Cold War 4 Quiz

Question 1

Boris Yeltsin

Answer 1

First Popularly elected president of Russia. He introduced reforms such as freedom to import and export.

Question 2

Saddam Hussein

Answer 2

Leader of Iraq. He invaded Kuwait then plans to invade Saudi Arabia to control their oil.

Question 3

Chou En-Lai

Answer 3

Chinese foreign minister that followed a communist ideology, and is known for his promotion of peace.Encouraged peace with the west primarily the United States following the actions committed during the Korean War.

Question 4

George H.W. Bush

Answer 4

United States President that led the CIA within the nuclear arms race. Issued a 4 point program after Saddam’s invasion into Kuwait. He compared Saddam to Hitler, but would leave him in charge they led to the domestic danger of people in Iraq.

Question 5

Gang of Four

Answer 5

The members included: Mao’s third wife Jiang Qing, Wang Hongwen, Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan. They all could manipulate mass media and were in good standing with Mao. They were all in high position within the CCP during the cultural revolution, and would control: Intellectual education, Basic theories in social sciences, Teacher-student relations, and School discipline.

Question 6

Ronald Reagan

Answer 6

United States President who is known for the creation of the Reagan doctrine which was about foreign policy towards anti-communist countries. She was also known for the creation of Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) which was a missile defense system to protect the United States from attacks.

Question 7

Deng Xiaoping

Answer 7

He was a Chinese revolutionary communist leader that Mao wanted to overthrow.

Question 8

Jimmy Carter

Answer 8

He was a United States President known for Detente which was the relaxation of strained relations with Russia.

Question 9

Mao Zedong

Answer 9

He led the people’s republic of China, and is known as the father of communism. He is prominently known for his cultural revolutions in China to establish a communist ideology.

Question 10

Ho Chi Minh

Answer 10

He was the founder of the Indochina communist party in Vietnam.

Question 11

Mikhail Gorbachev

Answer 11

He was the Soviet President in the 90s who enacted policies such as glasnost and perestroika that allowed for the discussion of social and political issues to allow political reform.

Question 12

Ratification of SALT II

Answer 12

This treaty was rejected and the U.S. refused to ratify it.

Question 13

SDI Effectiveness

Answer 13

Was not very effective as an anti-ballistic missile defense system as it was intended, but more so a propaganda tool.

Question 14

What was invaded by Saddam Hussein

Answer 14

Kuwait, and attempts Saudi Arabia

Question 15

Who paid for Operation Desert Shield?

Answer 15

Europe, Japan, and Saudi Arabia

Question 16

Why did the U.S. get involved in the Iraqi invasion?

Answer 16

They got involved because the United States wanted to maintain influence based on their military and economic ties with Iraq. They felt that U.S. interest was threatened.

Question 17

Market socialism

Answer 17

An economic system that involves the social, cooperative, and social ownership concerning the means of production under the structure of a market economy

Question 18

Vietnam Syndrome

Answer 18

The aversion to the American involvement of within military disputes overseas after the domestic controversy that the Vietnam war induced.

Question 19

Jimmy Carter’s response to Soviet aggression

Answer 19

Détente-Relaxation of strained relations through verbal communication.

Question 20

Tiananmen Square

Answer 20

Deng encouraged criticism from students and intellectuals to make sure he was balanced with traditional conservatives.

Question 21

Reagan Doctrine

Answer 21

The Reagan Doctrine is an outline of the foreign policy Reagan enacted specifically toward anti-communist insurgents. In which he would put out his support of anti-communist revolutions.

Question 22

Glasnost and Perestroika

Answer 22

Openness policy permitting discussion of social and political issues, and a political reform movement by the CPSU. This sort of threatened communism.

Question 23

Chernobyl

Answer 23

This was the meltdown of a nuclear reactor that caused an expensive disaster. This contributed to the Soviet Unions decline.