopping the Soviet Union. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Help nations throughout the world gain and keep their freedom. 
B)  Support Greece and Turkey with economic and financial aid. 
C)  Assume global and moral responsibility for stopping the Soviet Union. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 5

Was the United States correct in adopting the strategy of containment? Be sure to define containment and to discuss its development in your answer; give two historical examples of its application; and discuss the major costs and benefits of the strategy.

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&George Kennan-Soviet specialist in Ameri

Question 6

Define NSC-68.

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&Called for a major expansion of American

Question 7

Define the Reagan Doctrine. How was it applied?

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&Direct U.S. intervention and indirect su

Question 8

As a result of the war in Vietnam,

Accepted Answer

A)  The American public's enthusiasm for competition with the Soviet Union increased. 
B)  The United States' credibility with its allies was strengthened. 
C)  The Soviet Union was able to increase its standing in the Third World. 
D)  The U.S.-supported regime in South Vietnam stabilized. 
A)  The American public's enthusiasm for competition with the Soviet Union increased. 
B)  The United States' credibility with its allies was strengthened. 
C)  The Soviet Union was able to increase its standing in the Third World. 
D)  The U.S.-supported regime in South Vietnam stabilized.

Question 9

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan resulted in

Accepted Answer

A)  A U.S. boycott of the 1980 Olympics. 
B)  Increased Cold War tensions. 
C)  Increased defense spending by the United States. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  A U.S. boycott of the 1980 Olympics. 
B)  Increased Cold War tensions. 
C)  Increased defense spending by the United States. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 10

Discuss the application of realism, liberalism, and constructivism evident throughout the Cold War. Explain at least three historical events per theory.

Accepted Answer

During the Cold War, the application of

Question 11

What U.S. program proposed the creation of a highly ambitious ballistic missile defense system?

Accepted Answer

A)  SDI 
B)  SALT 
C)  ABM Treaty 
D)  INF Treaty 
A)  SDI 
B)  SALT 
C)  ABM Treaty 
D)  INF Treaty

Question 12

Discuss the successes of détente. Be sure to define détente, and discuss the U.S. approach to the Soviet Union during this time.

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&Détente: period of relaxed tensions betw

Question 13

Which event occurred at the end of World War II, causing alarm for Soviet foreign policy makers?

Accepted Answer

A)  The American invasion of the Soviet Union 
B)  The German reunification 
C)  The explosion of the atomic bomb 
D)  Détente 
A)  The American invasion of the Soviet Union 
B)  The German reunification 
C)  The explosion of the atomic bomb 
D)  Détente

Question 14

The United States took what action against the Soviet Union and Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Accepted Answer

A)  A naval blockade around Cuba 
B)  An invasion of Cuba 
C)  Surgical air strikes against Cuba 
D)  Nuclear attack against the Soviet Union 
A)  A naval blockade around Cuba 
B)  An invasion of Cuba 
C)  Surgical air strikes against Cuba 
D)  Nuclear attack against the Soviet Union

Question 15

When the Soviet Union retreated from the Middle East in 1946, the Truman administration concluded

Accepted Answer

A)  That appeasement was the best policy toward the Soviet Union. 
B)  That the best way to counter Soviet actions was to stand firm. 
C)  That the Soviet Union would cease all its expansionist activities. 
D)  That the Soviet Union could be forced out of eastern Europe. 
A)  That appeasement was the best policy toward the Soviet Union. 
B)  That the best way to counter Soviet actions was to stand firm. 
C)  That the Soviet Union would cease all its expansionist activities. 
D)  That the Soviet Union could be forced out of eastern Europe.

Question 16

During the Yom Kippur War, the United States and the Soviet Union both

Accepted Answer

A)  Pressured the oil-producing nations of the Middle East to impose an oil embargo. 
B)  Engaged in massive resupply operations of their respective allies. 
C)  Sent troops into Egypt, resulting in the first clash of U.S. and Soviet forces during the Cold War. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Pressured the oil-producing nations of the Middle East to impose an oil embargo. 
B)  Engaged in massive resupply operations of their respective allies. 
C)  Sent troops into Egypt, resulting in the first clash of U.S. and Soviet forces during the Cold War. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 17

For the United States, détente was intended to

Accepted Answer

A)  Give the Soviet Union a stake in the international system. 
B)  Explain its intervention in the Dominican Republic. 
C)  Justify the increased arms buildup of the 1980s. 
D)  Allow it to establish superiority over the Soviet Union. 
A)  Give the Soviet Union a stake in the international system. 
B)  Explain its intervention in the Dominican Republic. 
C)  Justify the increased arms buildup of the 1980s. 
D)  Allow it to establish superiority over the Soviet Union.

