Name: 
 

Mod. 3A


Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

 

 1. 
The Chinese leader responsible for the Tiananmen Square massacre was
A.
Zhou Enlai.
B.
 Mao Zedong.
C.
Deng Xiaoping.
D.
Chiang Kai-shek.
 

 2. 
Which of the following is an accurate statement about the Iron Curtain?
A.
It forced Yugoslavia into the Soviet Bloc.
B.
It divided Europe into two ideological groups.
C.
It isolated all of Germany within the Soviet Bloc.
D.
It encouraged the growth of capitalism in Eastern Europe.
 

 3. 
A major disagreement arose at the Yalta Conference over the border between
A.
Italy and Austria.
B.
France and Germany.
C.
Germany and Poland.
D.
China and the U.S.S.R.
 

 4. 
Khrushchev’s policy of de-Stalinization led the people of Eastern Europe to demand
A.
more political freedoms.
B.
Soviet military assistance.
C.
the re-unification of Germany.
D.
nationalization of heavy industry.
 

 5. 
The Watergate Affair demonstrated that:
A.
the President is not above the law.
B.
Congress cannot overrule a President.
C.
the U.S. President can control the media.
D.
a U.S. President cannot be removed in mid-term.
 

 6. 
In 1948, the U.S.S.R. attempted to force the Western powers out of Berlin by
A.
threatening nuclear war.
B.
building the Berlin Wall.
C.
closing off access routes to the city.
D.
introducing Soviet currency to Berlin.
 

 7. 
Diplomatic relations between Cuba and the U.S.A. broke off as a result of the:
A.
failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion.
B.
the assassination of President Kennedy.
C.
installation of Soviet missile bases in Cuba.
D.
nationalization of American companies in Cuba.
 

 8. 
"The loss of any single country in South East Asia would lead to the loss of all of Asia then India and Japan..."
- American Government Official

This quotation refers to:
A.
collective security.
B.
the domino theory.
C.
peaceful co-existence.
D.
national self-determination.
 

 9. 
Which countries were all behind the Iron Curtain?
A.
Romania, Poland and Hungary.
B.
Czechoslovakia, Austria, Greece.
C.
Bulgaria, Albania and Yugoslavia.
D.
Yugoslavia, Poland and Czechoslovakia.
 

 10. 
Johnson's Great Society program failed largely because:
A.
The U.S.A. was involved in the Vietnam war.
B.
Congress would not approve the necessary funds.
C.
the Supreme Court ruled the legislation unconstitutional.
D.
Johnson was defeated before the program could be implemented.
 

 11. 
The U.S. President who sought to make human rights play a major role in U.S. foreign policy in the 1970s was
A.
Carter.
B.
Nixon.
C.
Johnson.
D.
Kennedy.
 

 12. 
One reason Khrushchev lost power was his:
A.
role in the Hungarian Revolt.
B.
unsuccessful agricultural programmes.
C.
lack of success in the space programme.
D.
support of the Czechoslovakian uprising.
 

 13. 
American fear of losing the space race began with the
A.
first moon landing.
B.
launching of Sputnik.
C.
first Soviet atomic test.
D.
first manned space flight.
 

 14. 
What policy did China adopt in the 1970s for which it had earlier condemned the Soviet Union?
A.
alliances with Arab nations
B.
support for world revolution
C.
cooperation with the Americans
D.
commitment to nuclear disarmament
 

 15. 
The challenge to Soviet domination which resulted in the most violent response was made by:
A.
Poland.
B.
Hungary.
C.
Yugoslavia.
D.
Czechoslovakia.
 

 16. 
President Truman relieved General MacArthur of his command in Korea because MacArthur:
A.
was afraid to attack the U.S.S.R.
B.
refused help from other United Nations members.
C.
wanted to take more aggressive military action than Truman.
D.
had failed in all his military attempts against the North Koreans.
 

 17. 
Which of the following could Khrushchev claim as a victory in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A.
The missiles remained in place.
B.
The U.S.A. promised not to invade Cuba.
C.
The U.S.A. gave up its naval base in Cuba.
D.
The U.S.A. removed its missiles from Germany.
 

 18. 
During the Cold War, which two countries were divided by the Iron Curtain?

mc018-1.jpg
A.
1 and 2
B.
2 and 3
C.
2 and 4
D.
3 and 4
 

 19. 
The table below shows that between 1955 and 1966 the Soviet production of consumer goods:

ECONOMIC INDICATORS
(per 1000 of the population)
Goods
Russia 1955
Russia 1966
U.S.A. 1966
Cars
2
5
398
Radios
65
171
1300
T.V. Sets
4
82
376
Refrigerators
4
40
293
Washing Machines
1
77
259
A.
had shown considerable improvement.
B.
was more important than heavy industry.
C.
was as productive as the American economy.
D.
had not increased since the Second World War.
 

 20. 
The Truman Doctrine was to Greece as the Brezhnev Doctrine was to
A.
Poland.
B.
Hungary.
C.
Yugoslavia.
D.
Czechoslovakia.
 

 21. 
The decision to divide Germany was made at:
A.
Cairo.
B.
Yalta.
C.
Teheran.
D.
Casablanca.
 

 22. 
In communist China, the period associated with failed economic initiatives at the local level was the
A.
Hundred Flowers Campaign
B.
Great Leap Forward
C.
Cultural Revolution
D.
trial of the Gang of Four
 

 23. 
The decrease in the number of U.S. soldiers in Vietnam after 1969 was a result of the

mc023-1.jpg

A.
policy of Vietnamization.
B.
signing of the Geneva Agreement.
C.
failure of the Great Society Program.
D.
diversion of troops to Cambodia and Laos.
 

 24. 
The two American presidents who held office during the Korean War were:
A.
Johnson and Nixon.
B.
Roosevelt and Truman.
C.
Truman and Eisenhower.
D.
Eisenhower and Kennedy.
 

 25. 
A major reason for American failure in Vietnam was:
A.
peasant support for the Vietcong.
B.
China's invasion of South Vietnam.
C.
the success of the Vietnamization program.
D.
North Vietnam's ability to stop U.S. bombing.
 



 
Check Your Work     Start Over