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A review of the Cold War Unit
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1
The conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union after WWII was called the...
Cold War
Vietnam War
WWII
Hot War
2
The Korean war was between_________ and ______ vs _______ and ______ which ended in a stalemate
Soviet Union and Korea Vs the US and Vietnam
North Korea and China vs South Korea and the US
Germany and Austro Hungary VS US and Great Britan
North and South Korea Vs the US and the Soviet Union
3
What marked the fall of communism in 1989?
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Ho Chi Minh's death
Vietnam War
The creation of the Berlin Wall
4
Which countries were superpowers during in the Cold War?
Soviet Union and United States
Korea and Vietnam
Soviet Union and Germany
Soviet Union and Japan
5
Who negotiated with the Soviet Union and said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" in 1987?
Ronald McDonald
President LBJ
President Nixon
President Ronald Reagan
6
Dwight Eisenhower coined this term to describe the spread of communism.
Iron Curtain
Wild Fire Theory
Multiply Theory
Domino Theory
7
To stop Communism from spreading the US and its allies used the strategy of ______
Extermination
Guerrilla Warfare
Hide and Seek
Containment
8
After WWII, Japan became a
Monarchy and Ally of China
Democratic Nation and Ally of the United States
Broken Nation divided by allied powers
Radiation Hot zone where no human could live
9
1980 in Poland, Lech Walesa and dock workers demand democracy. What was their group called?
Solidarity
KGB
CIA
Prague Spring
10
Which of the following best describes the US' relationship with Europe after WWII?
We are superior and they should be punished and pay wardebts
Hatred and Distrust
Willingness to help rebuild to prevent political instability
We love them so much we sent them flowers
11
A alliance created to protect the gains of the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe
United Nations
NAACP
Warsaw Pact
NATO
12
Why did East Germany and the USSR feel that building a wall around West Berlin was necessary?
stop the spread of communist ideas
prevent West Berliners from leaving
stop the "Brain Drain" of yound educated people to the West
to contain communism
13
The international organization created after WWII to prevent future wars
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
League of Nations
Action League NOW
14
The alliance that promised to prevent the spread of communism
Warsaw Pact
NATO
United Nations
League of Nations
15
What is the best title for this map?
Europe during the Great Depression
Europe after the Cold War
Vietnam during the Cold War
Europe during the Cold War
16
What did the Marshall Plan do?
Provided Billions of Dollars for rebuilding Europe
Built a wall in Berlin
Allowed all refugees to live in America
broke apart Germany
17
What is an easing of tensions and improved relations between the US and the USSR
Detente
Iron Curtain
Truman Doctrine
Containment
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Restrictions on speech and press lifted. Dissidents released from prison and labor camps.
Containment
Glasnost
Detente
Perestroika
19
This leader of the USSR was in charge during building of Wall, Sputnik, Cuban Missile Crisis
Brezhnev
Stalin
Khrushchev
Gorbachev
20
The US feared the spread of Communism because...
It made people sick
It weakened the economy in America
It was like Fascism and could cause WWIII
Democracy would spread
21
Wars between smaller countries fighting for the larger superpowers
Star Wars
Distraction Wars
Proxy Wars
Battles
22
After the Soviet Union cut off access to West Berlin, how did the Allies help?
Supplies were carried in through a series of tunnels
Berlin Airlift-supplies were brought to West Berlin by plane
Communist leaders gave them all homes and jobs
They were each given Marshall Checks.
23
Which proxy war ended in a stalemate with the country split at the 38th parallel?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Vietnam War
Korean War
24
The Soviet Union dominated what part of Germany and Europe?
East
West
South
North
25
What happened to Germany after WWII?
Gained total control of Europe
Nuclear Attack
Divided amongst the Allied Powers
Paid High War Debts
26
Why was the Vietnam war known as a "living room war"?
It was a board game
Latest updates were published in magazines
Civilans fought
It was on the nightly news on TV
27
What event started the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Soviet Union shooting down U2 spy plans
Gulf of Tonkin Attacks
U2 spy plane took pictures of nuclear missile silos on island
The removal of Soviet Missiles
