Human Heritage: A World History

Chapter 38: The Cold War Era

The Cold War Era

1
The cold war crisis in Berlin resulted in all of the following EXCEPT ____.
A)the establishment of two separate governments in Germany
B)the establishment of NATO
C)a unified Germany
D)the building of the Berlin Wall
2
In the 1940s and 1950s, Communist governments were set up in all the following places EXCEPT ____.
A)West Germany
B)North Korea
C)Cuba
D)North Vietnam
3
The Cultural Revolution in China was a period in which ____.
A)the Chinese people revolted against the government
B)Mao Zedong's Red Guards purged the country of anti-Communists and other undesirable people
C)there was a renewed interest in traditional Chinese culture
D)the Chinese people staged peaceful demonstrations in favor of democracy
4
The changes that took place in the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev included all of the following EXCEPT ____.
A)the free election of non-Communist government officials
B)the movement of the country's economy toward capitalism
C)the beginning of glasnost
D)de-Stalinization, or an attack on the policies established by Stalin
5
Which of the following was NOT a way in which many Latin American nations benefited from foreign investments?
A)After foreign investment, the countries' economies depended on only one or two products.
B)The people earned more money.
C)More people were employed.
D)Many modern improvements were made.
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