Glencoe World History

Chapter 27: Cold War and Postwar Changes, 1945–1970

Cold War and Postwar Changes, 1945-1970

1
The term “iron curtain,” a reference to the Soviet domination of Eastern Europe, appeared in a speech by __________
A)Harry Truman.
B)Dean Acheson.
C)Winston Churchill.
D)Charles de Gaulle.

2
The Cold War began in a dispute over __________
A)nuclear weapons.
B)control of Berlin.
C)control of Eastern Europe.
D)communism in Greece.

3
The Communist challenge in __________ prompted President Harry Truman to announce the Truman Doctrine.
A)Greece
B)Portugal
C)Belgium
D)the Netherlands

4
As a response to a new Western military alliance, the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellite states formed __________
A)SEATO.
B)CENTO.
C)NATO.
D)the Warsaw Pact.

5
The Cuban missile crisis was resolved when __________
A)the United States agreed to remove its missiles from Turkey.
B)the United States threatened to invade Cuba.
C)the Soviets threatened the United States with nuclear war.
D)Kennedy and Krushchev arrived at a compromise over Cuba.

6
Krushchev reversed many of Stalin’s policies by doing all of the following EXCEPT __________
A)loosening government controls on writers.
B)increasing heavy machinery production.
C)reducing violent repression of political opponents.
D)placing more emphasis on consumer goods.

7
Krushchev was forced out of office when __________
A)his attempts to increase agricultural output east of the Ural Mountains failed.
B)he reduced political repression.
C)he had to withdraw Soviet missiles from Cuba.
D)he pursued de-Stalinization.

8
In 1968 Soviet troops intervened in __________ after Alexander Dubcek began to reform government policies during the "Prague Spring."
A)Poland
B)Czechoslovakia
C)Hungary
D)Yugoslavia

9
While most Western societies rebuilt their economies and communities after World War II, __________ faced continuing economic problems and the end of its status as a world power.
A)the United States
B)France
C)Great Britain
D)Germany

10
President __________ signed civil rights legislation to end segregation and discrimination in the workplace and all public places.
A)Lyndon B. Johnson
B)John F. Kennedy
C)Harry S Truman
D)Franklin D. Roosevelt

11
A consumer society emerged in the West largely because __________
A)the middle class grew.
B)real wages increased.
C)the economy produced more consumer goods.
D)the number of industrial workers grew.

12
Student protests in Europe occurred for all of the following reasons EXCEPT __________
A)as extensions of American protests against the Vietnam War.
B)because of a desire to reform the university systems.
C)as a protest against becoming small cogs in the bureaucratic wheels of the modern world.
D)to fight for the elimination of student fees.
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