The nonaligned movement focused its efforts on the
a. desire for independence by colonial territories, especially throughout Asia and Africa.
b. reassembling of the Sino-Soviet split.
c. further fissure between the unified East and unified West.
d. American effort to rally the world against communism.
e. effort to aid American perception towards stability and change.
Which of the following is a reason for the Sino-Soviet Split?
a. Insufficient technological and economic assistance
b. Disagreement of communist ideals on the part of Mao and Nikita Khrushchev
c. Refusal of the Soviet Union to help China build an independent nuclear force
d. The de-Stalinization movement
e. All of the above are true.
The fear of change was expressed in several American military interventions throughout the 1950s and 1960s to prevent Communist gains. Which of the following was not an example of this?
a. The toppling of Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh of Iran and the restoration of the Shah
b. The overthrow of the Jacobo rbenz Guzmn government in Guatemala
c. The Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba
d. The Vietnam War
e. The EgyptianIsraeli and SyrianIsraeli disengagement agreements
According to the text, what was the first major test of containment, and the event that brought the Cold War fully into existence?
a. Soviet forces refusing to leave Iran and continuing to meddle in their politics (1946)
b. Soviet pressure on Turkey for control of the Dardanelles (1947)
c. American response to the communist-supported national-liberation movement in Greece (1947).
d. The signing of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1949).
e. The Korean War (1950).
Which of the following was not identified in the text as being a direct effect of the Korean War on American foreign policy?
a. The war resulted in a sharp increase in the American defense budget and the militarization of NATO.
b. Policy makers recognized the need to maintain large armies as limited wars may be necessary.
c. The war resulted in confirmation that the Sino-Soviet bloc was a reality and the need to combat it was a priority.
d. The Cold War Consensus was broken; American policy makers recognized the need for unilateral actions.
e. Credence was given to NSC-68 and rapid security arrangement changes followed.
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