Exam 34: East Versus West: Cold War and Its Global Impact, 1945-Present

The failed attempt to overthrow Gorbachev was known as the

Who followed Truman as president of the United States?

To improve conditions in the Soviet Union, Gorbachev promoted glasnost, or

Where did the Cold War intensify after a French defeat in the 1950s?

Which Soviet leader attempted to relax restrictions and restructure society in the USSR in the 1980s?

In which legendary court case was "separate but equal" education struck down?

Who was Patrice Lumumba and why did the United States oppose him?

Which American president wanted to reduce U.S. defense costs by adopting a policy of massive retaliation?

Which American president referred to the Soviet Union as an "evil empire"?

The Cold War was an ideological conflict between Communism and

In which country was the notion of "socialism with a human face" introduced?

Under which American president were post-war Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts passed?

Evaluate Gorbachev's attempts at restructuring the USSR.

Détente got a major boost when which of these came to power?

Boris Yeltsin's presidency was plagued by rebellions in

In the 1950s and 1960s, Europe was

The Soviet Union's economic response to the Marshall Plan was the

Bloody ethnic conflicts in Bosnia and Kosovo resulted from the disintegration of

Under de Gaulle, France withdrew from

After the Cold War, the United States aggressive sought to overthrow Communism in Eastern Europe.