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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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