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Foreign Policy Quiz - Comparing Mao & Castro

Quiz by Ryan Welborn

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  • Q1
    Which of the following is NOT a way in which foreign policy can aid a leader's maintenance of power?
    foreign policy successes arouse nationalism
    foreign policy successes correct "injustices"
    foreign policy channels anger toward an "other"
    foreign policy successes make it easier to transition to democracy
    30s
  • Q2
    Mao and Castro shared all of the following foreign policy goals EXCEPT
    oppose/end imperialism
    challenge the bipolarity of the Cold War
    play a significant role in regional affairs
    defend the sovereignty of their country
    30s
  • Q3
    Which territory of China or Cuba was NOT controlled by foreign powers?
    Hong Kong
    Guantanamo
    Macau
    Tibet
    30s
  • Q4
    Which country had suffered more as a result of foreign invasion and/or intervention and/or exploitation?
    Cuba
    China
    both equally
    neither
    30s
  • Q5
    What was the primary issue that drove Cuba and the US apart during 1959-1960?
    Castro's friendly relations with Mikoyan
    Bay of Pigs invasion
    Castro's declaration of Cuba as a 'socialist republic'
    Cuba's nationalization of property owned by Americans
    30s
  • Q6
    Which of the following was NOT a reason for the Sino-Soviet split?
    Brezhnev condemned Mao's rapprochement with Nixon as "counter-revolutionary"
    Mao condemned Brezhnev's detente with the US as "revisionist"
    struggle for influence in North Vietnam
    Khrushchev condemned Mao's saber-rattling toward Taiwan as 'wreckless'
    30s
  • Q7
    Cuba promoted revolution in all of the following EXCEPT
    Bolivia
    Nicaragua
    Haiti
    Chile
    30s
  • Q8
    Which country was more heavily engaged in the regional promotion of revolutionary propaganda?
    neither
    China
    both equally
    Cuba
    30s
  • Q9
    Which country attempted to project ideological and political influence in Africa?
    neither
    both
    Cuba
    China
    30s
  • Q10
    Which leader demonstrated a greater preoccupation with his country's territorial integrity?
    Castro
    neither
    both equally
    Mao
    30s
  • Q11
    The 'One China Policy' refers specifically to what?
    Hong Kong
    Inner Mongolia
    Tibet
    Taiwan
    30s
  • Q12
    Why did Castro have cause to fear the survival of his regime?
    Bay of Pigs invasion
    Cuban Missile Crisis
    Operation Mongoose
    all of the above
    30s
  • Q13
    How successful was Castro's attempt to seek international prestige for his regime?
    the evidence is mixed
    very successful
    too soon to tell
    not successful
    30s
  • Q14
    Until 1990, which country was Cuba's number one enemy in Africa?
    South Africa
    Tanzania
    Ethiopia
    Angola
    30s
  • Q15
    What was probably Mao's most important foreign policy success?
    diplomatic rapprochement with the US
    Korean War
    conquest of Tibet
    support for Cambodia's Khmer Rouge
    30s

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