Question 1

What was the impact of World War II and the Cold War on colonial empires? Were the European powers successful in keeping them intact?

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Question 2

Review this chapter's feature entitled "The Soviet Union Denounces the United States While Calling for Arms Reduction." What could the Soviet Union possibly gain from making such a speech to the members of the United Nations, in light of Soviet policies towards Eastern European countries following the war?

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Question 3

When Stalin died, the competition for leadership of the Soviet Union involved two principal issues.What were these issues, and how did Khrushchev deal with them?

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Question 4

Describe the political shifts that occurred in France, Italy, West Germany and Great Britain in the late 1970s through the early 1980s.

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Question 5

Review this chapter's feature entitled "The Soviet Union Denounces the United States While Calling for Arms Reduction." How do you think the members of the Western European community reacted to this speech? Do you think they agreed with Vishinsky's call for a bilateral arms reduction?

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Question 6

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: NATO.

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Question 7

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Truman Doctrine.

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Question 8

Review this chapter's feature entitled "The Soviet Union Denounces the United States While Calling for Arms Reduction." What reasons could be behind Vishinsky's use of such inflammatory language in his speech? Do you think the content is actually meant to create tensions between the U.S.and the United Nations?

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Question 9

Review this chapter's feature entitled "The Soviet Union Denounces the United States While Calling for Arms Reduction." After reading this speech, do you think that both the United States and the Soviet Union actually had similar aims regarding the countries they had influence over?

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Question 10

Consider the photo of Margaret Thatcher found in this chapter.What did she accomplish as Prime Minister of Great Britain? What brought about her resignation?

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Question 11

Review this chapter's feature entitled "The Soviet Union Denounces the United States While Calling for Arms Reduction." By using the "Map of the Third World War" as evidence in his speech, does Vishinsky strengthen his argument that the U.S.is preparing for war with the Soviet Union, or weaken it? Would he have been better served by using evidence of a different nature?

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Question 12

Looking at the photo of gasoline lines found in this chapter, describe the aftermath of the energy crisis of 1973.Which political party gained more prominence in Europe after the crisis?

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Question 13

In what ways did America influence European culture in the years following World War II?

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Question 14

What changes did Pope John XXIII try to bring to the Catholic Church when he called the Vatican II council? Was he successful?

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Question 15

How did the Suez Crisis come about and what effect did it have on Great Britain and France?

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Question 16

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Marshall Plan.

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Question 17

What is the "third world"? How did it come about?

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Question 18

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Comecon.

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Question 19

How does the photo of the student protestors in the streets of Paris found in this chapter compare to the photo of civilians watching Soviet tanks entering Prague? Contrast the emotions of the protestors, civilians and soldiers in each.

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What does map 29.1 seen in this chapter suggest about changes in Israel's political boundaries? How have the actions of the surrounding states created these changes?

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Quiz 29: Europe in the Postwar ERA

What was the impact of World War II and the Cold War on colonial empires? Were the European powers successful in keeping them intact?

When Stalin died, the competition for leadership of the Soviet Union involved two principal issues.What were these issues, and how did Khrushchev deal with them?

Describe the political shifts that occurred in France, Italy, West Germany and Great Britain in the late 1970s through the early 1980s.

Review this chapter's feature entitled "The Soviet Union Denounces the United States While Calling for Arms Reduction." How do you think the members of the Western European community reacted to this speech? Do you think they agreed with Vishinsky's call for a bilateral arms reduction?

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: NATO.

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Truman Doctrine.

Review this chapter's feature entitled "The Soviet Union Denounces the United States While Calling for Arms Reduction." After reading this speech, do you think that both the United States and the Soviet Union actually had similar aims regarding the countries they had influence over?

Consider the photo of Margaret Thatcher found in this chapter.What did she accomplish as Prime Minister of Great Britain? What brought about her resignation?

Looking at the photo of gasoline lines found in this chapter, describe the aftermath of the energy crisis of 1973.Which political party gained more prominence in Europe after the crisis?

In what ways did America influence European culture in the years following World War II?

What changes did Pope John XXIII try to bring to the Catholic Church when he called the Vatican II council? Was he successful?

How did the Suez Crisis come about and what effect did it have on Great Britain and France?

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Marshall Plan.

What is the "third world"? How did it come about?

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Comecon.

How does the photo of the student protestors in the streets of Paris found in this chapter compare to the photo of civilians watching Soviet tanks entering Prague? Contrast the emotions of the protestors, civilians and soldiers in each.

What does map 29.1 seen in this chapter suggest about changes in Israel's political boundaries? How have the actions of the surrounding states created these changes?