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1
The term ____ refers to the indirect conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Iron Curtain
Domino Theory
Cold War
Satellite Nation
2
The Berlin wall was built to symbolize division between the U.S. & the Soviet Union.
False
True
3
All of the following European countries were members of NATO following World War II EXCEPT
France
Great Britain
West Germany
Poland
4
U.S. fears the spread of communism to increase when ____ became a Communist nation in 1949.
North Korea
China
Vietnam
Soviet Union
5
Like Julius and Ethel Rosenburg, Alger Hiss was accused of what?
falsely accusing government officials
blacklisting communist Americans
racism and anti-semitism
espionage
6
The _____ was a program of European economic recovery after World War II.
Truman Doctrine
New Deal
Lend-Lease Act
Marshall Plan
7
Which nation did the United States oppose during the Cold War
North Vietnam
Soviet Union
Germany
North Korea
8
Which president is given credit for effectively ending the Cold War?
Carter
Nixon
Truman
Reagan
9
Why did the United States first become involved in the conflict in Vietnam?
to unify North and South Vietnam
To help France stop Vietnam independence
to counter Soviet aid to North Vietnam
to help the North Vietnam fight communism
10
What economic system best describes the Soviet Union?
Socialist
Free market
Communist
Capitalist
11
______ was a military alliance formed by the United States, Canada, and ten European nations.
The United Nations
The League of Nations
NATO
The Warsaw Pact
12
After WorldWarII, American leaders developed a policy of __ to resist & stop Soviet aggression.
mutually assured destruction
massive retaliation
containment
isolationism
13
Alliance between the Soviet Union and their satellite nations
Iron Curtain
Warsaw Pact
NATO
Marshall Plan
14
Which nation was probably not a member of NATO?
United States
France
United Kingdom
Soviet Union
15
Who was the communist leader of Cuba during cold war?
John F. Kennedy
Fidel Castrol
Ho Chi Minh
Ronald Reagan
16
The _____ was the imaginary line that divided the capitalist West from the communist East.
Berlin Wall
38th parallel
Iron Curtain
HUAC
17
Who was the leader of North Vietnam during the cold war?
Fidel Castrol
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
Nikita Khrushchev
18
Which of the following was a result of the U.S. policy of containment in Asia?
The Korean War
The creation of the People’s Republic of China
Nixon’s visit to China
The struggle between Mao and Chiang for control of China
19
Leader of the Nazi Party in Germany. Holocaust
Truman Doctrine
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
George Marshall
20
What was the U.S. response to the Soviet Union placing missiles in Cuba?
Military invasion of Cuba led by Cuban nationals
Naval quarantine/blockade of Cuba
An economic boycott of the Soviet Union
Cut off diplomatic relations with the U.S.S.R