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Cold War review for 8th graders.
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1
Why did US citizens protest the Vietnam War?
Lots of soldiers dying
No end in sight
Civil war that doesn't concern us
Cost money
2
The Cuban Missile Crisis began when what was discovered in Cuba?
Nuclear Missles
Oil
Zika Virus
Waldo
3
What WWII hero was chosen to lead U.N. forces in Korea?
George Patton
Douglas MacArthur
Omar Bradley
Dwight Eisenhower
4
The Cold War ends in the early 1990s because of?
US victory in the Persian Gulf War
Creation of the European Union
Collapse of the USSR
SALT
5
What action began the Korean War?
South Korea invaded North Korea
The US invaded Korea
North Korea invaded South Korea
North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam
6
Guerilla Warfare tactics favor?
Well-trained military
Troops with the best equipment
Those familiar with the land
Foreign invaders
7
Who was the communist leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Joseph Stalin
Fidel Castro
Nikita Kruschev
Nikki Sixx
8
What action did the U.S. take to end the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Airstrikes
Bay of Pigs invasion
Nothing
Naval Blockade
9
The economy of the United States is known as what?
Mercantilism
Socialism
Capitilist
Communist
10
What Soviet leader is credited with easing tensions with the US and implementing many reforms?
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Kruschev
Putin
11
Which president made the historic trip to China?
JFK
Trump
Eisenhower
Nixon
12
A similarity between the Korean War and the Vietnam War is that each was?
Reaction to attacks on the US
Fought with robots
Supported by the US people
Containing Communism
13
Prior to and after the Korean War, Korea was divided at what parallel?
38th
11th
25th
17th
14
After World War II what international peace keeping organization was established?
The United Kingdom
The United States
The United Arab Emirates
The United Nations
15
Name of program where the US provided $13 billion in aid to the nations of western Europe.
Faust Plan
Marshall Plan
Colaiacovo Plan
Atkinson Plan
16
What type of fighting was used by the Viet Cong to fight the Americans?
MMA
Kung Fu
Orangutan
Guerilla Warfare
17
What married couple was caught spying for the Soviets during the Cold War?
Marge and Homer Simpson
Fred and Wilma Flintstone
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Lois and Peter Griffin
18
What treaty was first attempt at limiting nuclear weapons?
Saffron
SALT
Pepper
Paprika
19
Who were the 2 main adversaries (rivals) in the Cold War?
East and West Germany
US and China
Germany and the Soviet Union
US and USSR
20
What 2 world leaders were involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Churchill and Eisenhower
JFK and Kruschev
Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb
Stalin and Hitler
21
How far off the coast of Florida is Cuba?
90 Yards
90 Feet
90 KM
90 miles
22
What 2 nations were allies of the US in WWII that became enemies of the US during the Cold War?
France and Germany
China and USSR
Britain and Italy
Korea and Japan
23
When the Soviet Union blockaded the city of Berlin what action kept the city supplied?
Berlin Airlift
Red Ball Express
The Sacred Way
Berlin Run
24
What proclamation stated that the US would support any nations struggling against communism?
Monroe Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
Roosevelt Corrolary
Marshall Plan
25
What alliance did the US form with 11 other countries after WWII?
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Allied Pact
NAFTA
26
What German city was split in half by a wall?
Nuremberg
Dusseldorf
Munich
Berlin
27
The easing of tensions between the US and the USSR during the Cold War was known as what?
Detour
Denial
Degeneracy
Detente
28
Who was president during the Korean War?
Harry Truman
FDR
Obama
JFK
29
What policy dictated that the United States stop the spread of communism in Vietnam?
Expansion
Roosevelt Corrolary
Containment
Monroe Doctrine
30
The policy of containing the spread of communism is known as what?
Expansion
Domino Theory
Stalemate
Containment (Duh)