Question 1

The origins of the Vietnam War, in part, lie in the process of decolonization because

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A)  the division of Vietnam into antagonistic northern and southern states occurred after Vietnamese military forces had defeated the French, former governors of the region.
B)  the North Vietnamese employed mercenary soldiers from various new post-colonial African states in a local war of liberation.
C)  the United Nations, seeking to establish the post-colonial principle of national self-determination, encouraged North Vietnamese radicals to break with the West.
D)  the Japanese, having lost their former empire in the Pacific, now provoked unrest in continental Asia by attempting to achieve hegemony in the region.
E)  the Soviets supported South Vietnam against North Vietnam, because the latter was a threat to Soviet hegemony in Asia.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

All of the following is characteristic of the United States in the 1950s EXCEPT

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A)  an economic boom.
B)  confidence in the American way of life.
C)  an intensification of the "Red Scare."
D)  the collapse of labor unions.
E)  a commitment to the traditions of the New Deal.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

The economic policies of Stalin

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A)  completely overtaxed a war-damaged industrial plant as production of material goods long failed to surpass prewar levels.
B)  were unrealistic since Russia lacked readily accessible natural resources and fossil fuels.
C)  managed to produce both "guns and butter," that is, rearmed the Soviet military while providing cheap and plentiful consumer goods.
D)  instituted a modified free-market capitalism in all economic areas except for heavy industry.
E)  emphasized the development of heavy industry and the production of modern weapons and space vehicles.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

What attitudes and actions sparked the Cold War? Was one of the superpowers more responsible for its start than the other? Why or why not?

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The Cold War was sparked by a combinatio...

Question 5

Television did not become readily available until

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A)  the 1930s.
B)  the 1940s.
C)  the 1950s.
D)  the 1960s.
E)  the 1970s.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

At the close of World War II, the European tradition of power politics was inherited by

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A)  China and the Soviet Union.
B)  independent peoples everywhere.
C)  the Soviet Union and the United States.
D)  the United States alone.
E)  the Soviet Union alone.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

Following World War II, India

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A)  remained firmly under British control.
B)  gained its independence in a peaceful transition from British to native rule.
C)  was divided into six new states on the basis of divisions within the caste system.
D)  developed an empire of its own through the acquisition of Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka) .
E)  became two new countries, one Hindu and one Muslim.F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 8

One country that was NOT an original member of the European Coal and Steel Community was

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A)  France.
B)  Britain.
C)  West Germany.
D)  Italy.
E)  Belgium.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Discuss the major social changes affecting the status, expectations, and ambitions of women that occurred in Western society from 1945 to 1970.

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Question 10

The Warsaw Pact included all of the following nations EXCEPT

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A)  Poland.
B)  Bulgaria.
C)  Yugoslavia.
D)  Hungary.
E)  Czechoslovakia.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

The Truman Doctrine was a consequence of Truman's alarm over

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A)  a civil war in Yugoslavia.
B)  the weakness of the British in the eastern Mediterranean.
C)  Soviet aggression in Czechoslovakia.
D)  the failure of the Marshall Plan.
E)  the slow pace of denazification in Germany.F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

The first chancellor and "founding hero" of the West German Federal Republic was

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A)  Helmut Kohl.
B)  Helmut Schmidt.
C)  Willy Brandt.
D)  Konrad Adenauer.
E)  Walter Ulbricht.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 13

How did the policies of the United States affect Western Europe in the period from 1945 to 1965?

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Question 14

Yugoslavia from World War II through 1960 was characterized by

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A)  its close alliance with the West in the Cold War.
B)  a strict adherence to Stalinist-style Communism.
C)  the leadership of Tito, who asserted Yugoslavia's independence from the Soviet Union.
D)  its adoption of a Maoist rather than the Stalinist model of communism.
E)  its complete rejection of Marxian economics.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

Despite World War II's devastating impact on the countries, cities, peoples, and cultures of Europe, Europe's industrial and agricultural output was 30 percent higher than prewar levels by

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A)  1947.
B)  1950.
C)  1953.
D)  1956.
E)  1960.F) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

Which of the following statements concerning postwar Great Britain is FALSE?

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A)  The National Insurance Act and National Health Service Act made Britain a welfare state in the 1940s.
B)  Britain suffered from losing its prewar colonial revenues.
C)  By the Suez Canal debacle, Britain was no longer a superpower.
D)  The British economy lagged behind that of several other Western European nations.
E)  The Conservative party in the 1950s and 1960s revoked nearly all of the welfare legislation passed by the Labour party in the 1940s.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 17

In what ways were Khrushchev's policies a departure from those of Stalin?

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Nikita Khrushchev's policies marked a si...

Question 18

The Hungarian revolt in 1956 resulted in political reforms and independence under the leadership of János Kádár.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

An American-supported invasion of the Bay of Pigs in 1961 had as its mission

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A)  the assassination of Fulgencio Batista in Cuba.
B)  the return of Chiang Kai-shek to mainland China.
C)  a military coup in support of King Farouk of Egypt.
D)  the overthrow of Fidel Castro in Cuba.
E)  the assassination of Mao Zedong.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

In the postwar world, Canada

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A)  experienced many of the same developments as the United States.
B)  saw much of the economic growth financed by European investors.
C)  refused to join NATO.
D)  did not become a member of the North American Air Defense Command (NORA
D)  .
E)  because of fear of being dominated by the United States, refused to have any relations with its more powerful neighbor.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Exam 28: Cold War and a New Western World 1945-1965

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