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MWH - Ch 17: Cold War Review
MWH - Ch 17: Cold War Review
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1
The Domino Theory is MOST associated with:
Soviet actions in Korea
U.S. actions in Iran
U.S. actions in Vietnam
U.S. actions in Cuba
2
What nation does the U.S. NOT trade with today?
China
South Korea
Vietnam
North Korea
3
What nation would be considered a "Third World" nation?
China
The U.S.S.R.
India
The U.S.
4
This organization was founded to counter the Soviet threat in Europe:
SEATO
NATO
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
5
What U.S. President "opened up" China by visiting there in 1972?
Harry Truman
Ronald Regan
Richard Nixon
John Kennedy
6
Which of the below terms would be MOST associated with ending brinksmanship?
Domino Theory
Marshal Plan
Containment Doctrine
Detente
7
Both the Hungarian Uprising (1956) and the U-2 Crisis (1961) led to:
Worsening relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
Better relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
Creation of the Warsaw Pact
The Berlin Airlift
8
The U.S. reaction to the launching of Sputnik was to:
spend more money on math/science education.
launch nuclear weapons at the Soviet Union.
blockade Cuba.
the Berlin Airlift
9
Berlin was important to the Cold War largely because it:
was the headquarters of NATO.
was the capital of East Germany
was used for nuclear tests during the 1950's.
had an area of freedom surrounded by East German communism.
10
U.S. troops near this location triggered China to enter the Korean War.
Pusan Perimeter
The DMZ
38th Parallel
Yalu River
11
What nation is NOT matched to it's leader during the Cold War?
Cuba: Castro
Nicaragua: Ortega
South Korea: Kim Il Sung
Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh
12
What nation DOES NOT become communist during the Cold War?
Vietnam
Iran
Cuba
North Korea
13
What group ends up controlling mainland China after 1949?
Communists led by Fidel Castro
Communists led by Mao Zedong
Nationalists led by Jiang Jieshi
Japanese Communists
14
The Cuban missile crisis ended with the:
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Berlin Airlift
nuclear destruction of Moscow and Detroit.
U.S. agreement to not invade Cuba.
15
What group is almost worshiped during the Chinese Cultural revolution?
Traditional Chinese Religious Leaders
Capitalist Business Leaders
The Well Educated
Peasants
16
Under Fidel Castro, Cuba's main ally became:
the Soviet Union.
El Salvador
Nicaragua
the United States
17
Term given to the conflict between the Soviet Union and the U.S. between 1945 and 1991.
Hot War
War on Terror
Cold War
The Good War
18
The Ayatollah Khomeni is most associated with the:
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
U-2 Crisis
Hostage Crisis in Iran
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
19
Which of the below terms is NOT associated with stopping the spread of Communism?
Truman Doctrine
All of these terms are associated with stopping the spread of Communism.
Containment Doctrine
Domino Theory
20
What is the term for the division between U.S. allies in Europe and Soviet allies in Europe?
Iron Curtain
Communist Shield
Berlin Wall
Bay of Pigs