The Cold War Test Review

What was the Great Leap

Forward?

Collectivization of

farms

People lived in

communes

No classes

Epic Fail

How was the occupation of

Japan different from the

occupation of Germany?

Germany was

divided while

Japan was not

What was the purpose of the

Marshall Plan?

To provide for

economic

recovery in

Western Europe

This would allow

Western Europeans

the ability to buy

American goods

The United Nations was

created primarily to do what?

To aid in solving

international

problems

What is a major reason for the

conflict between Arabs and

Israelis since 1948?

They both

claim

sovereignty

over the same

land

What factor is most responsible

for the international

importance of the Middle East?

Vital natural

resources in a

strategic location

What is one way in which Iran’s

Ayatollah Khomeini and

Afghanistan’s Taliban were similar

They both

established an

Islamic state

What was one reason that

India was divided into two

nations in 1947?

Differences

between the

Hindus and the

Muslims created

religious conflict

During most of the Cold War

period, which two nations were

divided into communist and non-

communist parts? Vietnam and

Korea

Who was Yassir Arafat?

While his supporters

viewed him as a

heroic freedom fighter

who symbolized the

national aspirations of

the Palestinian

people, his opponents

described him as an

unrepentant terrorist.

Leader of the PLO

Who was Fidel Castro?

He led the revolution

overthrowing

Fulgencio Batista in

1959 and shortly after

was sworn in as the

Prime Minister of Cuba

He ruled for over 30

years

Who was Mao Zedong?

Leader of the

Chinese

Communists

Died in 1976

Responsible for

“Great Leap

Forward”

Who was Gandhi?

Indian leader that advocated non-violent protest against British imperialism in India

Influenced civil rights and independence movements everywhere

Who was Ronald Reagan?

He rejected

détente and

confronted

Communism

Famously

portrayed the USSR

as an “Evil Empire”

Who was Ayatollah Khomeini?

Iranian leader that

led the Iranian

revolution in 1979,

which turned Iran

into an anti-

Western

theocracy.

Who was Nelson Mandela?

South African

leader imprisoned

for 27 years for his

anti-apartheid

stance. Finally

became president

years later.

Who was Nikita Khrushchev?

Soviet Union leader

involved in the

Cuban Missile Crisis

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