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Which of the following events was most unlikely to provoke a direct military confrontation between the United States and the USSR? 

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  1. The Berlin Airlift of 1948

  2. The Cuban missile crisis of 1962

  3. The Soviet suppression of the Hungarian revolt in 1956

  4. The construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961

  5. The Korean War of 1950 to 1953

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Correct Option: E

The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was ________.

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  1. Elimination of communism

  2. Implementation of the "Domino Theory"

  3. Containment of communism

  4. Reconstruction of Western Europe after World War II

  5. Assistance to British colonies in Africa

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was Containment of communism.

How did the Soviet Union respond to the formation of the North Atlantic  Treaty Organization(NATO)?

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  1. Providing military assistance to the Southeast Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO).

  2. Forming the Warsaw Pact.

  3. Giving financial aid to Central Treaty Organization (CENTO).

  4. Joining the Alliance for Progress.

  5. Sending advisers to the Organization of American States (OAS).

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Warsaw Pact, formally known as the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, was a collective defence treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland between the Soviet Union and seven Eastern Bloc satellite states of Central and Eastern Europe in May 1955, during the Cold War. The Warsaw Pact was the military complement to the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, the regional economic organization for the socialist states of Central and Eastern Europe.

At  the Yalta  Conference  of 1945, whose views caused great worry to President Franklin  D. Roosevelt?

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  1. Joseph Stalin on Eastern Europe.

  2. Charles de Gaulle on Western Europe.

  3. Winston Churchill on the Irish question.

  4. Mao Zedong on Chinese relations with Japan.

  5. Kim Il Sung on the unification of Korea.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Joseph Stalin on Eastern Europe.

Which among the following presents the selected events of the Cold war listed in the proper chronological order?

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  1. The Berlin Airlift; the establishment of NATO; the Warsaw Pact; the Bay of Pigs invasion

  2. The establishment of NATO; the Bay of Pigs invasion; the Berlin Airlift; the Warsaw Pact

  3. The Warsaw Pact; the Bay of pigs invasion; the Berlin Airlift; the establishment of NATO

  4. The Bay of Pigs invasion; the Berlin Airlift; the establishment of NATO; the Warsaw Pact

  5. The Berlin Airlift; the Bay of Pigs invasion; the Warsaw Pact; the establishment of NATO

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Berlin Airlift; the establishment of NATO; the Warsaw Pact; the Bay of Pigs invasion.

NATO was formed after World War II primarily to __________.

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  1. assist emerging nations in Asia

  2. stop the spread of Communism in Europe

  3. promote democratic reforms in Latin America

  4. provide economic aid to war-torn nations in Europe

  5. halt the growth of fascism in southern Africa

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

NATO was formed after World War II primarily to provide economic aid to war-torn nations in Europe.

All of the following were essential provisions of the Atlantic Charter except _____________________.

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  1. end of secret treaties and alliances

  2. free trade

  3. destruction of Nazi tyranny

  4. freedom of the seas

  5. world organization to replace the League of Nations

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Atlantic charter was a statement issued jointly by US and Britain on 14th August 1941, for the period following the end of the second world war. 

Among the options given below which of the following is true in the case of convicted Cold War spies Ethel and Julius Rosenberg?

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  1. Both were executed in 1953 for conspiracy to commit espionage by passing top-secret atomic information to the Soviet Union.

  2. While Julius was executed for conspiracy to commit espionage, Ethel served ten years in prison.

  3. Their case served to empower Senator Joseph McCarthy in his anti-Communist crusade.

  4. Top-secret atomic information was gained from a relative who had worked on The Manhattan Project

  5. Both were members of The American Communist Party at the time of their arrest

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were American citizens who spied on the behalf of Soviet Union and passed important information on the radar, sonar and jet propulsion engines and were also accused of passing designs of Nuclear weapons which at that time were only produced by US.

All of the following were social, political, and economic consequences of World War II's impact on the American home front EXCEPT _________________________.

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  1. Expanded roles for women in the workplace

  2. Economic improvements due to mobilization of war

  3. Increased social liberties for ethnic minorities

  4. Extension of traditional executive powers for the president.

  5. Scarcity of consumer goods

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Correct Option: A

Which of these does NOT describe the experiences of Jews in early medieval Western Europe?

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  1. Jews were expelled in massive numbers from several Christian kingdoms.

  2. Jews were collectively blamed for the death of Christ by a growing number of Christians.

  3. Jewish scholars preserved the oral and written laws central to their faith.

  4. Jews in Muslim Spain experienced a Golden Age and served as court officials.

  5. Jewish farmers migrated into throughout Western Europe and became known as Ashkenazim or German Jews.

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Correct Option: A