Quiz 27

Question 1

In 1968 Soviet troops intervened in __________ after Alexander Dubcek began to reform government policies during the “Prague Spring.”

Poland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Yugoslavia

Answer 1

Czechoslovakia

Question 2

As a response to a new Western military alliance, the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellite states formed __________

NATO.
CENTO.
SEATO.
the Warsaw Pact.

Answer 2

the Warsaw Pact.

Question 3

The Communist challenge in __________ prompted President Harry Truman to announce the Truman Doctrine.

Greece
Belgium
the Netherlands
Portugal

Answer 3

Greece

Question 4

Student protests in Europe occurred for all of the following reasons EXCEPT __________

because of a desire to reform the university systems.
to fight for the elimination of student fees.
as extensions of American protests against the Vietnam War.
as a protest against becoming small cogs in the bureaucratic wheels of the modern world.

Answer 4

to fight for the elimination of student fees.

Question 5

The Cuban missile crisis was resolved when __________

the Soviets threatened the United States with nuclear war.
the United States threatened to invade Cuba.
the United States agreed to remove its missiles from Turkey.
Kennedy and Krushchev arrived at a compromise over Cuba.

Answer 5

Kennedy and Krushchev arrived at a compromise over Cuba.

Question 6

A country that is economically and politically dependent on another country is called a(n) ____________.

  dependent state 
  imperial state 
  welfare state 
  satellite state 
  red state

Answer 6

satellite state

Question 7

Krushchev was forced out of office when __________

he reduced political repression.
his attempts to increase agricultural output east of the Ural Mountains failed.
he had to withdraw Soviet missiles from Cuba.
he pursued de-Stalinization.

Answer 7

his attempts to increase agricultural output east of the Ural Mountains failed.

Question 8

President __________ signed civil rights legislation to end segregation and discrimination in the workplace and all public places.

Lyndon B. Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S Truman
John F. Kennedy

Answer 8

Lyndon B. Johnson

Question 9

The Cold War began in a dispute over __________

nuclear weapons.
control of Eastern Europe.
control of Berlin.
communism in Greece.

Answer 9

control of Eastern Europe.

Question 10

Krushchev reversed many of Stalin’s policies by doing all of the following EXCEPT __________

loosening government controls on writers.
reducing violent repression of political opponents.
increasing heavy machinery production.
placing more emphasis on consumer goods.

Answer 10

increasing heavy machinery production.

Question 11

The building up of armies and weapons to keep up with an enemy is called a(n) ___________.

  consumer society 
  satellite state 
  policy of containment 
  arms race 
  welfare state 
  blitzkrieg

Answer 11

arms race

Question 12

The term “iron curtain,” a reference to the Soviet domination of Eastern Europe, appeared in a speech by __________

Dean Acheson.
Winston Churchill.
Harry Truman.
Charles de Gaulle.

Answer 12

Winston Churchill.

Question 13

While most Western societies rebuilt their economies and communities after World War II, __________ faced continuing economic problems and the end of its status as a world power.

Great Britain
France
Germany
the United States

Answer 13

Great Britain

Question 14

A consumer society emerged in the West largely because __________

real wages increased.
the middle class grew.
the number of industrial workers grew.
the economy produced more consumer goods.

Answer 14

real wages increased.

Question 15

A state in which the government takes responsibility for providing citizens with services such as health care is a(n) _________________.

free state
welfare state
partisan state
satellite state

Answer 15

welfare state