World History 3 rd & 6 th Period On-Line Study Guide

1. World History 3rd & 6th Period On-Line Study Guide May 2012 Mr. Hearty & Mr. Bellisario

2. The belief that one communist victory would lead to many others • Domino Theory • Containment Theory • Marxist Theory

3. Nations that are stronger than other powerful nations • Mega-nationalistic • Superpowers • Idea of super state

4. American-supported ruler of South Vietnam • Chou Enlai • Ngo Dinh Diem • Mao Zedong

5. Communist ruler of North Vietnam after 1954 • Ho Chi Minh • Mao Zedong • Chou Enlai

6. Seen as a particular threat to the balance of terror during the SALT talks • Anti-ballistic missiles • Intercontinental ballistic missiles • Surface to air missiles

7. Led the Cuban Revolution in 1959 • Fidel Castro • Raul Castro • Jose Batista

8. The Soviet leader after Stalin. • Nikita Khrushchev • Leonid Brezhnev • Mikhail Gorbachev

9. Brought the world to the brink of nuclear war in 1962 • Bay of Pig invasion • Berlin Wall construction • Cuban missile crisis

10. A relaxation of tensions • Détente • SALT • Nuclear disarmament

11. What aspect of the Cold War arms race made it so terrifying? • The weapons were more powerful than ever before. • There were many superpowers with hydrogen bombs. • Many countries involved were very small and unstable.

12. What was a change that took place during the Cuban Revolution? • Freedom of the press was guaranteed. • Political freedom was restricted. • The U.S. dropped the embargo on Cuba.

13. A “red scare” was the fear of… • a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. • a Soviet invasion of Europe. • communists in the United States.

14. A major goal of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was to… • aid the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). • extend equal rights to all Americans. • support the Tet offensive in Vietnam.

15. After World War II, the United States offered assistance to war-torn European nations through which of the following? • Solidarity • glasnost • the Marshall Plan

16. The Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution were social reform programs led by which leader? • Mao Zedong • Ho Chi Minh • Kim Il Sung

17. What happened to the defeated Chinese Nationalists? • They fled to North Vietnam. • They fled to the island of Taiwan. • They were all killed by the communists.

18. What was a result of Gorbachev’s perestroika? • The Soviet Union ended the Warsaw Pact. • Shortages grew worse and prices soared. • The success of capitalism encouraged more reforms.

19. The East German government responded to Gorbachev’s call for change by… • banning Solidarity. • banning Soviet publications. • welcoming glasnost.

20. During the Korean War, which nation provided hundreds of thousands of troops to help North Korea? • the United States • Japan • China

21. Which alliance was dedicated to the security of communist nations in Europe during the Cold War? • the Warsaw Pact • the Khrushchev Alliance • the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

22. The purpose of the SALT talks and the START treaty was • to define the boundaries of Europe after World War II. • to limit the number of nuclear weapons held by the superpowers. • to establish trade relations with China during the 1970s.

23. The American strategy under détente was to • develop more anti-ballistic missiles. • restrain the Soviets through diplomatic agreements. • discourage Cuba from going communist.

24. The movement of Americans from cities to communities outside an urban core is known as… • democratization. • suburbanization. • upward mobility.

25. What agency helped spur economic growth across Western Europe by eliminating tariffs? • North Atlantic Treaty Organization • Alliance of Baltic States • European Coal and Steel Community

26. What kind of government did Japan adopt after World War II? • a parliamentary democracy • a decentralized socialist system • a strict dictatorship

27. Why did the United States establish diplomatic relations with China in the 1970s? • to isolate the Soviets between NATO and a hostile China • to gain access to Chinese markets for American goods • to attempt to bring down the Chinese leadership

28. Mao Zedong created agricultural communes to… • “rectify thinking through labor.” • make agriculture more efficient. • grow extra food for Taiwan.

29. When the North Koreans overran South Korea in the summer of 1950, United Nations forces stopped their advance at • the 38th parallel. • the Yalu River. • the Pusan Perimeter.

30. What was the main goal of the National Liberation Front, or Viet Cong? • to fulfill the domino theory • to support the Chinese Nationalists • to overthrow South Vietnam’s government

31. During the Vietnam War, the Tet Offensive… • was a major victory for Chinese forces. • turned American public opinion against the war. • was North Vietnam’s final offensive.

32. The Khmer Rouge was responsible for… • helping peasant farmers in Cambodia. • aiding the “boat people” of Cambodia. • committing genocide in Cambodia.

33. What conflict was called the Soviet Union’s “Vietnam?” • the war in North Korea • the war in Cuba • the war in Afghanistan

34. In 1992, the Slovaks and Czechs split Czechoslovakia into separate nations… • because they are separate ethnic groups with their own language and traditions. • so the Slovaks could stay in the Warsaw Pact. • so they could overthrow Nicolae Ceausescu.

35. After the Soviet Union split up and communism was defeated in Eastern Europe, China accelerated its embrace of • capitalism. • communism. • totalitarianism.