Chapter 30 Cold War Conflicts and Social Transformations, 1945–1985

Chapter 30Cold War Conflicts and Social Transformations,

1945–1985

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Question

The liberalization of the Soviet Union wasknown as

a) neocolonialism.

b) re-Stalinization.

c) decolonization.

d) de-Stalinization.


Answer

The liberalization of the Soviet Union wasknown as

a) neocolonialism.

b) re-Stalinization.

c) decolonization.

d) de-Stalinization. (correct)

Hint: See page 996.


Question

The 1968 revolt in France that threatened Charles de Gaulle’s government was started by

a) industrial workers.

b) the Communist party.

c) university students.

d) peasants.


Answer

The 1968 revolt in France that threatened Charles de Gaulle’s government was started by

a) industrial workers.

b) the Communist party.

c) university students. (correct)

d) peasants.

Hint: See page 1006.


Question

Which of the following was NOT one of the“Big Three”?

a) Benito Mussolini

b) Franklin Roosevelt

c) Joseph Stalin

d) Winston Churchill


Answer

Which of the following was NOT one of the“Big Three”?

a) Benito Mussolini (correct)

b) Franklin Roosevelt

c) Joseph Stalin

d) Winston Churchill

Hint: See page 982.


Question

Which of the following countries developed itsown nuclear weapons and withdrew its forcesfrom NATO?

a) Belgium

b) West Germany

c) Italy

d) France


Answer

Which of the following countries developed itsown nuclear weapons and withdrew its forcesfrom NATO?

a) Belgium

b) West Germany

c) Italy

d) France (correct)

Hint: See page 989.


Question

The Final Act of the Helsinki Conference in 1975 was signed by all European nations EXCEPT

a) Norway.

b) Albania.

c) Ukraine.

d) Bosnia.


Answer

The Final Act of the Helsinki Conference in 1975 was signed by all European nations EXCEPT

a) Norway.

b) Albania. (correct)

c) Ukraine.

d) Bosnia.



Question

Economic aid to Europe after the war came through the

a) Vatican Accords.

b) Yalta Agreement.

c) Marshall Plan.

d) Five-Year Plan.


Answer

Economic aid to Europe after the war came through the

a) Vatican Accords.

b) Yalta Agreement.

c) Marshall Plan. (correct)

d) Five-Year Plan.

Hint: See page 984.


Question

The only Eastern European communist country able to resist Soviet domination successfully was

a) Poland.

b) Yugoslavia.

c) East Germany.

d) Ukraine.


Answer

The only Eastern European communist country able to resist Soviet domination successfully was

a) Poland.

b) Yugoslavia. (correct)

c) East Germany.

d) Ukraine.

Hint: See page 996.


Question

The United States experienced oil shocks in ________ and ________.

a) 1971; 1976

b) 1975; 1982

c) 1973; 1979

d) 1979; 1982


Answer

The United States experienced oil shocks in ________ and ________.

a) 1971; 1976

b) 1975; 1982

c) 1973; 1979 (correct)

d) 1979; 1982

Hint: See pages 1010–1011.


Question

The country that took the lead in Big Science after World War II was

a) the Soviet Union.

b) Germany.

c) the United States.

d) Britain.


Answer

The country that took the lead in Big Science after World War II was

a) the Soviet Union.

b) Germany.

c) the United States. (correct)

d) Britain.



Question

In Italy, the leading political party in the immediate postwar elections was the

a) Communists.

b) Catholic Centrists.

c) Socialists.

d) Christian Democrats.


Answer

In Italy, the leading political party in the immediate postwar elections was the

a) Communists.

b) Catholic Centrists.

c) Socialists.

d) Christian Democrats. (correct)

Hint: See page 987.

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