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End of the Cold War — Unit test Answers

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Intercontinental ballistic missiles made it possible for a country possessing them to

A
shoot down enemy airplanes.
B
strike targets far away.
C
launch satellites into space.
D
detect enemy troops at night.
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What was the practical effect of the SALT I (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) treaty?

A
SALT I slowed the arms race.
B
SALT I ended the arms race.
C
SALT I reduced the number of weapons.
D
SALT I banned nuclear arms production.
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Tensions rose as the two opposing superpowers competed for

A
resources.
B
weapons.
C
troops.
D
leaders.
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Which term best describes the Soviet states' transition into independence?

A
violent
B
challenging
C
lengthy
D
smooth
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Why were dozens of Serbs convicted of war crimes?

A
They started a war that led to thousands of deaths on both sides.
B
They approved the policy of ethnic cleansing in the war.
C
They started a war that was not sanctioned by the Serbian people.
D
They openly disobeyed the orders of the Serbian president.
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The arms race meant that once the United States built hydrogen bombs,

A
the Soviet Union built them too.
B
world peace had been assured.
C
no other country wanted to build them.
D
a new world war was about to start.
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Why did support from people in the Chinese countryside help the Communists more than support from people in the cities helped the Nationalists?

A
Many more people lived in the countryside, so they made the Communists the stronger side.
B
People in the cities were confident that the Nationalists would win, so they remained passive.
C
In the cities, people had mixed feelings about which side to support, so they did not present a united front.
D
In the countryside, people were accustomed to nearly constant warfare and so were well prepared.
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To help incorporate elements of a free market economy, China

A
stopped regulating industrialization.
B
eased trade regulations.
C
abolished trade unions.
D
sold all state industries.
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In 1966, Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution in China in response to new

A
communist policies that threatened economic equality.
B
social policies that threatened economic equality.
C
democratic policies that threatened social equality.
D
economic policies that threatened social equality.
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After détente was abandoned, the U.S. president believed that the Cold War could be won by

A
outspending the Soviet Union on weapons.
B
undermining Soviet influence in Eastern Europe.
C
bombing the Soviet Union and its satellite states.
D
engaging the Soviet people directly.
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What was the “Velvet Divorce”?

A
Czechoslovakia’s split into two countries
B
the rift between Czechoslovakia and Poland
C
the end of communism in Czechoslovakia
D
the first phase of the Velvet Revolution
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A
independent
B
satellite
C
democratic
D
occupied
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What was the name of the theory that said that if one country in a region fell to Communism, others would surely follow?

A
domino theory
B
arms race
C
brinkmanship
D
containment theory
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How did changes in the Soviet Union affect people in other communist countries?

A
Eastern Europeans began to rebel against their governments.
B
China was inspired to liberalize its economy.
C
Cubans rioted to obtain the same reforms as the Soviets.
D
North Korea started negotiations to unify with South Korea.
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Read this excerpt from a summary of events in Srebrenica.Zina Hasanovic is one of the lucky ones – she knows what happened to her husband, Haris. As Serbian bullets raced through a group of tightly-packed Muslim prisoners, Haris, mortally wounded, fell on top of his first cousin and best friend, Mevludin Oric. Mevludin lay on the ground, covered in blood and for hours pretended to be dead. He managed to escape to tell Zina of her husband’s fate.Why is Zina Hasanovic referred to as “one of the lucky ones”?

A
Her husband was among the handful who survived.
B
Very few were able to escape the fighting without harm.
C
The family’s close friend managed to outsmart the enemy.
D
Most people never learned the fate of their loved ones.
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How did the first Five-Year Plan strain China’s budget?

A
The government increased spending too fast to modernize its economy.
B
The government decreased spending too fast to modernize its economy.
C
The government had to subsidize its declining agricultural output.
D
The government had to subsidize its declining industrial output.
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Which type of policies made U.S. leaders believe that Jacobo Árbenz, the democratically elected president of Guatemala, was a communist sympathizer?

A
Árbenz’s anti-Catholic policies
B
Árbenz’s pro-union policies
C
Árbenz’s land reform policies
D
Árbenz’s nationalization policies
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China’s first Five-Year Plan called for the government to

A
take money from industry and farming.
B
seize private land and businesses.
C
invest money in technology and education.
D
privatize agriculture and businesses.
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Which term best describes Mikhail Gorbachev as the leader of the Soviet Union?

A
reformer
B
hard-liner
C
isolationist
D
reactionary
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If the outcome of the Civil War had been different, how would that most likely have affected China?

A
Unrest might have continued in much of the country because so many people supported the Communists.
B
People in urban areas would probably have been unhappy, but people in the countryside would have benefited.
C
European influence in China might have begun to diminish because nationalism would have lost its hold.
D
The Republic of China probably would be much smaller, and the People’s Republic of China would be larger.

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