Unit 6 (Cold War to Modern Times)Version en ligne Take the Quiz! par Kristine Vester 1 US pledges $12b in aid to Europe; USSR forbids its European countries to accept US aid; results: restores the European economy, builds up democracy, and thwarts communism's spread a Marshall Plan b Treaty of Versailles c Yalta Conference d Fourteen Points 2 US policy during the Cold War; US needs to prevent communism's spread, withdraw troops from Europe, counter Soviet aggression at key points, and wait out the USSR a Containment b Manhattan Project c Space Race d Communism 3 Dividing line in Europe between Soviet controlled areas and the rest of Europe a Iron Curtain b Berlin Conference c Soviet Bloc d Appeasement 4 A prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States. a Vietnam War b Korean War c World War I d Desert Storm 5 North Atlantic Treaty Organization; est. 1949; mutual security/defense and economic/military cooperation pact (US dominated) a NATO b Allied Powers c Warsaw Pact d Bolsheviks 6 Leader of the Communist Party in China that overthrew Chang kai-Shek and the Nationalists. Established China as the People's Republic of China and ruled from 1949 until 1976. a Mao Zedong b Stalin c Hideki Tojo d Pol Pot 7 Led India's independence movement from British 1919-47; called for of "civil disobedience"- peaceful non-cooperation a Mohandas Gandhi b Mao Zedong c Jomo Kenyatta d Nelson Mandela 8 South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994. helped overthrow Apartheid a Nelson Mandela b Mohandas Gandhi c James Monroe d Otto von Bismarck 9 This president of Egypt established his nation as the leader of the Arab world in the 20th century a Gamal Abdul Nasser b Golda Meir c Mohandas Gandhi d Nelson Mandela 10 Rapid transportation, communication, and computer networks connecting global economy are all characteristics of a Globalization b Capitalism c Terrorism d Anti-semitism