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Origins of the Cold War
Origins of the Cold War
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A review of the beginning of the #ColdWar.
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1
All of these countries are still communist today except:
Vietnam
China
Cuba
Germany
2
Which organization was formed in 1947 to collect information about foreign governments?
Warsaw Pact
Federal Civil Defense Administration
CIA
FBI
3
Why did President Truman think it was important to defend South Korea?
It was the best place to station U.S. troops.
It held many strategic resources.
It held many natural wonders worth protecting.
It was the best place to stop Communist aggression.
4
During the CW, all of these were split between communist and non-communist countries except:
Vietnam
Korea
Soviet Union
Germany
5
The fear of communism that permeated American culture, from the late 1940s through the 1950s.
McCarthyism
Hollywood Ten
Second Red Scare
Red Scare
6
Which is the policy of stopping communism before it spreads?
Massive Retaliation
Appeasement
Containment
Brinkmanship
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The Cold War was a war of ideas between
Democracy and Fascism
Communism and Totalitarianism
Communism and Fascism
Communism and Democracy
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Which U.S. policy provided economic aid to countries to strengthen them against the USSR?
Intervention
Appeasement
Reparations
Containment
9
What was the Iron Curtain?
a symbolic separation between Soviet and Western powers
a symbolic separation between industry and agriculture
a region of heavy industry
a defensive military zone
10
The communist version of NATO.
Berlin Pact
Warsaw Pact
Moscow Pact
CATO
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Fought in the early 1950s between the UN, supported by the US, and the communist North Korea
Korean Police Action
Forgotten War/Korean War
Korean Civil War
Korean Action
12
After the Korean War, North Korea and South Korea
declared war on Vietnam
became Communist
stayed separate and still are today
merged and became Korea
13
US Senator from Wisconsin who claimed there were 205 communists in the Federal Government.
John F Kennedy
Joseph McCarthy
John Foster Dulles
Harry Truman
14
At the beginning of the Cold War, who was the leader of the Soviet Union?
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Tsar Nicholas II
Alexander II
15
The Sunbelt included which region of the United States?
Northeast
Southwest and Southeast
Northwest
Midwest
16
McCarthyism included which of the following?
prosecuting proven Communists
executing radicals who planned to take over the government
spreading fear and making baseless charges
limiting free speech in order to prevent Communist takeover
17
Why did Western powers form theNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization?
They wanted an army capable of invading the Soviet Union.
They wanted to prevent the spread of communism
They feared the size of the Soviet military.
They wanted to promote international trade.
18
The United States has what type of economy?
Mixed
Capitalism
Traditional
Communist
19
Provide military and economic aid to any country threatened by Communism or any totalitarian.
Truman Doctrine
Containment
Eisenhower Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine
20
Which of the following was NOT a member of NATO?
USSR
The United States of America
France
United Kingdom
21
The boundary between North and South Korea.
36th Parallel
37th Parallel
35th Parallel
38th Parallel
22
The two superpowers of the Cold War were . . .
USSR and East Germany
England and France
England and USA
USA and USSR
23
What caused the Berlin Airlift?
increased international trade
an outbreak of influenza in Berlin
the Soviet invasion of EasternEurope
the Soviets blocking traffic into West Berlin
24
Kim Il Sung led which country?
China
North Korea
Vietnam
South Korea
25
Which of the following events brought changes to the Soviet Union in 1953?
Election of Dwight D Eisenhower
Death of Joseph Stalin
Launch of Sputnik
Failure of their economy
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Pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, typically in politics.
Brinkmanship
Containment
Berlin Airlift
Massive Retaliation
27
10 movie producers, directors, and screenwriters who appeared before the HUAC in Oct. 1947
Hollywood Ten
Hollywood Homicide
Hollywood Commies
Hollywood Blacklist
28
Program by which the US gave economic aid to European countries to help them rebuild after WWII
New Deal
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Berlin Airlift
29
The Warsaw Pact was roughly similar in purpose to which of the following?
NATO
FBI
CIA
SEATO
30
Who coined the term "Iron Curtain"?
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Dwight D Eisenhower
Harry Truman
31
What was the name for the U.S. effortto help rebuild Europe?
Berlin Airlift
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Iron Curtain
32
The indirect but hostile conflict between the US and the USSR that began at the end of WWII.
Korean War
Cold War
Vietnam War
Hot War
33
How did Senator Joseph McCarthyearn himself a reputation as the nation’s top Communist fighter?
by claiming that Communists were working in the U.S. gov't
by prosecuting Ethel and Julius Rosenberg as Communist spies
by proving that the U.S. Army was protecting Communists
by blacklisting Communist writers and directors in Hollywood
34
A military op. in the late 40s that brought food and other needed goods to West Berlin by air.
Berlin Wall
Berlin Airlift
Berlin Food Drive
Berlin Bombers
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What was significant about the 38th parallel?
It divided North Korea from South Korea.
It was a peaceful border guarded by the United Nations.
It separated Japan from SouthKorea.
It was a place of constant warfare after World War II.
