What is Brinkmanship?

Knowing the threat of retaliation, you will not attack first

What is the policy of containment?

Aimed at stopping the spread of communism.

What is the Berlin Blockade?

When the Soviets closed the city Berlin to the West.

What is a non-aligned nation?

A nation who sides with neither USSR or USA.

Alliance between USA and its Western European Allies

What is the Marshall Plan

Money given to Western European countries to rebuild

What is the Truman Doctrine?

Stop the spread of communism by helping countries threatened

What is the Warsaw Pact?

Alliance between USSR and its Eastern European Allies

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Unit 9: A Changing Globe

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1
Which of the following is NOT a permanent member of the security council?
South Korea
Britain
France
China
2
What is Brinkmanship?
Policy of potentially using an Atomic Bomb
Knowing the threat of retaliation, you will not attack first
Going to war with communist
Stockpiling nuclear weapons
3
Who did not fight against each other in the Cold War?
Communist vs. Democracies
Vietnam vs. Korea
Soviets vs. Americans
USA vs. USSR
4
Which of the following was NOT a weapon built during the Cold War?
Intergalactic Planetarium
Anti ballistic missiles (ABM's)
Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM's)
Nuclear Warheads
5
What event came closest to WWIII with the Soviets?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Vietnam War
Brinkmanship
Korean War
6
What is the policy of containment?
Aimed at stopping communism in Vietnam
Aimed at stopping the blockade of Berlin.
Aimed at stopping the spread of communism.
Aimed at stopping the spread of poorly dressed communists.
7
Which African nation was the first to claim independence?
South Sudan
Ethiopia
Liberia
Egypt
8
What is the Berlin Blockade?
When the Soviets closed the city Berlin to the West.
When the Soviets closed the city Berlin to the East.
When the Soviets closed the city Berlin to the US.
When the Soviets closed the city Berlin and made them Soviet
9
Which line divides North from South Korea?
17th Parallel
38th Parallel
50th Parallel
37th Parallel
10
Who is the North Vietnamese Communist leader during Vietnam War?
Ho Chi Minh
Krushchev
Ngo Din Diem
Mao Zedong
11
What is a non-aligned nation?
A nation who sides with democracies.
A nation who sides with communist.
A nation known as a First World Country.
A nation who sides with neither USSR or USA.
12
What is NATO?
Alliance between USA and its Eastern European Allies
Alliance between USSR and its Eastern European Allies
Alliance between USSR and its Western European Allies
Alliance between USA and its Western European Allies
13
What is the Marshall Plan
Money given to Greece /Turkey to rebuild after WWII
Money given to Western European countries to rebuild
Money given to USSR to stop being a bully to other nations
Money given to Eastern European countries to rebuild
14
What is the Truman Doctrine?
Stop the spread of fake propaganda.
Stop the spread of bad press in News Papers.
Stop the spread of communism in Korea
Stop the spread of communism by helping countries threatened
15
Who is setting up illegal settlements in Palestinian land?
Syria
Israel
Saudi Arabia
USA
16
What is the Warsaw Pact?
Alliance between USA and its Eastern European Allies
Alliance between USSR and its Western European Allies
Alliance between USSR and its Eastern European Allies
Alliance between USA and its Eastern European Allies
17
What government was Cuba?
Communist
Christian
Democratic
Wiccan
18
What was the name & country to launch the 1st Satellite into space?
Sputnik / USSR
Sputnickel / USSR
Sputnik / USA
Sputnik / Japan

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