Question 1

The Potsdam Conference of July 1945 resulted in the successful implementation of a reparation plan that unified Germany.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In exchange for the removal of Soviet nuclear-capable missiles from Cuba, U.S. President John F. Kennedy agreed to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the withdrawal of NATO forces from Berlin and a pledge not to invade Cuba 
B)  the withdrawal of Jupiter missiles from Turkey and a pledge not to invade Cuba 
C)  diplomatic recognition of Fidel Castro's regime and the withdrawal of NATO forces from Berlin 
D)  the installation of a "hotline" between Washington, D.C., and Moscow and negotiations on nuclear disarmament

Question 3

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following events contributed to the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States launched an invasion of Cuba, known as the Bay of Pigs invasion, in 1961, increasing tensions between the United States and Cuba's ally, the Soviet Union. 
B)  The United States had a substantial superiority of nuclear weapons over the Soviet Union. 
C)  The United States removed Jupiter missiles from Turkey. 
D)  The United States built the Berlin Wall in 1961 to keep East German citizens from entering West Germany.

Question 4

In October 1944, Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin proposed a relative breakdown of how much influence the Soviet Union and the western Allies would have in post-World War II Europe. This is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  decolonization 
B)  spheres of influence 
C)  détente 
D)  extended deterrence

Question 5

The Long Telegram outlines the policy of ______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Long Telegram outlines the policy of...

Question 6

What is the difference between the American policies of containment and rollback?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the difference between the American...

Question 7

Which of the following differences between U.S. presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman would be highlighted by the liberal perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  how they conducted diplomacy 
B)  their personal worldview or ideology 
C)  their stance on the utility of military force 
D)  whether or not they had access to nuclear weapons

Question 8

The United States employed a strategy of maximum deterrence during the Cold War to defend the territories of its allies in Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to the identity perspective, how did ideas change so that the Cold War could come to an end?

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to the identity perspective, how did...

Question 10

What did the policy of rollback entail?

Accepted Answer

A)  awarding independence to former colonies in the third world 
B)  building up defensive systems and reducing offensive weapons 
C)  liberating Eastern European countries from Soviet control 
D)  defining the Cold War in ideological terms

Question 11

The ______ was a proxy war, begun in 1950, that globalized the Cold War alliances.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ______ was a proxy war, begun...

Question 12

In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded ______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded ______....

Question 13

Arguing that the Truman Doctrine demonstrated the United States' commitment to spreading and defending democratic values is an example of an argument from the ______ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A)  realist 
B)  liberal 
C)  identity 
D)  critical theory

Question 14

The identity perspective stresses three main origins of the Cold War: ______ in the Soviet Union, American democracy, and how the United States and Soviet Union came to see each other as enemies.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The identity perspective stresses three main origins...

Question 15

In 1949, what major event occurred, leading to the escalation of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A)  the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy 
B)  communist victory in the Chinese Civil War 
C)  the testing of the Soviet Union's first nuclear weapon 
D)  the drafting of Kennan's long telegram

Question 16

______ refers to Mikhail Gorbachev's ideas of domestic reform known as glasnost and perestroika.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______ refers to Mikhail Gorbachev's ideas of...

Question 17

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. In 1949, what two major events occurred, leading to the escalation of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A)  the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy 
B)  communist victory in the Chinese Civil War 
C)  the testing of the Soviet Union's first nuclear weapon 
D)  the drafting of Kennan's long telegram

Question 18

Which alliance system was led by the Soviet Union and opposed NATO?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Helsinki Accords 
B)  the Warsaw Pact 
C)  the Baruch Plan 
D)  the Potsdam Conference

Question 19

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. The identity perspective highlights which of the following as reasons for the end of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A)  convergence of ideas 
B)  change of ideas 
C)  divergence of ideas 
D)  triumph of ideas

Question 20

The liberal perspective argues that Soviet behavior was determined by strategic and geopolitical factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: The Origins and End of the Cold War

The Potsdam Conference of July 1945 resulted in the successful implementation of a reparation plan that unified Germany.

In exchange for the removal of Soviet nuclear-capable missiles from Cuba, U.S. President John F. Kennedy agreed to which of the following?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following events contributed to the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962?

In October 1944, Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin proposed a relative breakdown of how much influence the Soviet Union and the western Allies would have in post-World War II Europe. This is an example of ______.

The Long Telegram outlines the policy of ______.

What is the difference between the American policies of containment and rollback?

Which of the following differences between U.S. presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman would be highlighted by the liberal perspective?

The United States employed a strategy of maximum deterrence during the Cold War to defend the territories of its allies in Europe.

According to the identity perspective, how did ideas change so that the Cold War could come to an end?

What did the policy of rollback entail?

The ______ was a proxy war, begun in 1950, that globalized the Cold War alliances.

In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded ______.

Arguing that the Truman Doctrine demonstrated the United States' commitment to spreading and defending democratic values is an example of an argument from the ______ perspective.

The identity perspective stresses three main origins of the Cold War: ______ in the Soviet Union, American democracy, and how the United States and Soviet Union came to see each other as enemies.

In 1949, what major event occurred, leading to the escalation of the Cold War?

______ refers to Mikhail Gorbachev's ideas of domestic reform known as glasnost and perestroika.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. In 1949, what two major events occurred, leading to the escalation of the Cold War?

Which alliance system was led by the Soviet Union and opposed NATO?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. The identity perspective highlights which of the following as reasons for the end of the Cold War?

The liberal perspective argues that Soviet behavior was determined by strategic and geopolitical factors.