The West in the World, 4th Edition (Sherman)

Chapter 25: Superpower Struggles and Global Transformations

True or False Quiz

1
Stalin wanted Germany to remain weak and divided.
A)True
B)False
2
The city of Berlin was located in the Soviet zone of occupation in Germany.
A)True
B)False
3
NATO was formed after the Warsaw Pact was created.
A)True
B)False
4
By 1949, the Soviet Union had developed its own atomic bomb.
A)True
B)False
5
In accordance with the Yalta agreements, Korea was divided into the north, occupied by Soviet troops, and the south, controlled by American troops, at the 38th parallel.
A)True
B)False
6
During the Vietnam War, U.S. planes dropped more explosives than had been used by all combatants during World War II.
A)True
B)False
7
Relations between the Soviet Union and China remained good throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
A)True
B)False
8
The word “détente” is used to describe periods when relations between rival powers worsen.
A)True
B)False
9
In 1956, Nikita Khrushchev gave a speech celebrating Stalin’s “cult of personality.”
A)True
B)False
10
Electoral victories by communist parties in postwar Europe were confined to the eastern portion and the Soviet Union.
A)True
B)False
11
The United States hoped to increase its influence in Europe through Marshall Plan economic aid.
A)True
B)False
12
When granted independence in 1947, India was divided into the separate states of India and Pakistan.
A)True
B)False
13
An all-white government dominated South Africa until the African National Congress was allowed to assume leadership in the 1990s.
A)True
B)False
14
Andy Warhol was one of the most influential proponents of the philosophy of existentialism.
A)True
B)False
15
Television changed the way politicians presented their message and cultivated their image.
A)True
B)False
16
In 1968, student unrest spread to campuses and streets throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan.
A)True
B)False
17
By the 1960s and 1970s, women found that once they made it through the educational system and earned a degree, they faced little discrimination on the job and generally received the same pay as men.
A)True
B)False
18
In the 1970s and 1980s, the fear of increasing unemployment led many Western countries to restrict immigration.
A)True
B)False
19
In the post-industrial society of the 1970s and 1980s, the gap between rich and poor appears to have increased.
A)True
B)False
20
The Berlin Airlift, which continued from June 1948 to May 1949, failed to end the Soviet blockade of Berlin’s three western zones.
A)True
B)False
21
During the Vietnam War of the mid-1960s, the United States sent more than 500,000 troops to Vietnam.
A)True
B)False
22
In 1962, war almost erupted between the United States and the Soviet Union over the issue of U.S. support for Fidel Castro, who had recently overthrown the Marxist regime in Cuba.
A)True
B)False
Sherman: The West in the World, Fourth Edition
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