Exam 18: The Cold War World: Global Politics, economic Recovery, and Cultural Change

The tenets of Marxism called for a revolution by the proletariat,the industrial workers,but China in the 1940s was a nation of peasants,so an adaptation of Marxism was provided by:

De Gaulle created the First Republic in France in 1958 by insisting on a new constitution for the nation.

To further aid in the economic growth of Europe,in 1957,Western European nations formed the European Economic Community (EEC),or Common Market,with the signing of the:

The COMECON ensured that the Soviet Union could sell its exports at prices well above the world level and compelled other members to trade with the Soviet Union,but to their disadvantage.

When Dien Bien Phu fell in May 1954,the French government began peace talks in Geneva.The result was the division of Indochina into three countries: Laos,Burma,and Vietnam.

Only one communist country,Yugoslavia,managed to steer clear of alliances during the Cold War and remain within neither the Soviet sphere of influence nor that of the West,primarily due to the strength of its leader:

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)was formed in 1949 by the United States and representatives of Western European states for the purpose of:

The economic boom that Europe enjoyed following World War II was fueled by all of the following except:

During the First World War,British diplomats had encouraged Arab nationalist revolts against the Ottoman Empire.At the same time,with the Balfour Declaration,the British also promised a "Jewish homeland" in Palestine for European Zionists.

Which of the following was NOT an important element of the Marshall Plan?

The Berlin Wall was built as a direct response to the West's refusal to make Berlin a free city in a permanently divided Germany.

The French situation in Algeria included all except:

The Volkswagen was an attempt by Hitler to make an affordable "people's car" for Europe.

How did the Marshall Plan enhance the ideals set out in the Truman Doctrine?

All are correct statements concerning The Cuban Missile Crisis except:

What process was referred to as the making of "an Iron Curtain"?

Aspects of West Germany's remarkable recovery in the aftermath of World War II included all except:

Why did Britain not enjoy the "economic miracle" that was sweeping through Europe?

The United States countered the expansion of Soviet power and locally based communist movements with massive programs of economic and military aid to Western Europe.One such program was the Marshall Plan proposed under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

The German who succeeded Adolf Hitler as chancellor of West Germany was: