Chapter 29 Self-Assessment

. Approximately how many people (including civilians, combatants, and victims of the Holocaust) were killed during World War II?

. The United Nations replaced the ______________ after its charter was signed in October of 1945.

. After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union were engaged in the Cold War, which could be best described as

. ____________ was the diplomat who proposed the policy of containment.

. "Free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures," is a quote that describes which of the following?

. In response to the Marshall Plan, Stalin

. The "Berlin Airlift" was undertaken by

. The Soviet equivalent to NATO was________________.

. In which year did the Soviet Union detonate its first atomic weapon?

. The Cold War turned "hot" in which region of the globe?

. Which statement best describes the turn of events after China's involvement in the Korean War?

. _______ is the line at which the two Koreas established an armistice in 1953.

. The conflict in the Koreas helped to produce what kind of reaction in America?

. What conditions led to the 1953 revolts in East Germany?

. Soviet troops crushed a grassroots revolt in which of the following countries after Khrushchev took power?

. Despite social unrest, the Soviet Union made advancements in which of the following fields?

. ________ was the name of the Soviets' first space satellite.

. The United States response to Russian ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles) was the _________.

. Which of the following American policy makers had NO involvement with the failed "Bay of Pigs" invasion?

. After setbacks on both sides, the Cold War reached its veritable climax during the _____.

. In the United States, Europe, and Japan ________ became a powerful cultural force during the return to normalcy after the turbulent war years.

. _______________ is any of the various movements in philosophy and the arts characterized by a deliberate break with classical or traditional forms of thought or expression.

. At the end of World War II, most of Latin America's industry was related to what sectors?

. Which of the following Latin American leaders best represents a populist movement?

. The victors in the Chinese Civil War were the ___________________.

. The outcome of the "The Great Leap Forward" was

. The Sino-Soviet split had what impact on China?

. The state of Israel was created in which of the following decades?

. After the separation of India and Pakistan, the latter's constitution:

. At the end of World War II, the French

. US aid under Eisenhower helped legitimize the rule of which Vietnamese leader?

. The legacy of colonialism on sub-Saharan Africa was:

. The first nation to pioneer decolonization was:

. In the early years of the Cold War, countries could basically be placed into which of the following categories?

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