In 1944, British Prime Minister Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin worked out a secret deal in which Greece was to be assigned to whose protection after World War II? - answer-Britain
Why did Tito of Yugoslavia withdraw his support from Greek communists in 1949? - answer-a surprising major...
HIS106 Final exam questions and
answers 2024
In 1944, British Prime Minister Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin worked
out a secret deal in which Greece was to be assigned to whose protection after
World War II? - answer-✔Britain
Why did Tito of Yugoslavia withdraw his support from Greek communists in
1949? - answer-✔a surprising majority of the Greek communists opted for Stalin
The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance was designed by _______ to
integrate its economies with its allies. - answer-✔the Soviet Union
What did McCarthy mean by the phrase "fellow travelers" when he accused
President Truman of tolerating them? - answer-✔communist sympathizers
Imre Nagy was arrested and executed when he tried to remove Hungary from what
organization in 1956? - answer-✔the Warsaw Pact
What "first" did Yuri Gagarin accomplish for the Soviet Union in 1961? - answer-
✔he was the first man in space
The Lone Ranger was typical of the popularity of what kind of post-war American
culture? - answer-✔western culture
One benefit that the migrant urban workers had in Latin America, even though
many lived in shanty towns, was that they had access to - answer-✔health care
, Mao was convinced that what was China's best and most reliable natural resource?
- answer-✔Chinese peasants/laborers
During the "Great Leap Forward," what were peasants encouraged to produce in
their backyards? - answer-✔steel furnaces
Of all the Arab groups that fought against the founding of Israel in 1947, which
was the only group to successfully take territory away from Israel? - answer-
✔Jordan
Although Nasser's Egypt was officially part of the Non-Aligned Movement from
1961 onward, and refused to choose between the Cold War superpowers, what
model of modernization did Egypt borrow from the communist states? - answer-
✔nationalization of industries
In addition to wars with Pakistan, what was the biggest problem the new nation of
India had to deal with in the 1950s? - answer-✔poverty and overpopulation
India's second Five-Year Plan incorporated socialism into the government through
nationalism of - answer-✔a closed economy in which the main trading activity
would be centered on importing capital goods
What western power supported the 1966 coup that overthrew Nkrumah in Ghana? -
answer-✔USA
When U.S. President John F. Kennedy said "Ich bin eine Berliner," he was
protesting what Soviet action? - answer-✔Building the Berlin Wall
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