MWS Final Exam Review UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Containment - CORRECT ANSWER - the U.S. policy to stop the spread of communism
East Germany built the Berlin Wall, with Soviet approval, in order to _______________ -
CORRECT ANSWER - keep East Berliners from fleeing to the West
What is the best definition of a superpower? - CORRECT ANSWER - a country that
influences events with its military and economic power
What was the basic reason for the Cold War? - CORRECT ANSWER - there was fear and
mistrust between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union
Why did the Soviets think that Western nations might invade the Soviet Union after World War
II? - CORRECT ANSWER - the Soviet Union had been invaded by Napoleon and the
Germans
What were some of the goals of the Marshall Plan? - CORRECT ANSWER - to help
Europe rebuild, to stop the spread of communism, to build strong trading partners for the United
States
NATO was formed in 1949. What was the main goal of its members? - CORRECT
ANSWER - to help defend each other if they were attacked
What steps did Japan take to become a democratic nation after World War II? - CORRECT
ANSWER - putting its military leaders on trial for war crimes, writing a new constitution,
setting up a parliamentary government
,Who was the commander of the occupation forces in Japan? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Douglas MacArthur
How did China become a communist nation? - CORRECT ANSWER - the communists
gained control after a long civil war
What were the results of the Korean War? - CORRECT ANSWER - the communist
government controlled North Korea and the democratic government controlled South Korea
Why didn't the United States and its Western allies stop the construction of the Berlin Wall or the
repression of the Hungarian Revolution? - CORRECT ANSWER - they did not want to
provoke the Soviet Union, and the areas were already communist
One result of the Great Leap Forward was the death of ___________________ million people -
CORRECT ANSWER - twenty
One of the goals of Mao's _______________ Revolution was to eliminate all traces of capitalism
and Western influences in China - CORRECT ANSWER - Cultural
The main idea of the section titled "Castro's Cuba" was that the _______________ was heavily
involved in the internal affairs of Cuba - CORRECT ANSWER - United States
What is the last even in the time line? - CORRECT ANSWER - Castro becomes leader of
the new revolutionary government
What were the goals of Mao's "Great Leap Forward"? - CORRECT ANSWER - he wanted
to make China a great industrial power
A great rift developed between China and the Soviet Union after Nikita Krushchev assumed
power. Mao strongly objected to Krushchev's policy of _______________ - CORRECT
ANSWER - peaceful coexistence with capitalist nations
, When Mao launched the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, he wanted to rid China of what?
- CORRECT ANSWER - capitalism, Western influence, traditional Chinese cultural
Before Fidel Castro assumed power in 1959, _______________ - CORRECT ANSWER -
Americans had played an active role in the economy and politics of Cuba
How did Fidel Castro become the leader of Cuba? - CORRECT ANSWER - he overthrew
the dictator in a revolution
John F. Kennedy was the president of the United States during _______________ - CORRECT
ANSWER - the Cuban Missile Crisis
Why did American officials make plans to invade Cuba? - CORRECT ANSWER - they
were alarmed to see communism gaining a foothold in the Western Hemisphere
How did Americans feel after the Bay of Pigs invasion? - CORRECT ANSWER -
humiliated
What best describes the Cuban Missile Crisis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Soviets build
nuclear missile sites in Cuba,
American spy planes photograph missile sites, Americans establish a naval blockade around
Cuba, Krushchev calls blockade an act of aggression,
U.S. attorney general and Soviet ambassador discuss solution,
Soviets remove missiles in Cuba and Americans end blockade and pledge not to invade,
Americans remove missiles from Turkey
As television developed in Europe after World War II, it was mostly controlled or funded by
national _______________ - CORRECT ANSWER - governments
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Containment - CORRECT ANSWER - the U.S. policy to stop the spread of communism
East Germany built the Berlin Wall, with Soviet approval, in order to _______________ -
CORRECT ANSWER - keep East Berliners from fleeing to the West
What is the best definition of a superpower? - CORRECT ANSWER - a country that
influences events with its military and economic power
What was the basic reason for the Cold War? - CORRECT ANSWER - there was fear and
mistrust between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union
Why did the Soviets think that Western nations might invade the Soviet Union after World War
II? - CORRECT ANSWER - the Soviet Union had been invaded by Napoleon and the
Germans
What were some of the goals of the Marshall Plan? - CORRECT ANSWER - to help
Europe rebuild, to stop the spread of communism, to build strong trading partners for the United
States
NATO was formed in 1949. What was the main goal of its members? - CORRECT
ANSWER - to help defend each other if they were attacked
What steps did Japan take to become a democratic nation after World War II? - CORRECT
ANSWER - putting its military leaders on trial for war crimes, writing a new constitution,
setting up a parliamentary government
,Who was the commander of the occupation forces in Japan? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Douglas MacArthur
How did China become a communist nation? - CORRECT ANSWER - the communists
gained control after a long civil war
What were the results of the Korean War? - CORRECT ANSWER - the communist
government controlled North Korea and the democratic government controlled South Korea
Why didn't the United States and its Western allies stop the construction of the Berlin Wall or the
repression of the Hungarian Revolution? - CORRECT ANSWER - they did not want to
provoke the Soviet Union, and the areas were already communist
One result of the Great Leap Forward was the death of ___________________ million people -
CORRECT ANSWER - twenty
One of the goals of Mao's _______________ Revolution was to eliminate all traces of capitalism
and Western influences in China - CORRECT ANSWER - Cultural
The main idea of the section titled "Castro's Cuba" was that the _______________ was heavily
involved in the internal affairs of Cuba - CORRECT ANSWER - United States
What is the last even in the time line? - CORRECT ANSWER - Castro becomes leader of
the new revolutionary government
What were the goals of Mao's "Great Leap Forward"? - CORRECT ANSWER - he wanted
to make China a great industrial power
A great rift developed between China and the Soviet Union after Nikita Krushchev assumed
power. Mao strongly objected to Krushchev's policy of _______________ - CORRECT
ANSWER - peaceful coexistence with capitalist nations
, When Mao launched the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, he wanted to rid China of what?
- CORRECT ANSWER - capitalism, Western influence, traditional Chinese cultural
Before Fidel Castro assumed power in 1959, _______________ - CORRECT ANSWER -
Americans had played an active role in the economy and politics of Cuba
How did Fidel Castro become the leader of Cuba? - CORRECT ANSWER - he overthrew
the dictator in a revolution
John F. Kennedy was the president of the United States during _______________ - CORRECT
ANSWER - the Cuban Missile Crisis
Why did American officials make plans to invade Cuba? - CORRECT ANSWER - they
were alarmed to see communism gaining a foothold in the Western Hemisphere
How did Americans feel after the Bay of Pigs invasion? - CORRECT ANSWER -
humiliated
What best describes the Cuban Missile Crisis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Soviets build
nuclear missile sites in Cuba,
American spy planes photograph missile sites, Americans establish a naval blockade around
Cuba, Krushchev calls blockade an act of aggression,
U.S. attorney general and Soviet ambassador discuss solution,
Soviets remove missiles in Cuba and Americans end blockade and pledge not to invade,
Americans remove missiles from Turkey
As television developed in Europe after World War II, it was mostly controlled or funded by
national _______________ - CORRECT ANSWER - governments
