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Quiz for Sources of The Making of the West, Chapter 27

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Quiz for Chapter 27: The Cold War and the Remaking of Europe, 1945–1960s

Document Links:

Document 27-1: The Formation of the Communist Information Bureau (Cominform)

Document 27-2: National Security Council, Paper Number 68

Document 27-3: Ho Chi Minh, Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Vietnam

Document 27-4: Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex

Document 27-5: “How You Can Survive Fallout”: Life Magazine Cover/Letter from President John F. Kennedy

Question 27.1

1. Which of the following best describes the Soviets’ stance toward their former allies in the postwar era (Document 27-1)?

Cooperative and hopeful

Suspicious and proactive

Intimidated and cautious

Resigned and passive

Question 27.2

2. As described in the National Security Council report (Document 27-2), how did World War II transform the international distribution of power?

A system of sovereign and independent states was restored.

Britain and France enjoyed an imperial resurgence.

The United States returned to its prewar policy of isolationism.

World power gravitated to two opposing centers.

Question 27.3

3. How did World War II prepare the way for Ho Chi Minh’s declaration of independence for Vietnam (Document 27-3)?

The war had strengthened Vietnamese military power.

Allied nations had recognized colonized peoples’ right to self-determination.

The Japanese had encouraged Vietnamese independence.

The war had weakened France’s imperial hold in Indochina.

Question 27.4

4. According to Simone de Beauvoir (Document 27-4), which of these had defined the condition of women in society throughout history?

Oppression and resistance

Individuality and agency

Biology and submission

Collectivity and solidarity

Question 27.5

5. Which of these generalizations about American cold war culture do the Life magazine cover and President Kennedy’s letter both convey (Document 27-5)?

The U.S. government was committed to the cold war.

Nuclear war was a real but remote possibility.

Americans were hopeful about the future.

War was necessary to solve the world’s problems.