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The easing of hostilities between nations.
ambush
coup d'etate
espionage
detente
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What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Cuba fired nuclear missiles at the Soviet Union.
Castro fired nuclear missiles at the United States.
Soviet Union had missiles sent to Cuba.
United States sent nuclear missiles to Cuba
3
Year the Berlin wall fell
1993
1989
1969
1991
4
In Germany, how did citizens react to communism in November 1989?
demanded rights for African slaves
tore down the Berlin Wall
started WWIII
divided Germany into socialist states
5
United States and the USSR didn't want to get into direct military conflict mainly because__
the threat of China to both nations
mutual dependence on Middle East petroleum
the potential for mutual assured destruction
pressure from nonaligned nations
6
In response to NATO, the Eastern bloc nations:
started the Berlin blockade
constructed the Berlin Wall
established the Warsaw Pact
invaded parts of Western Europe
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What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?
Prevent the spread of Communism
Prevent Castro from aiding West Berlin
Prevent the people from leaving East Berlin
Prevent the spread of the plague
8
During the Cold War which two countries were super powers?
US AND DONALD TRUMP
USSR AND US
US AND CUBA
USSR AND CHINA
9
What was the Cold War
a war fought during the winter
the war between Serbia & Bosnia (weapons were used)
The war between U.S & Soviet (no direct fighting, tension)
The war between Germany & Soviet Union
10
The Cold War was a war of ideas between
Communism and Democracy
Communism and Totalitarianism
Communism and Fascism
Democracy and Fascism
11
The US and the USSR each engaged in a continual build up of nuclear weapons. This was known as
The Detente
The Arms Race
The Space Race
The Human Race
12
What was the imaginary line called that divided Europe between capitalist West & Communist East
Iron Curtain
Containment Line
Mason-Dixon Line
Berlin Wall
13
Which US president deliberated over his decision in regards to the Cuban Missile Crisis
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Kennedy
Truman
14
The Red Scare is classified as an _____________ movement.
anti-democracy
anti-communist
environmental
anti-imperialism
15
What was the main purpose of US foriegn policy in the decade following WWII?
Stop the spread of Communism
Imperialism
Defend China
Invade Russia
16
What was the sentiment for civilians during the Cold War?
widespread sadness
widespread hate
widespread prosperity
widespread terror/fear
17
Which nation was not involved in the Korean war?
US
North Korea
Japan
China
18
Lessening of tension
Collective Security Policy.
detente
Geopolitics
containment
19
Many countries with democratic governments formed an alliance known as
UN
Axis
Warsaw Pact
NATO
20
What Soviet Union election led to the end of the Cold War?
Stalin
Hitler
Castro
Gorbachev
21
Who was the president at the beginning of the Cold war?
Carter
Churchill
Reagan
Truman
22
Arms race is...
a race to build the superior military force
race where people link their arms together in pairs
a contest to determine a country's influence
a contest to see who has the greater arm
23
What is NATO?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Operation
North American Tournament Officials
North Arctic trading Orientation
24
Which policy did Gorbachev adopt to restructure the USSR economy?
Appeasement
Blitzkrieg
Perestrioka
Dentente
25
North and South Korea was divided along the parallel.
17
35
19
38
26
One way the United States attempted to stop the spread of communism was -
Threaten to start another World War
Attack communist countries with bombs
All of the above
to provide economic loans for poor European countries
27
Vietnam was divided along the parallel.
18
38
39
17
28
What was the goal of containment?
not allow German to rearm
keep money within the United States
keep Germany isolated
not allow communism to spread to new areas
29
Name the USSR leader at the beginning of the Cold War
Lenin
Stalin
Churchill
Gorbachev
30
The destruction of the Berlin Wall symbolized what?
the fall of capitalism
the fall of Communism
the end of the Vietnam War
the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis
31
Democratic nations tried to stop the spread of Communism through a policy known as
Isolationism
Containment
Occupation
Imperialism
32
After the Korean war, North Korea and South Korea
stayed separate and still are today
became communist
declared war on Vietnam
merged and became Korea
33
The closest the world has come to nuclear war was during:
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Korean War
Berlin Crisis
The Bay of Pigs incident
34
A main goal of President Richard Nixon’s policy of détente was to
sponsor free elections in North and South Korea
negotiate an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict
ease tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union
build support for recognition of the Nationalist government
35
Post WWII struggle between the US and the Soviet Union.
Deterrence
Cold War
Vietnam War
Nuclear Age
36
Which nation was
communist
during the Cold War?
Czechoslovakia
China
America
East Germany
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How did the Vietnam War end?
Vietnam was divided into two seperate countries
Communist forces captured Saigon
Ho Chi Minh was removed from power
Soviet Union took control of all of Vietnam
