Chapter 04

Instructions

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Question 1

Which of the following was the proposed North Atlantic Treaty Organisation NOT designed to provide for in the 1940s?

a) The promotion of closer political ties between the countries of Western Europe

b) Greater willingness on the part of Western European people to resist the allure of communist ideas

c) The ability to deter a Soviet ideological offensive

d) The ability to defend Western Europe against a Soviet military attack

Question 2

Who was the architect of the proposal for a European Coal and Steel Community?

a) Robert Schuman

b) René Pleven

c) Jean Monnet

d) Konrad Adenauer

Question 3

Which communist Chinese province was invaded in 1951 and 1952 by the Chinese Nationalist General Mi Li backed by the CIA?

a) Yunnan

b) Guizhou

c) Guangdong

d) Sichuan

Question 4

Which American government institution called for the scrapping, if not in public, of passive coexistence and a positive policy of overthrowing the Kremlin regime?

a) The National Security Council

b) The Central Intelligence Agency

c) The Psychological Strategy Board

d) The Operations Co-ordinating Board

Question 5

Which American official became the leading opponent of the NSC 68 assumption that the Soviets were bent on world domination?

a) Paul Nitze

b) Charles Bohlen

c) George Kennan

d) CD Jackson

Question 6

How many times was the 38^thparallel crossed by forces attempting to establish control over the whole Korean peninsular?

a) Two

b) Four

c) Three

d) Five

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