Question 18

Explain the differences in ideologies that might have led to the Cold War.

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&Open democracy versus closed totalitaria

Question 19

How could the Cold War have been all a misunderstanding?

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&Each side misperceived the intentions of

Question 20

Which document called for a major expansion of America's armed forces in an effort to add military instruments to the policy of containment?

Accepted Answer

A)  The U.S. Constitution 
B)  SALT Treaty 
C)  NSC-68 
D)  PPD-25 
A)  The U.S. Constitution 
B)  SALT Treaty 
C)  NSC-68 
D)  PPD-25

Which of the following does not describe the situation of many Third World nations in the 1950s?

Those who believe that the Cold War was mostly a misunderstanding use which level of analysis?

The Sputnik launch had what kind of an effect on international relations?

The Truman Doctrine called for the United States to

Was the United States correct in adopting the strategy of containment? Be sure to define containment and to discuss its development in your answer; give two historical examples of its application; and discuss the major costs and benefits of the strategy.

Define NSC-68.

Define the Reagan Doctrine. How was it applied?

As a result of the war in Vietnam,

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan resulted in

Discuss the application of realism, liberalism, and constructivism evident throughout the Cold War. Explain at least three historical events per theory.

What U.S. program proposed the creation of a highly ambitious ballistic missile defense system?

Discuss the successes of détente. Be sure to define détente, and discuss the U.S. approach to the Soviet Union during this time.

Which event occurred at the end of World War II, causing alarm for Soviet foreign policy makers?

The United States took what action against the Soviet Union and Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

When the Soviet Union retreated from the Middle East in 1946, the Truman administration concluded

During the Yom Kippur War, the United States and the Soviet Union both

For the United States, détente was intended to

Explain the differences in ideologies that might have led to the Cold War.

How could the Cold War have been all a misunderstanding?

Which document called for a major expansion of America's armed forces in an effort to add military instruments to the policy of containment?

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Exam 4: World Politics and Economics: the Cold War

Which of the following does not describe the situation of many Third World nations in the 1950s?

Those who believe that the Cold War was mostly a misunderstanding use which level of analysis?

The Sputnik launch had what kind of an effect on international relations?

The Truman Doctrine called for the United States to

Was the United States correct in adopting the strategy of containment? Be sure to define containment and to discuss its development in your answer; give two historical examples of its application; and discuss the major costs and benefits of the strategy.

Define NSC-68.

Define the Reagan Doctrine. How was it applied?

As a result of the war in Vietnam,

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan resulted in

Discuss the application of realism, liberalism, and constructivism evident throughout the Cold War. Explain at least three historical events per theory.

What U.S. program proposed the creation of a highly ambitious ballistic missile defense system?

Discuss the successes of détente. Be sure to define détente, and discuss the U.S. approach to the Soviet Union during this time.

Which event occurred at the end of World War II, causing alarm for Soviet foreign policy makers?

The United States took what action against the Soviet Union and Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

When the Soviet Union retreated from the Middle East in 1946, the Truman administration concluded

During the Yom Kippur War, the United States and the Soviet Union both

For the United States, détente was intended to

Explain the differences in ideologies that might have led to the Cold War.

How could the Cold War have been all a misunderstanding?

Which document called for a major expansion of America's armed forces in an effort to add military instruments to the policy of containment?

World Politics: Complexity and Competing Processes

Theory and World Politics

World Politics and Economics: 1648 1945

Imperialism and Its Survivors

Globalization and Fragmentation in a New World Order: 1991 to the Present

Security Theory and Practice

Contemporary Security Issues

World Politics: Trade and Investment

World Politics: Development

Human Issues: Demographic Trends

Resource Issues

Global Governance: International Law and Organizations

World Politics in Context

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