Multiple
Choice
Identify the choice
that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which of the following was an
example of détente?
A. | The SALT I Agreement,
1972. | B. | The Olympic Games in Moscow, 1980. | C. | The reunification of North and South Vietnam,
1975. | D. | Britain’s entry into the European Economic Community (EEC),
1972. |
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A result of Willy Brandt's
policy of "Ostpolotik" was:
A. | the signing of the NATO
agreement. | B. | an increase in tension over West Berlin. | C. | the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the
U.S.S.R. | D. | improved relations between West Germany and the Soviet
Union. |
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An example of détente
is:
A. | Nixon's visit to
China. | B. | Brezhnev's policy on Czechoslovakia. | C. | Truman's reaction to the Berlin
Blockade. | D. | Khrushchev's response to the Hungarian
Rising. |
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SALT I and SALT II were
intended to:
A. | outlaw the use of spy
satellites. | B. | improve NATO's defensive capabilities. | C. | limit the number of Soviet and American nuclear
missiles. | D. | prevent the sale of nuclear weapons to Third World
countries. |
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The Helsinki Agreement (1975)
was considered the climax of the Détente era because it
A. | brought peace to the Middle
East. | B. | banned medium range missiles in Europe. | C. | recognized existing boundaries in Europe and human rights
in Communist countries. | D. | approved the union of East and West
Germany. |
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A consequence of the Soviet
invasion of Afghanistan was:
A. | an increase in Cold War
tension. | B. | the acquisition of a warm water port. | C. | the involvement of Warsaw Pact
troops. | D. | improved relations between the United States and
Iran. |
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The Soviet invasion of
Afghanistan was a response to
A. | China's annexation of
Tibet. | B. | the spread of Islamic fundamentalism. | C. | the removal of U.S. missiles from
Turkey. | D. | Afghanistan's threat to withdraw from the Warsaw
Pact. |
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When Gorbachev used the term
glasnost, he
meant
A. | greater freedom and decentralization
for the economy. | B. | a return to the controls of the Stalinist
era. | C. | greater freedom of expression and of the
press. | D. | strengthening relations with Eastern
Europe. |
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Which strongly anti-communist
American president resumed détente with the Soviet Union, and signed the Intermediate-Range
Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in 1987?
A. | Richard
Nixon | B. | Gerald Ford | C. | Jimmy Carter | D. | Ronald Reagan |
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The fall of the Soviet
Union
A. | first started with the Solidarity
protests in Hungary. | B. | led to the election of Gorbachev as the first democratically chosen leader of
Russia. | C. | had been widely predicted by Western governments in the
1980’s. | D. | was partly the result of the costs of the Afghanistan
occupation. |
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Which statement is
false?
A. | The first elected leader of modern
Russia was Vladimir Putin. | B. | Russia lost many of its old Soviet republics after
1991. | C. | Ethnic nationalism re-emerged as a major political force after the fall of the
Soviet bloc. | D. | The old Soviet command economies generally experienced a difficult transition
to capitalism. |
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12.
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In which of the following
countries was the Soviet experience similar to the American experience in
Vietnam?
A. | Iran | B. | Hungary | C. | Afghanistan | D. | Czechoslovakia |
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