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A review of the Cold War information we have learned so far. #ushistory
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This was a military alliance between ussr and seven Eastern Europe countries
Yalta Conference
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Big 3
2
What is the
policy of containment
?
taking down the Soviet Union
overthrowing communist governments
stopping the spread of communism
establishing democracies in former communist countries
3
“Imaginary” curtain that serves as a border between East and West Europe is called the Iron Curtain
False
True
4
Which US foreign policy program gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?
The Truman Doctrine
The Containment Policy
The Fair Deal
The Marshall Plan
5
Cuba was how many miles away from the US?
100
190
50
90
6
Who is the leader of Cuba?
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Fidel Castro
Roosevelt
7
Cuba is off the coast off what US state?
Louisiana
Texas
Florida
California
8
Vietnam is still split into North and South Vietnam today
True
False
9
Korea was divided at what parallel?
45th
48th
38th
32nd
10
an economic system where business is privately owned and money is used to make more money.
Capitalism
Communism
Democracy
Free enterprise
11
Withdrawing U.S. troops gradually and giving control of war back to South Vietnam is called Vietnamization
True
False
12
an economic system where people share work fairly and paid equally
Capitalism
Communism
Democracy
Free Enterprise
13
What year did WWII end?
1945
1955
1940
1950
14
-an unsuccessful attempt by the US-backed Cuban exiles t overthrow the government of Cuba
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis
Yalta Conference
Big 3
15
The United States put the first satellite in space
False
True
16
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
mutual defense & military alliance with US & its allies
a peacekeeping body made up of member countries
an organization that promised financial aid to West Germany
a collective defense treaty among the USSR and their allies
17
The United States set up missiles in what country and aimed them at Russia?
Turkey
India
Japan
China
18
Korea is still split into two countries today
True
False
19
Define Cold War.
tensions between US & USSR that lead to war but not nuclear
a war ending in a stalemate
a war fought only in the winter
tensions between the US & USSR that never resulted in battle
20
The United States put the first man, women, and animal in space
False
True
21
What year did the Cold War start?
1940
1950
1955
1945
22
The United States sent roughly how many troops to Vietnam
50,000
500,000
1 Million
2 Million
23
The United States put the first man on the moon
False
True
