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After World War II, the League of Nations was founded to promote international peace and cooperation. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Stalin wanted to retain influence over Eastern Europe so that it would serve as a strategic buffer zone. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The city of Berlin was located in the Soviet zone of occupation in Germany. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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NATO was formed after the Warsaw Pact was created. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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By 1949, the Soviet Union had developed the atomic bomb. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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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 37th parallel. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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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 |
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Relations between the Soviet Union and China remained good throughout the 1960s and 1970s. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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During periods of detente, relations between the two superpowers grew worse. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In 1956, Lavrenti Beria gave a speech denouncing Stalin's "cult of personality." _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Electoral victories by Communist parties in Europe were confined to the eastern portion and the Soviet Union. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The United States hoped to increase its influence in Europe through Marshall Plan economic aid. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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When granted independence in 1947, India was divided into the separate states of India and Pakistan. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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An all-white government dominated South Africa until the African National Congress was allowed to assume leadership in the 1990s. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Andy Warhol was one of the most influential proponents of existentialism. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Television changed the way politicians presented their message and cultivated their image. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In 1968, student unrest spread to campuses and streets throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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By the 1960s and 1970s, women found that once they made it through the educational system and earned a degree, they faced less discrimination on the job and received the same pay as men. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In the 1970s and 1980s, the fear of increasing unemployment led many Western countries to restrict immigration. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In the post-industrial society of the 1970s and 1980s, the gap between rich and poor appears to have increased. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Berlin Airlift, which continued from June 1948 to May 1949, failed to save the city of Berlin from Soviet control. ____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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During the Vietnam War of the mid-1960's, the United States sent more than 500,000 troops to Vietnam, more than had been sent to Europe in the First World War, and dropped more explosives than had been used by all combatants during the Second World War. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In 1979, Soviet troops intervened in Afghanistan, inaugurating a 10 year guerilla war that historians have likened to the American war in Vietnam. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In 1962, war almost erupted between the United States and the Soviet Union over the issue of US support for Fidel Castro, who had recently overthrown the Marxist regime in Cuba. _____ |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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