Question 1

To what degree was the escalating U.S.-Soviet tension in Europe the result of excessively defensive fears in the minds of Truman and Stalin? Why? What other factors were also involved in the moves of the "superpowers" and their allies and clients?

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Question 2

How did the relationship between China and the Soviet Union evolve after 1948? What disagreements brought about an end to the Sino-Soviet alliance in 1961? Which factors appear to have been most important? How did a renewed U.S.-Sino relationship shape history after the mid-1970s?

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Question 3

What effect did the Truman Doctrine and Domino Theory have in escalating Cold War tensions both with the Soviet Union and in Asia? ​

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Question 4

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détente

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Question 5

Why were the United States and the Soviet Union suspicious of each other after World War II, and what events between 1945 and 1949 heightened the tensions between the two nations? What events led to the era of coexistence in the 1960s, and to what degree did each side contribute to the reduction in international tensions?

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Question 6

What role did Germany in general, and Berlin in particular, play in the evolution of the Cold War? Include in the discussion historical, ideological, and geographical factors.

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Question 7

How did the wars in Korea and Vietnam relate to the Cold War and affect its course? In what way was the Cuban Missile Crisis a turning point in the Cold War?

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Question 8

Was Churchill's phrase "the Iron Curtain" an accurate reflection of the actual state of relations between East and West in 1946? Why or why not? Did Churchill's words contribute to the polarization of East and West?

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Question 9

What were the factors which led to the success of the Marshall Plan? Could such massive economic aid work equally well in other places and other times? Why or why not?

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Question 10

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Nicarauga, the Sandinistas, and the Contras

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Nicarauga, the...

Question 11

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"Vietnam syndrome"

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"Vietnam syndrome"...

Question 12

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Afghanistan, the "Soviet Vietnam"

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Afghanistan, the...

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
"equivalence"

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"equivalence"...

Question 14

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Berlin Wall

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Berlin Wall...

Question 15

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1968 Prague Spring

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1968 Prague...

Question 16

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Ronald Reagan and the "evil empire"

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Ronald Reagan...

Question 17

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ABM Treaty/SALT I

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Question 18

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the Strategic Defense Initiative/"Star Wars"

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the Strategic...

Question 19

What were the factors which led to the Chinese Communist victory over the Nationalists? Was Mao Zedong's triumph over Chiang inevitable? Why or why not? What were the Cold War implications of the Communist triumph?

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Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
1975 Helsinki Accords

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1975 Helsinki...

Quiz 13: East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

To what degree was the escalating U.S.-Soviet tension in Europe the result of excessively defensive fears in the minds of Truman and Stalin? Why? What other factors were also involved in the moves of the "superpowers" and their allies and clients?

How did the relationship between China and the Soviet Union evolve after 1948? What disagreements brought about an end to the Sino-Soviet alliance in 1961? Which factors appear to have been most important? How did a renewed U.S.-Sino relationship shape history after the mid-1970s?

What effect did the Truman Doctrine and Domino Theory have in escalating Cold War tensions both with the Soviet Union and in Asia? ​

Instructions: Identify the following terms. détente

What role did Germany in general, and Berlin in particular, play in the evolution of the Cold War? Include in the discussion historical, ideological, and geographical factors.

How did the wars in Korea and Vietnam relate to the Cold War and affect its course? In what way was the Cuban Missile Crisis a turning point in the Cold War?

Was Churchill's phrase "the Iron Curtain" an accurate reflection of the actual state of relations between East and West in 1946? Why or why not? Did Churchill's words contribute to the polarization of East and West?

What were the factors which led to the success of the Marshall Plan? Could such massive economic aid work equally well in other places and other times? Why or why not?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Nicarauga, the Sandinistas, and the Contras

Instructions: Identify the following terms. "Vietnam syndrome"

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Afghanistan, the "Soviet Vietnam"

Instructions: Identify the following terms. "equivalence"

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Berlin Wall

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 1968 Prague Spring

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Ronald Reagan and the "evil empire"

Instructions: Identify the following terms. ABM Treaty/SALT I

Instructions: Identify the following terms. the Strategic Defense Initiative/"Star Wars"

What were the factors which led to the Chinese Communist victory over the Nationalists? Was Mao Zedong's triumph over Chiang inevitable? Why or why not? What were the Cold War implications of the Communist triumph?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 1975 Helsinki Accords

What effect did the Truman Doctrine and Domino Theory have in escalating Cold War tensions both with the Soviet Union and in Asia?