Keeping everyone on the same level.

Due to his failed leadership in Vietnam and loss of credibility by the American People, President Lyndon Johnson...

did not seek reelection in 1968.

What was 'Perestroika?'

An economic policy; allowing for a more free market.

The invasion of Hungary is about....

how the Hungarian people wanted more freedom from the Soviet Union.

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorized

President Johnson to use all necessary means to stop communism in Vietnam.

The invasion of Czechoslovakia happened in 1968 where...

the Soviet Union feared that they would be out of their control.

What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?

To split up the communist and non-communist side.

What should Lenin be remembered for?

He created the Soviet Union and brought in communism.

The Marshall Plan was...

a plan after WWII, by the US, that helped Western Europe.

What was the point of S.A.L.T.?

Ease tensiosns with the USA by decreasing weapons build-up.

What is a cause of the end to the USSR?

Too much spending on the military.

What was the Berlin Airlift?

Giving resources to the people of Berline during the blockade.

Government ownership of industry.

What did Stalin do in Ukraine?

He starved millions of farmers.

What is the goal of Marxism?

The government takes complete ownership of industry.

What does the term the "600 Ship Navy" mean?

President Reagan's administration naval doctrine against the Soviet Union.

Collectivization was not

a policy to allow citizens of the USSR to generate their own wealth.

The Warsaw Pact was...

a pact between Eastern European countries after World War II.

An open policy; Soviets were free to speak their mind.

How would you describe capitalism?

The private ownership of industry.

What was the Solidarity movement?

A Polish movement of workers; against communism.

