Quiz: The Cold War
Module 7: Week 7.
Question 1
1.25 / 1.25 pts
Who authored The Second Sex, a book that mobilized
women's rights movements in both the United States and
Europe?
Hélène Cixous
Diane Russell
Simone de Beauvoir
Judith Butler
Wendy Brown
Question 2
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Which Eastern European nation broke with the Soviet Union in
1948 and built an economy in which the private sector
coexisted with state planning?
Yugoslavia
East Germany
Poland
Romania
Bulgaria
Question 3
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What was a reform that Pope John XXIII's Vatican II council
introduced into the Catholic Church?
allowing the Mass to be said in local languages
instead of Latin alone
making changes in the Church's dogma about marriage
recognizing the Church's failure when confronted with the
Holocaust
appointing more cardinals from European nations
renewing the Counter Reformation
Question 4
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What nation developed the strongest economy in the Soviet
Union's eastern bloc during the post-war period, despite
many citizens fleeing for better opportunities?
East Germany
Romania
Poland
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Question 5
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The most dramatic post-war trial for war crimes took place in
what German city in 1945?
Berlin
Bonn
Nuremberg
Munich
Dresden
Question 6
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The United States joined the members of the Pact of Brussels
to form what organization, in which members agreed to
defend any signatory that was attacked?
the United Nations
the League of Nations
the European Economic Community
the Warsaw Pact
NATO
Question 7
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Which American product or company became the most
controversial object of concerns about post-war American
influence in Europe?
McDonald's
Starbucks
Ford trucks
Coca-Cola
Budweiser
Question 8
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Upon what did Joseph Stalin insist before agreeing to the
creation of the United Nations?
control over the finances of the organization
that the UN headquarters would be placed in Moscow
statements that communism was an acceptable form of
government
an agreement to limit capitalism in Eastern Europe
a permanent seat on the Security Council,
guaranteeing veto power
Question 9
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Who authored The Plague, a novel that epitomized the new
French thinking about personal responsibility and moral
choice outside existing systems?
Albert Camus
Meursault
Frantz Fanon
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Simone de Beauvoir
I Question 10
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Why was British economic recovery slower than that of
France or West Germany?
The cost of maintaining the British Empire weighed on the
domestic economy.
British welfare costs were higher than those of France.
British citizens paid proportionally higher taxes than French or
German citizens.
The United Kingdom had a large trade surplus with the United
States, which kept the value of the pound too high.
The United Kingdom spent 25 percent of its national budget
on the military.
Question 11
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What was established in 1958 with six member nations with
the goal of eliminating trade barriers?
the European Economic Community
the Maastricht Treaty
Euratom
Western Union
the Schengen Convention
Question 12
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Under Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet foreign policy in the Third
World followed what aim?
acquiring raw materials to rebuild Soviet industry
finding markets in which to sell goods produced in the Soviet
Union
finding military bases to deter the United States
acquiring immigrant labor to work in Soviet industry
detaching countries from the direct influence of the
United States
I Question 13
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Why did members of the French right support Charles de
Gaulle's demand for a new French constitution?
They wanted to increase the power of the presidency.
They believed de Gaulle would never allow Algerian
independence.
De Gaulle promised to increase the power of the military.
De Gaulle promised to pardon members of the right convicted
of collaboration with the Nazi occupation.
They supported de Gaulle's plan to abolish income taxes.
Question 14
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What early 1950s conflict was the first site of open warfare
between communist and non-communist forces (following, of
course, the Greek civil war in the previous decade)?
Korean War
Vietnam War
Algerian War for Independence
Congolese Civil War
Suez War
Question 15
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How did Leonid Brezhnev change the tack of Soviet policy
after taking control from Nikita Khrushchev
He stepped up efforts to place nuclear weapons in Cuba.
He reduced the production of consumer goods.
He attempted to make peace with the United States and end
the Cold War.
He purged the party of old Stalinists.
He returned the Soviet Union to communist orthodoxy.
Question 16
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Which allied leader telegraphed Franklin Roosevelt in 1945,
warning of an "iron curtain" descending across Europe?
Winston Churchill
Charles de Gaulle
Konrad Adenauer
Clement Attlee
Imre Nagy
Question 17
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What best describes Sputnik?
a chimpanzee, the first primate in space
a dog, the first animal in space
the first manned space mission
the first satellite, the launch of which kicked off the
space race between the United States and the Soviet
Union
the Soviet hydrogen bomb, the creation of which intensified
the Cold War
Question 18
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On what issue did the heads of state in both the United
States and the Soviet Union agree during the period of
détente, 1969-1979?
withdrawal from conflicts in the southern hemisphere
nuclear arms reduction
environmental regulation
famine relief in Third World nations
sharing medical research
Question 19
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The Soviet Union countered the formation of NATO with its
own defensive alliance, named after which Eastern European
capital?
Budapest
Berlin
Moscow
Prague
Warsaw
Question 20
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The stationing of nuclear weapons in which nation in 1962
provoked a stand-off between the United States and Soviet
Union, bringing the two sides to the brink of nuclear war?
Egypt
Turkey
North Korea
Israel
Cuba
Question 21
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What was an important reform made by Wladyslaw Gomulka
in Poland, in contravention of Soviet policy?
a reduction in military spending to devote more resources to
consumer goods
a denunciation of Joseph Stalin and his political philosophy
an end to the collectivization of agriculture, with land
distributed to peasants
the introduction of markets in consumer goods to increase
production
direct engagement with the United States instead of acting
through the Warsaw Pact
Question 22
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What change did the East German government make to
increase satisfaction among its people in the wake of the
1953 Berlin uprising?
It introduced de-Stalinization plans.
It provided more consumer goods.
It cut off connections with West Germany to improve the
effects of its own propaganda.
It asked for a larger Soviet military presence to keep resisters
quiet.
It introduced democratic measures in local elections.
Question 23
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Who was the leader of the Soviet Union after 1924?
Joseph Stalin
Leon Trotsky
Vasili Molotov
Nadia Krupskaya
Question 24
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When was the Warsaw Pact formed? 1955
P Question 25
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What was the Truman Doctrine in response to?
Civil war in Greece
To prevent the spread of communism
Oil in the Mediterranean
Containing communism in Africa
Question 26
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Who were the fathers of Communism?
Karl Marx
Friedrich Engels
Vladimir Lenin
Mikhail Bakunin
I Question 27
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What was NATO
A military alliance formed by Western countries
A defense organization against the Soviet Union.
An economic alliance formed to resist the Soviet Union
A political system that organized trade relations as well as
foreign policy ideals
Question 28
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What was the Berlin Blockade?
a Soviet attempt to cut off the Western Allies' access
to West Berlin by blocking supply routes
A Soviet attempt to cut off Western Allies’ access to East
Berlin by blocking supply routes
A Soviet attempt to cut off Western Allies’ access to Germany.
A German attempt to block Western and Eastern forces from
interfering in their politics.
Question 29
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Who was sent to the Gulags?
Dissenters
Troublemakers
Political Rivals
Politburo members
Question 30
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What were the Gulags in the Soviet Union?
Forced labor concentration camps
Political prisons
Refugee camps
Rationing stations
Question 31
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How many people are estimated to have been killed by
communist states in the 20th century?
100 million people
200 million people
300 million people
500 million people
Question 32
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What was the Marshall Plan?
A plan to help Europe rebuild and recover from the
war's devastation
Marshal forces in Europe for the Korean War
Prevent the spread of capitalism in Eastern Europe
Restore political stability in Europe post World War II
Quiz Score: 35.63 out of 40
