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Who led the communists to victory in 1949 in the Chinese civil war?

Mao Zedong

What was one basic change made by the Chinese government during Communist Party rule in the 1950s and 1960s?

Women were given more rights.

Permanent revolution was important to Mao Zedong mostly because

he believed it was the only way to quickly achieve a classless society.

U.S. involvement in the Korean and Vietnam Wars were direct results of the

policy of containment

Which is the best summary of China's relationship with the United States during the Cold War?

At first, China and the U.S. were at odds as China worked to expand communist control and the U.S. feared expansion. Then, as Chinese-Soviet relations deteriorated, Chinese-American relations improved.

Chinese Communists' economic program

Great Leap Forward

Soviet-based economic assistance program for Eastern European states

COMECON

strategy that built up the United States' and the Soviet Union's nuclear arsenals

arms race

tactic used to overcome a Soviet blockade

Berlin Air Lift

leader of the Communist Party in Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh

Chinese nationalist leader

Chiang Kai-shek

mutual agreement among Western, Eastern, and Asian powers to divide Vietnam into two territories

Geneva Peace Accords

Chinese Communist leader

Mao Zedong

confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union that came close to starting a nuclear war

Cuban missile crisis

another name for the Marshall Plan

European Recovery Program

Which event led to improved relations between the United States and China?

President Richard Nixon's state visit to China

The Great Leap Forward was an economic disaster in part because of

Droughts and floods

Which states were part of the Warsaw Pact alliance?

East Germany, Poland, Romania

The United States and the Soviet Union became rivals after World War II because

Communists and Western capitalists distrusted each other.

The United States considered Cuba a threat because

Cuba, which was only 90 miles away, had ties with the Soviets

Which was one of the main factors that caused relations between the Soviet Union and China to deteriorate?

the Soviet Union's refusal to attack Chiang Kai-shek in Taiwan

According to Mao Zedong, permanent revolution not only pushed China toward the final stage of communism but also allowed China to

overcome its past, especially humiliations previously suffered.

The Truman Doctrine promised to

give economic aid to countries threatened by communism.

The Truman Doctrine stated that the United States would provide _____ to nations threatened by Communist expansion

money

In 1945 the original agreement between the Soviet Union and the United States was to

hold elections to reunify Korea.

Which of the following states were aligned with the United States during the Cold War?

Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Greece

The purpose of Mao's Great Leap Forward program was to

allow more people to work in industry.

Which best describes the states aligned with the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

They supported communism but faced serious economic challenges.

Why did China's relations with the Soviet Union become strained?

The Soviet Union refused to attack Taiwan on behalf of China.

The United States sent troops to Vietnam to

stop the north from controlling the south.

Which was the first area of conflict between Soviet and U.S. political ideals after World War II?

Eastern Europe

The Marshall Plan was based on the idea that

communism succeeded only in countries with economic problems.

To stop the Soviet Union from delivering missiles to Cuba, Kennedy decided to

set up a naval blockade to stop the Soviets, thus averting a nuclear war.

After Mao's forces claimed victory in the civil war,

Chiang Kai-shek and 2 million followers fled to Taiwan.

After World War II, the United States and Soviet Union

became fierce rivals as a result of conflicting political beliefs.

The U.S. government believed that if they lost South Vietnam to communism,

other Asian countries would also fall to communism.

Which government allied with North Korea in its attempt to take over South Korea?

Soviet Union

The Marshall Plan was designed to

restore the economic stability of European nations after World War II.

Which policy did the United States adopt to prevent the spread of communism?

Containment

The Marshall Plan was enacted because the United States believed that communism was only successful in countries that

faced economic problems.

The Warsaw Pact sought to

create a military alliance between the Soviet Union and various Eastern European nations.

As a direct result of World War II,

Germany was divided into East and West.

a plan to keep something, such as communism, within its existing geographical boundaries and prevent further aggressive moves

policy of containment

U.S. policy to rebuild war-torn Europe

Marshall Plan

a country that is economically and politically dependent on another country

satellite state

U.S. promise to support countries fighting communism

Truman Doctrine

a military alliance of the Soviet Union and Eastern European states

Warsaw Pact

West Berlin was

a city entirely surrounded by East German territory

Which event inspired China to attempt to improve relations with the United States?

deteriorating relations with the Soviet Union

The Berlin Wall was erected in order to

stop the flow of refugees from East Germany.

At the end of World War II, which country refused to end its colonial rule in Vietnam?

France

The Red Guards consisted of people who were

unhappy and discontented.

European countries were forced to align with either the United States or Soviet Union because World War II had

devastated Europe, leaving the countries without real power of their own.

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