Unit 9 Cold War

Which type of economic system allows for private ownership of land and the means of production with a goal of making profit?

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Democracy

• Republic

What economic and political system led to government control of the land and means of production with communal farms and factories?

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Democracy

• Republic

What was the iron curtain?

• a term used to describe the production of goods in Soviet factories

• the border around Russia

• another term used for the Berlin Wall

• the boundary between democratic and communist countries in Europe

Which policy stated that the United States would provide military, economic, or political assistance to any country under threat of attack from the USSR?

• Iron Curtain

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Perestroika

What military change was specific to the Cold War?

• increase in the size of the army and navy in countries throughout Europe

• buildup of nuclear weapons by the US and USSR

• decrease in the size of the military in the US and USSR

• US troops were stationed throughout the USSR to keep it in check

Who was Patrice Lumumba?

• a leader of the DRC who supported full separation from Belgium and took aid from the USSR

• an Egyptian leader who took control of the Suez Canal

• a leader of the independence movement in Angola

• a leader of South Africa who supported full separation from England and took aid from the USSR

Who led a peasant revolt in China and became the first communist leader in 1949?

• Jiang Jieshi

• Ho Chi Minh

• Mao Zedong

• Xi Jinping

What was the result of the Great Leap Forward?

• China became the industrial leader in the world in the 1950s

• China's communist society became the most successful with huge support

• China won gold medals in all swimming events in the 1956 olympics

• millions of people in China died from famine

Which group of people were most supportive of the Cultural Revolution in China?

• Old population

• Young Population

• Teachers and other professional workers

• people against communism

Why was NATO originally created?

• to show support for the United States in WW2

• to create an alliance between all communist countries

• to create an alliance to protect against the Soviet Union

• to provide aid to countries after WW2