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Quiz #3 1. Why did the Soviet Union Collapse? A) containment and arms race, imperial overstretch, domestic decline B) imperial overstretch, blitzkrieg, duma C) arms race, fall economy, Bolshevik D) Putin, Lada's, Lenin 2. What adverse effect did Glasnost have? A) restructured economy in a prompt and efficient manner B) exposed governmental corruption to the detriment of Soviet Society C) Thrust democracy upon the Soviet people D) Implemented the philosophies of perstroika 3. In 1980's what was second largest economy in the world?? A) USSR B) United States C) Japan D) Great Britain 4. What period was referred to as Cold War 2? A) Period when Reagan was in the government B) The period when the Berlin Wall fell C) The period starting from when Gorbachev came to power D) The period beginning with Bush Seniors term in office 5. What was the purpose of the Limited Test Ban Treaty? A) it banned atmospheric nuclear tests B) reduced the worldwide stockpile of nuclear weapons C) it increased the tensions between the US and the USSR D) stopped biological and chemical weapons testing on animals 6. What was MAD? A) The assured nuclear destruction of both countries if one was to attack the other B) A test ban treaty that began the proliferation of nuclear weapons C) A top-secret USSR espionage organization that infiltrated the US CIA D) The assured destruction of all US assets in the Persian Gulf 7. What was SALT? A) Satisfactory Arms Limitation Treaty B) Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty C) Strategic Arms Liberty Treaty D) Strategic Arms Limiting Treaty 8. After losing to Mao where did Chiang Kai Shek Flee (Nationalist ruler of China) A) Mongolia B) Beijing C) Taiwan D) Hong Kong 9. The Commonwealth of Independent States was: A) organization of allied independent US states B) organization of allied independant Soviet States C) Former USSR Republics D) Alliance of Western European countries against USSR 10. What was the purpose of Perestroika? A)Reform of the Russian economy B) Reform of the Russian Military C) Reform of the Russian Welfare System D) Reform of the Russian Foreign Affairs organization 11. Of the following political philosophers which was a pacifist? A) Mahan B) Thomas Hobbes C) Mackinder D) Sun Tzu 12. According to Mackinder control of which of the following parts of the world is most important: A) Interior of Marginal Ring B) Heartland C) Outer Continents D) Inner Islands 13. Which of the following political philosophies best describes Morgenthou's view? A) All bordering empires are enemies and should be attacked B) Military force had to be subordinate to the political aim and objectives of state C) Politics are governed by objective laws that have root in human nature D) "Enemy of my enemy is my friend" 14. Which of the following is the best definition for a nation? A) Autonomous institution and legal structure that controls a defined territory B) People who possess a shared sense of common descent, religion etc. C) A territory that is defined and legally autonomous under international law D) Autonomous judicial instituion which has absolute power over the people 15. Which of the following did NOT appear in Kennan's X article? A) The USSR is a dangerous blend of an autocratic ruler, Stalin B) The USSR has a violent and expansionist history which one should take heed of C) USSR has a revisionist ideology influenced by Marxism D) USSR is an evil empire which should be attacked and destroyed 16. The attempted overthrow of Castro by Cuban exiles is termed the: A) Bay of Fundy B) Bay of Mexico C) Havana Bay Invasion D) Bay of Pigs 17. The Vietnam War saw: A) The communist North trying to take over the South B) The communist South trying to take over the North C) The South trying to take over the North with the support of the United States D) The North trying to take over the South with the support of the United States 18. Which of the following is untrue about Mikhail Gorbachev? A) Sought to improve relations with the West B) Was succeeded by Boris Yeltsin C) Regarded as a hero in the United States D) His reforms were highly criticized but they proved to be successful 19.Which of the following was not a trend witnessed after the Cold War? A) Interdependent World economy B) Growth of International Institutions C) The wealth gap between the rich and the poor had narrowed D) Increased international travel and communication 20. The Zero-Sum view states that: A) And gain for one nation would represent a gain for another B) If one country fell to communism then surrounding countries would eventually succumb C) A loss for one nation would represent a loss for another D) The threat of communism would eventually subside if the US was conservative in its foreign policy |