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The Cold War 1945-1991

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1
Which military had the greatest impact against the United States during the Korean conflict?
China
USSR
North Korea
Japan
2
What group was created by a treaty with the USA and its allies?
UN
Warsaw Pact
NATO
Iron Curtain
3
What is Socialism?
Creating competition for everyone.
Making sure everyone is social.
Keeping everyone on the same level.
4
Which two U.S. Presidents visited the site of the Berlin Wall?
Truman and Eisenhower
Kennedy and Reagan
Ford and Carter
Nixon and Johnson
5
Due to his failed leadership in Vietnam and loss of credibility by the American People, President Lyndon Johnson...
lost the 1968 Presidential Election against Nixon.
did not seek reelection in 1968.
was impeached from office.
overhauled the Medicare system.
6
Which half of Germany and Berlin was allied with the USSR?
East
West
North
South
7
What was 'Perestroika?'
An open policy; Soviets were free to move around the USSR.
An open policy; Soviets were free to speak their mind.
An economic policy; allowing for a more free market.
8
The presidency of George H.W. Bush after the Cold War called for a(n)
decrease in defense spending.
the increase in the Savings and Loans subsidies.
withdrawal from Ramstein Air Base.
increase in defense spending.
9
The Soviet Union ceased to exist on
December 25, 1991.
December 1, 1990.
December 25, 1992.
July 4th, 2000.
10
The invasion of Hungary is about....
how the Hungarian people wanted more freedom from the Soviet Union.
Hungary invaded Berlin to stop the Berlin blockade.
Hungary invading the Soviet Union for more freedom.
11
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorized
President Johnson to regulate his War on Poverty Programs.
President Johnson to sign a peace treaty with Vietnam.
President Johnson to sign the Voting Rights Act.
President Johnson to use all necessary means to stop communism in Vietnam.
12
What was a gulag?
Forced prison camp in Siberia.
A program set by Stalin that would help restart the economy.
Forced camps for Ukrainians if they did not submit to Stalin.
People were sent their by Stalin if he didn't like them.
13
The United States occupied and helped rebuild Japan after World War II.
True
False
14
What is capitalism?
Capitalists rule the economy.
Government ownership of industry.
Private ownership of industry.
15
When did Mao declare the People's Republic of China?
1937
1941
1957
1949
16
The invasion of Czechoslovakia happened in 1968 where...
the Soviet Union feared that they would be out of their control.
Czech invaded another country to spread communism.
Soviet Union invaded; they were becoming more powerful.
17
When did the Korean War end?
1994
1954
1952
Never
18
What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?
To split up the communist and non-communist side.
To punish Germany for WWII by dividing up their capital.
To make the people in Berlin stop fighting each other.
19
The United States' objective during the Cold War was to contain capitalism.
False
True
20
Chiang Kai-Shek was the leader of what party?
Communist
Republican
Socialist
Nationalist
21
Who won the Korean War?
United States
No One
South Korea
North Korea
22
Another major setback to the Soviet Union was their
invasion of Guam.
invasion of Vietnam.
invasion of Afghanistan.
invasion of Cuba.
23
What was not a Proxy War during the Cold War
Falklands War
Korean War
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Vietnam War
24
What should Lenin be remembered for?
He created the Soviet Union.
He brought communism to Russia.
He created the Soviet Union and brought in communism.
25
The Marshall Plan was...
a plan after WWII, by the USSR, that helped Eastern Europe.
a plan after WWII, by the US, that helped Western Europe.
a plan after WWII, by the US, that helped Eastern Europe.
a plan after WWII, by the USSR that helped Western Europe.
26
What was the point of S.A.L.T.?
East tensions with the USA by getting forces out of Afghanistan.
Ease tensions with the USA by making a deal about communism.
Ease tensiosns with the USA by decreasing weapons build-up.
27
Who won the Chinese Civil War?
Republicans
Capitalists
Nationalists
Communists
28
What major historical event preceded the Cold War?
World War I
Gulf War II
Gulf War I
World War II
29
What is a cause of the end to the USSR?
Too much spending on the military.
No one liked the idea of communism anymore.
Military Fighting
Too great of an economy.
30
When did the Korean War begin?
1950
1949
1953
1947
31
What was the Berlin Airlift?
Giving resources to the people of Berline during the blockade.
Allies giving aid to Berlin after World War II.
Soviets giving aid to Berlin during World War II.
32
What was the number one thing Stalin did for his country?
He industrialized it.
He created the idea of propaganda in the Soviet Union.
He just sent people to labor camps.
He created the Soviet Union.
33
What is Marxism?
Karl Marx rules the government in his own way.
Private ownership of industry.
Government ownership of industry.
34
Ideologies of nations can be based on
all of the above.
economics.
religion.
politics.
35
The policy of containment involved the removal of economic and military aid to allies of the United States.
False
True
36
What did Stalin do in Ukraine?
Industrialized it so that USSR would be more powerful.
He allowed people free elections.
He starved millions of farmers.
37
What is the goal of Marxism?
Private ownership is the machine to a great economy.
The government takes complete ownership of industry.
Government must hold elections for military leaders.
The goal is to eliminate government.
38
What does the term the "600 Ship Navy" mean?
President Kennedy's limit on the size of naval warships.
President Eisenhower's answer to the Korean Conflict.
President Carter's answer to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.
President Reagan's administration naval doctrine against the Soviet Union.
39
The Soviet Union set up the ___ in response to the U.S., U.K., and France unifying West Germany.
Berlin Blockade
German Democratic Republic
Iron Curtain
Berlin Airlift
40
What adjective best describes the USSR?
Republican
Communist
Democratic
Capitalist
41
The distrust of the USA and USSR led to the spreading of these ideas but not
proxy battles.
distrust.
hostility.
nuclear war.
42
An unintended Zuni rocket fired from the flight deck on this aircraft carrier 29 July 1967.
USS Ranger CV-61
USS Kennedy CV-67
USS Kittyhawk CV-63
USS Forrestal CV-59
43
Collectivization was not
a policy forced on peasant farmers to give food to USSR.
a policy that starved thousands of people in USSR.
a way that the Soviet government industrialized quickly.
a policy to allow citizens of the USSR to generate their own wealth.
44
The Warsaw Pact was...
a treaty between the U.S., Britain, France, and the USSR.
a pact between Eastern European countries after World War II.
a pact between Western European countries after WWII.
a treaty between Western and Eastern European countries.
45
What was "Glasnost?"
An economic policy; allowing for a more free market.
An open policy; Soviets were free to move around the USSR.
An open policy; Soviets were free to speak their mind.
46
Who was given a Nobel Peace Prize for the end of the Cold War?
Khrushchev
Gorbachev
Lech Walsea
Yeltsin
47
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union lacked a
will to win.
nuclear weapons arsenal.
large artillery division.
warm sea port naval base.
48
How would you describe capitalism?
Wall Street controlling all the means of industry in the Western World.
The private ownership of industry.
Government must own all means of industry.
The control of government by the military.
49
Who first used the term "Iron Curtain" to describe the Soviet Union and its allies?
FDR
Winston Churchill
Harry Truman
Josef Stalin
50
What was the Solidarity movement?
A Polish movement of workers; created by the USA.
A Polish movement of workers; supporting communism.
A Polish movement of workers; against communism.

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