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WH2: Cold War
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How did the Yalta Conference effectively start the Cold War?
FDR died just before and Stalin did not trust Truman
Allies agreed to divide Germany without consent of the USSR
the US placed nuclear missiles aimed at the USSR here
Stalin turned back on his word against the other Allies
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What is the significance of NATO and the Warsaw Pact?
They were joint military divisions of European nations
They both no longer exist
The were comprised of Soviet satellite nations
They were opposing political/economic alliances
3
To what group might France belong?
Warsaw Pact
the cool berets club
NATO
4
What is happening here?
Construction of the Berlin Wall
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Division of Vietnam
Fall of the Iron Curtain
5
North Korea was aided by ______________.
America
China
Vietnam
Taiwan
6
(FOR NO POINTS) Opinion: Did the containment policy work?
Nah Bro.
Totes McGoats!
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With whom did Britain's foreign policy closely align during the 80s?
U.S.
West Germany
France
Ireland
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In what ways did Stalin make the Western Allies nervous after the Yalta Conference?
He implemented the Ukraine Famine
He developed an atomic bomb
He established puppet communist govs. in the satellites
He did not allow free elections in the satellites
9
What's the deal with Vietnam today?
It no longer exists
It is divided
It is united
It's in a parallel dimension
10
In what ways did Deng Xioping impact China?
Reformed to a market economy
Continued communist control of the government
implemented the Great Leap Forward
Wrote a "Little Red Book"
11
Competition between ________ and _______ laid the foundation for the Cold War.
the U.S.S.R. and China
United States and China
United States and the U.S.S.R.
Vietnam and the United States
12
(FOR NO POINTS) Who will win March Madness?
Mad Men
Mad Max
Mad Hatter
Mad Eye Moody
13
When was the Vietnam War?
1965-1975
1945-1960
1950-1955
1989-1991
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To what group might Bulgaria belong?
Bulgarian National Quidditch Team
NATO
Warsaw Pact
15
In which of the following places did communism eventually collapse?
USSR/Eastern Europe
Vietnam
North Korea
China
16
Ho Chi Minh led _______ Vietnam in the war effort.
North
Democratic
South
Communist
17
Why was the Berlin wall important?
It divided North and South Korea
It was a symbol of the brutal East German government
It was a metaphor proposed by Churchill
It ran the length of Europe
18
Which of the following policies would Thatcher most likely NOT support?
Small government
Free trade
Increase social welfare programs
Assertion of UK military powers
19
What two economic systems were at odds in the Cold War era?
free enterprise system and communism
communism and socialism
capitalism and free enterprise
dictatorship and democracy
20
Which of the following led to the collapse of communism?
expansion of the Warsaw Pact
breakup of the USSR
economic failure
Nationalism in NATO nations
21
What's the relationship between China and Taiwan today?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
(◕‿◕✿)
(~˘▾˘)~
ಠ╭╮ಠ
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What was the result of the Chinese civil war?
the PRC and Taiwan
Southern democratic China, Northern communist China
united communist China
division of China into two nations
23
"The credible threat of retaliation to forestall enemy attack" best describes...
detente
theory of deterrence
mutually assured destruction
containment
24
When was the Korean War?
early 50s
late 40s
late 60s
60s-70s
25
What was the result of the Korean War?
Korea united as one communist nation
Communist North Korea, democratic South Korea
Communist South Korea, Democratic North Korea
North Korea is a puppet government for South Korea
26
Which Soviet leader implemented Glasnost/Perestroika and was the last president of the USSR?
Brezhnev
Stalin
Gorbachev
Khrushchev
27
What's the deal with the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Soviets but missiles in Cuba facing USA
it marked the fall of Fidel Castro's leadership in Cuba
it was the closest moment in world history to nuclear war
USSR put missiles in Turkey facing USA
28
(FOR NO POINTS) Which of the current top four Top 40 songs is the best?
Him & I, G-Eazy and Halsey
Perfect, Ed Sheeran
Let you Down, NF
New Rules, Dua Lipa
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What is the significance of the Iron Curtain?
A metaphor for the divide between Western and Eastern Europe
Stalin's proposed project; build a wall around satellites
It was a physical wall separating East from West Berlin
Metaphor for divide between Democratic and Communist Europe
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Where was communism?
Eastern Europe
South Vietnam
Italy
West Germany
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___________ led Communist China on the mainland.
Chiang Kai-shek
Mao Zedong
Ngo Dinh Diem
Mao Tse-tung
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"A policy for preventing the expansion of communism" best describes ...
Truman Doctrine
domino theory
deterrence theory
containment
33
In what year did nuclear weaponry begin to impact patterns of conflict and cooperation?
1989
1945
1962
1972
34
The Cold War lasted approximately from _______ to _________.
1980-1991
1960-1991
1945-1991
1955-1989
35
Under whose leadership did the U.S. first adopt the containment policy?
Nixon
Truman
Kennedy
Eisenhower
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What is the goal of the containment policy?
prevent the spread on communism
destroy communism
control communism nations
transition communist nations to democracies
37
Why did the U.S. join the Vietnam War?
to assassinate Ngo Dinh Diem
the prevent the spread of Communism
containment policy
to aid the French in keeping Vietnam
38
__________ led the Nationalist China (island of Taiwan).
Chaing Kai-shek
Mao Zedong
Jiang Jieshi
Ho Chi Minh
39
What divided Vietnam?
Geneva Accords
United Nations
Treaty of Versailles
Geneva Convention
40
Ho Chi Minh fought against _____________ imperialism in Vietnam.
Dutch
French
Soviet
British
41
What two political systems were at odds during the Cold War era?
Fascism and Communism
Capitalism and Communism
Democracy and dictatorship
Dictatorship and totalitarianism
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British Prime Minister in the 1980s.
David Cameron
Tony Blair
Cornelius Fudge
Margaret Thatcher
