Who was Nikita Khrushchev?

A Soviet leader who wanted to spread Communism

What happened to Germany after WW2 to ensure they didn't regain power?

It was divided into four allied controlled sections

Capitalism is when ____________

prices for goods are set by supply and demand

Why did the Soviets blockade Berlin?

To drive other countries out of the city

What was the arms race?

Both sides stock piling weapons

A Communist government is ____________ .

a government that controls all business

What happened after the Vietnam War?

Without the US, North Vietnam took control of South Vietnam

What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?

to keep people from East Berlin escaping to West Berlin

What was German reunification?

East Germany and West Germany finally were reunited

How did the Cold War end?

Soviet Union collapsed into Russia and 15 other countries

war instigated by opposing powers who don't fight each other

Who was Joseph McCarthy?

A senator who claimed several Americans were Communists

How did the Korean War end?

The country remained divided, north and south

After the Berlin Wall collapsed, what began to happen to the Soviet Union?

Soviet Union began to lose its power and began to fall apart

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1
Why was it called a "Cold" War?
the U.S is very cold
It was during the winter
Neither side ever fired a shot
the Soviet Union is very cold
2
Churchill warned the world about the ____ dividing Communist and Democratic countries in Europe
Berlin Wall
the United States
Iron Curtain
the Soviet Union
3
Who was Nikita Khrushchev?
A senator who claimed several Americans were Communists
A writer
A Soviet leader who wanted to spread Communism
U.S President
4
What happened to Germany after WW2 to ensure they didn't regain power?
They had to repay war debt
It was divided into four allied controlled sections
They had to pay the Axis powers
They had to pay the Allies
5
What type of government was the Soviet Union trying to spread throughout Europe?
Monarchy
Communist
Dictatorship
Democratic
6
Capitalism is when ____________
the government controls all business
prices for goods are set by supply and demand
the people elect representatives to make and enforce laws
nations are controlled by other nations
7
What did JFK do in response to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
All of the above
Sent troops to Florida
Blockaded Cuba
Warned acts against the US would be considered an act of war
8
What two superpowers emerged from World War 2?
United States and Japan
Soviet Union and United States
Soviet Union and Germany
United States and Germany
9
Why did the Soviets blockade Berlin?
To block communist threats
To drive other countries out of the city
To punish citizens of Berlin
To keep other countries in the city
10
The end of World War II marked the beginning of a power struggle between _______ and _______
Germany and England
France and Russia
the United States and France
the United States and the USSR
11
What was the arms race?
Both sides stock piling weapons
trying to influence other places to have the same government
a race to be better
a race to space
12
A Communist government is ____________ .
a government that controls all business
a gov in which the people elect reps to make and enforce law
a gov ruled by a king or queen that have no political power
a gov which allows freedom of press, religion, and speech
13
What happened after the Vietnam War?
Without the US, North Vietnam took control of South Vietnam
South Vietnam took control of North Vietnam
It stay divided into two different countries
The country became a democracy
14
Leading to its downfall, the Soviet Union was spending tons of money on
Protecting its borders
All of the above
Putting down revolts
Keeping up with the US in the arms race
15
What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?
to keep people from West Berlin escaping to East Berlin
To unite Berlin
To keep Soviets out of Berlin
to keep people from East Berlin escaping to West Berlin
16
What was German reunification?
The division of Germany
East Germany and West Germany finally were reunited
The Berlin Wall
The creation of a mixed market economy
17
Where did Soviets send missiles to?
United States
Cuba
Turkey
Florida
18
What did the Soviet Union fail to do after the Yalta conference?
Divide Germany
Become involved in the Cold War
Free elections in Europe
Spread Communism
19
How did the Cold War end?
U.S and Soviet Union both had to rebuild from a nuclear war
The U.S collapsed and divided
Soviet Union collapsed into Russia and 15 other countries
The Soviet Union grew larger
20
What is a proxy war?
a non physical war
a war with no winner
a highly protested war
war instigated by opposing powers who don't fight each other
21
In both the Korean and Vietnam war, the U.S supported which part of both countries?
West
South
East
North
22
All American people were in support of the Vietnam War
False
True
23
What did Allied countries, like the U.S, do for countries that promised to not be Communist?
protected them from the Soviet Union
gave money to rebuild
24
West Berlin was _________
Communist
a Dictatorship
a Monarchy
Democratic
25
Who was Joseph McCarthy?
U.S President
A senator who claimed several Americans were Communists
A Soviet leader who wanted to spread Communism
A writer
26
Which part of Vietnam was communist?
East
North
South
West
27
How did the Korean War end?
The north took control of the south
The south took control of the north
The country remained divided, north and south
The whole country became communist
28
that if Vietnam became communist, all of Southeast Asia would soon come under Communist control
Communist Theory
Domino Theory
Communist Spread
Red Scare
29
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?
Soviets removed their missiles
U.S removed their missiles
Soviets fired a nuclear missile at the US
Soviets promised not to invade Cuba
30
After the Berlin Wall collapsed, what began to happen to the Soviet Union?
The Soviet Union grew larger
The Soviet Union became stronger than the U.S
It had no effect on the Soviet Union
Soviet Union began to lose its power and began to fall apart

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