Which of the following is an example of containment?

The US helped Greece prevent a communist revolution.

Which of the following is one way in which the Cold War affected American life?

Fear of communism created a climate of suspicion

Which of the following was NOT part of the impact of the Vietnam War?

A non-communist government was installed in a Vietnam.

The Berlin Wall was built in order to

Prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany

Which of the following contributed the MOST to the fall of the Soviet Union?

the collapse of a flawed economic system

The Cuban missile crisis was resolved when

Soviets removed missiles and the US stopped its blockade.

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1
Which of the following is an example of containment?
The Allies divided Germany into four zones.
The US helped Greece prevent a communist revolution.
North Korea invaded South Korea.
The Soviet Union set up a satellite state in Poland.
2
Which of the following is one way in which the Cold War affected American life?
Only a few American soldiers lost their lives in wars.
Fear of communism created a climate of suspicion
Reduced spending on defense freed money for social programs.
The US was united on the best way to conduct foreign policy.
3
During the Cold War, the two Superpowers were:
Soviet Union and United States
Korea and Vietnam
China and Japan
Britain and Germany
4
Which of the following was NOT part of the impact of the Vietnam War?
Nearly 60,000 Americans soldiers died.
Differing opinions about the war divided the American people
Large numbers of Vietnamese refugees fled to the US.
A non-communist government was installed in a Vietnam.
5
The Berlin Wall was built in order to
Stop the flow of supplies from West Germany to West Berlin.
Prevent the smuggling of arms to anti-Soviet forces
Prevent food from entering Poland.
Prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany
6
The United States has what type of economy?
Collective
Totalitarian
Capitalist
Socialist
7
During the Cold War, all of these were split between communist and non-communist countries but:
Korea
Germany
Soviet Union
Vietnam
8
Winston Churchill referred to the spread of communism as this.
An iron curtain
Berlin Wall
German Democratic Republic
Berlin blockade
9
What represented the end of the Cold War?
The fall of the Berlin Wall
The Korean War
The Iron Curtain
The Vietnam War
10
The Cold War was a war of ideas between
Communism and Totalitarianism
Democracy and Fascism
Communism and Fascism
Communism and Democracy
11
What term describes the stockpiling of nuclear weapons by the superpowers?
arms race
space race
blockade
détente
12
Accusations that communism was widely present in the U.S. government and military were made by:
Douglas MacArthur
John Foster Dulles
Alger Hiss
Joseph McCarthy
13
The Soviet Union’s goal during the Cold War was to:
Contain Communism
Spread Communism
Take over the world
Make friends with the United States
14
Which of the following contributed the MOST to the fall of the Soviet Union?
the United States boycott of the 1980 Olympics
the destruction of the Berlin Wall
the collapse of a flawed economic system
President Nixon’s policy of détente
15
The Cuban missile crisis was resolved when
Soviets removed missiles and the US stopped its blockade.
the United States agreed to remove its missiles from Turkey.
the United States threatened to invade Cuba.
the Soviets threatened the United States with nuclear war.
16
What type of economy did the Soviet Union have?
Collective
Socialist
Capitalist
Totalitarian
17
Who was the United States president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Harry S. Truman
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
18
North & South Vietnam became independent of what country in 1954?
The Soviet Union
The United States
China
France
19
Which best explains why the United States sent troops to fight in Vietnam?
The USSR built nuclear missiles in Vietnam
They attacked Pearl Harbor
The Domino Theory
China invaded North Vietnam
20
At the beginning of the Cold War, who was the leader of the Soviet Union?
Alexander II
Stalin
Nicholas II
Lenin

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Questions 20

Answers

1
Which of the following is an example of containment?
The Allies divided Germany into four zones.
The US helped Greece prevent a communist revolution.
North Korea invaded South Korea.
The Soviet Union set up a satellite state in Poland.
2
Which of the following is one way in which the Cold War affected American life?
Only a few American soldiers lost their lives in wars.
Fear of communism created a climate of suspicion
Reduced spending on defense freed money for social programs.
The US was united on the best way to conduct foreign policy.
3
During the Cold War, the two Superpowers were:
Soviet Union and United States
Korea and Vietnam
China and Japan
Britain and Germany
4
Which of the following was NOT part of the impact of the Vietnam War?
Nearly 60,000 Americans soldiers died.
Differing opinions about the war divided the American people
Large numbers of Vietnamese refugees fled to the US.
A non-communist government was installed in a Vietnam.
5
The Berlin Wall was built in order to
Stop the flow of supplies from West Germany to West Berlin.
Prevent the smuggling of arms to anti-Soviet forces
Prevent food from entering Poland.
Prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany
6
The United States has what type of economy?
Collective
Totalitarian
Capitalist
Socialist
7
During the Cold War, all of these were split between communist and non-communist countries but:
Korea
Germany
Soviet Union
Vietnam
8
Winston Churchill referred to the spread of communism as this.
An iron curtain
Berlin Wall
German Democratic Republic
Berlin blockade
9
What represented the end of the Cold War?
The fall of the Berlin Wall
The Korean War
The Iron Curtain
The Vietnam War
10
The Cold War was a war of ideas between
Communism and Totalitarianism
Democracy and Fascism
Communism and Fascism
Communism and Democracy
11
What term describes the stockpiling of nuclear weapons by the superpowers?
arms race
space race
blockade
détente
12
Accusations that communism was widely present in the U.S. government and military were made by:
Douglas MacArthur
John Foster Dulles
Alger Hiss
Joseph McCarthy
13
The Soviet Union’s goal during the Cold War was to:
Contain Communism
Spread Communism
Take over the world
Make friends with the United States
14
Which of the following contributed the MOST to the fall of the Soviet Union?
the United States boycott of the 1980 Olympics
the destruction of the Berlin Wall
the collapse of a flawed economic system
President Nixon’s policy of détente
15
The Cuban missile crisis was resolved when
Soviets removed missiles and the US stopped its blockade.
the United States agreed to remove its missiles from Turkey.
the United States threatened to invade Cuba.
the Soviets threatened the United States with nuclear war.
16
What type of economy did the Soviet Union have?
Collective
Socialist
Capitalist
Totalitarian
17
Who was the United States president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Harry S. Truman
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
18
North & South Vietnam became independent of what country in 1954?
The Soviet Union
The United States
China
France
19
Which best explains why the United States sent troops to fight in Vietnam?
The USSR built nuclear missiles in Vietnam
They attacked Pearl Harbor
The Domino Theory
China invaded North Vietnam
20
At the beginning of the Cold War, who was the leader of the Soviet Union?
Alexander II
Stalin
Nicholas II
Lenin