Question 1

Which American president opened relations with China?

Accepted Answer

A)  John F. Kennedy 
B)  Lyndon Johnson 
C)  Richard Nixon 
D)  Ronald Reagan 
A)  John F. Kennedy 
B)  Lyndon Johnson 
C)  Richard Nixon 
D)  Ronald Reagan

Question 2

Which of these took place in May 1960, forestalling an early end to the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Khrushchev's secret speech 
B)  the U-2 Affair 
C)  the Paris summit conference 
D)  the Cuban Missile Crisis 
A)  Khrushchev's secret speech 
B)  the U-2 Affair 
C)  the Paris summit conference 
D)  the Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 3

Compare and contrast the Truman Doctrine with the Brezhnev Doctrine.

Accepted Answer

The Truman Doctrine and the Brezhnev Doc

Question 4

How did the opening of contact with China influence Soviet-U.S. relations?

Accepted Answer

A)  It soured relations, bringing the two nations to the brink of war. 
B)  It led to the Bay of Pigs crisis. 
C)  It prompted the Soviet Union to be more conciliatory. 
D)  It accelerated the arms race. 
A)  It soured relations, bringing the two nations to the brink of war. 
B)  It led to the Bay of Pigs crisis. 
C)  It prompted the Soviet Union to be more conciliatory. 
D)  It accelerated the arms race.

Question 5

What was the United States' pledge to intervene to protect any country threatened by armed minorities or outside pressure called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Truman Doctrine 
B)  NATO 
C)  Marshall Plan 
D)  Kennan Program 
A)  Truman Doctrine 
B)  NATO 
C)  Marshall Plan 
D)  Kennan Program

Question 6

Which man popularized the term "iron curtain"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Joseph Stalin 
B)  John F. Kennedy 
C)  Winston Churchill 
D)  Harry Truman 
A)  Joseph Stalin 
B)  John F. Kennedy 
C)  Winston Churchill 
D)  Harry Truman

Question 7

Chinese soldiers crossed into North Korea and aided the communists in the Korean War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Truman's demeanor became increasingly assertive at Potsdam because

Accepted Answer

A)  he was angry at Stalin's insistence that Eastern European nations adopt communism. 
B)  he received a secret Japanese offer to surrender. 
C)  he had been informed that the atomic bomb had been successfully tested. 
D)  Stalin refused to join American efforts to defeat Japan. 
A)  he was angry at Stalin's insistence that Eastern European nations adopt communism. 
B)  he received a secret Japanese offer to surrender. 
C)  he had been informed that the atomic bomb had been successfully tested. 
D)  Stalin refused to join American efforts to defeat Japan.

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

Which American president opened relations with China?

Which of these took place in May 1960, forestalling an early end to the Cold War?

Compare and contrast the Truman Doctrine with the Brezhnev Doctrine.

How did the opening of contact with China influence Soviet-U.S. relations?

What was the United States' pledge to intervene to protect any country threatened by armed minorities or outside pressure called?

Which man popularized the term "iron curtain"?

Chinese soldiers crossed into North Korea and aided the communists in the Korean War.

Truman's demeanor became increasingly assertive at Potsdam because

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