Why did the U.S. enter the Korean War?

to help defend S. Korea against communist N. Korea

Which item below is NOT a characteristic of a communist country?

The people own private businesses.

What did Churchill mean by "iron curtain?"

There was a dividing line between eastern & western Europe.

The Korean War ended...

with a stalemate (a tie with no winner)

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

13 days when people were afraid nuclear war would happen

The Soviets built the Berlin Wall to...

drive the Allies out of West Berlin

What was the Cold War?

a state of tension between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.

Why did the U.S. enter the Vietnam War?

We wanted to prevent the spread of communism.

Why was the Cold War called "cold?"

Fighting was not involved. Only words were used.

Which item below was NOT something the Allies did to help countries in W. Europe after WWII?

They helped them fight the U.S.S.R.

Which item below was NOT a result of the Berlin Wall being built?

Relations between the Soviets and the Allies were improved.

What did the Allies do to get supplies to West Berlin in spite of the blockade?

dropped supplies into West Berlin by plane (Berlin Airlift)

What was the arms race between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.?

a race to see who could get the most weapons and soldiers

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1
Why did the U.S. enter the Korean War?
to gain control of N. Korea
to get back at the U.S.S.R. for the blockade
to gain control of S. Korea
to help defend S. Korea against communist N. Korea
2
NATO is an alliance formed to protect countries against...
nuclear weapons
war
the spread of communism
the Soviet Union
3
The U.S. senator who accused people of being communists without evidence in 1950 was...
Robert Kennedy
Nikita Khruschev
Joseph McCarthy
John Martin
4
Which two countries could have gone to war during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
the U.S. and Cuba
the U.S. and China
Cuba and North Korea
5
Which item below is NOT a characteristic of a communist country?
The people own private businesses.
The people do not have freedom.
The government owns all the factories and natural resources.
The wealth is shared among the citizens.
6
What did Churchill mean by "iron curtain?"
A wall was put up to protect West Germany from East Germany.
A curtain was put up to protect citizens of East Germany.
There was a curtain to protect the audience from fire.
There was a dividing line between eastern & western Europe.
7
The Korean War ended...
with South Korea as the winner
with the U.S. as the winner
with a stalemate (a tie with no winner)
with North Korea as the winner
8
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a war between Cuba and the Soviet Union
13 days when people were afraid nuclear war would happen
a war between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
a war between China and Cuba
9
The Soviets built the Berlin Wall to...
protect the citizens of East Berlin from the Allies
drive the Allies out of West Berlin
start a war with the Allies
improve relations between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
10
What was the Cold War?
a war between North and South Korea
a state of tension between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
a war between North and South Vietnam
a wall between East and West Berlin
11
Why did the U.S. enter the Vietnam War?
S. Vietnam was one of our strongest allies.
We wanted to prevent the spread of communism.
We wanted to control Vietnam.
We hated N. Vietnam because they were a communist country.
12
Why was the Cold War called "cold?"
It took place during the winter of 1945.
Fighting was not involved. Only words were used.
There was a lot of snow during that time.
It is very cold in the U.S.S.R.
13
Who was the president of the U.S. during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Harry S. Truman
John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
14
Which item below was NOT something the Allies did to help countries in W. Europe after WWII?
They gave them money to rebuild their cities.
They helped them fight the U.S.S.R.
They helped them form new governments.
They stayed in the countries temporarily to help.
15
Which item below was NOT a result of the Berlin Wall being built?
Trains and boats could not get to West Berlin.
Relations between the Soviets and the Allies were improved.
No food or fuel for heat could be delivered to West Berlin.
Soviet soldiers guarded the border between E. & W. Berlin.
16
This Soviet leader made a comment ("We will bury you") which led to the arms race.
Fidel Castro
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khruschev
17
What did the Allies do to get supplies to West Berlin in spite of the blockade?
dropped supplies into West Berlin by plane (Berlin Airlift)
delivered supplies underground
smuggled supplies in by spies
hand carried supplies across the border at night
18
Who said an iron curtain had descended across Europe?
Nikita Khruschev
Joseph Stalin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
19
What was the arms race between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.?
a race to see who could attack the other first
a race to see who could declare war first
a race to see who could get the most weapons and soldiers
a race to see who could get into space first
20
Which item is NOT true of the Vietnam War?
The war was extremely controversial.
Two years after the war, N. Vietnam took over S. Vietnam.
The U.S. won the war.
Communist N. Vietnam wanted to take over S. Vietnam.
21
NATO stands for...
New Atlantic Testing Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
No Alliances Take Otters
North Allied Treaty Organization
22
What was NOT an important development that happened after the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a hot line was set up between Washington and Moscow
The U.S. and U.S.S.R. realized nuclear war almost happened.
Testing of nuclear weapons was limited.
The Berlin Wall came down.

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