History 102: Western Civilization
Short Answer Questions
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History 102: Western Civilization Short Answer Questions |
1. The Truman Doctrine refers to
a. the need to hunt down red spies in the United States.
b. economic aid to rebuild Europe.
c. a policy of containment of the red threat.
d. the need to end feelings of revenge against the German people.
2. President Eisenhower warned Americans about the fact that
a. one must "save succeeding generations from the scourge of
war."
b. the "military industrial complex" exerted tremendous power
in the United States.
c. the "iron lady," a euphemism for Russian power, must be contained
for the sake of world peace.
d. "from Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic," one
faced communist forces and the threat of war.
3. The Strategic Defense Initiative may be associated with
a. Eisenhower.
b. Kennedy.
c. Nixon.
d. Reagan.
4. Following World War II, the United States
a. retreated into post-war isolation.
b. saw the communist threat as a major concern.
c. disbanded the Central Intelligence Agency.
d. all of the above.
5. General Charles de Gaulle may be associated with each of the following
EXCEPT
a. leading the free French forces in World War II.
b. pursuing friendly policies with African states.
c. insisting that France be admitted to NATO.
d. encouraging scientific development.
6. The year 1968 will be remembered in France as a time when
a. students and workers rioted in Paris.
b. Algeria became independent.
c. de Gaulle first took power.
d. all of the above.
7. Each of the following statements about West Germany is correct EXCEPT
a. the cold war acted as a restraint on the German economy.
b. it was in a militarily strategic position in terms of the
cold war.
c. West Germany was much larger than East Germany.
d. it was quickly integrated into the new postwar Europe.
8. Which of the following states was least under the control of Moscow?
a. Bulgaria
b. Czechoslovakia
c. Yugoslavia
d. Poland
9. During the 1970s, international relations entered a period of relatively peaceful cooperation called ________________________.
10. In 1985 a relatively young, energetic communist named ___________________________ took power in the Soviet Union.
11. The decolonization movement first began
a. in the Middle East during World War I.
b. when Egypt declared independence from Britain in 1932.
c. as World War II spread through French Indochina.
d. after World War II.
Match each of the following post-war leaders with his or her country
____12. Margaret Thatcher a. France
____13. Jomo Kenyatta b. Italy
____14. Nikita Krushchev c. Vietnam
____15. Idi Amin d. Soviet Union
____16. Kwame Nkrumah e. Great Britain
____17. George Marshall f. Korea
____18. Ho Chi Minh g. West Germany
____19. Konrad Adenauer h. United States
____20. Francois Mitterand i. Uganda
j. Kenya
k. Algeria
l. Ghana