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Cold War: USH 11th TX
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1
Which city was split in half after WWII?
London
Berlin
Moscow
Paris
2
The Eisenhower Doctrine:
Promised to help Middle Eastern countries fight Communism
Provided military aid to counties fighting communism
Marked the beginning of the Korean War
Promised to loan money to Russia
3
Why was the Cold War called "Cold"?
Because each soldier was drafted in the "cold" of war
Because there were never any outright battles or fights
Because it was fought in the winter
Because each leader of the war attempted to invade Russia
4
When did the Space Race start?
When the USSR launched the satellite Sputnik in 1970
When the USSR launched the satellite Sputnik in 1957
When the US launched Apollo in 1963
When the US landed on the moon in 1969
5
Who became the Communist leader of China and overthrew the Nationalist government?
Kim Jong Il
Chiang Kai-Shek
Mao Zedong
Kim Jong Un
6
What was NATO?
The communist countries' military alliance
An organization dedicated to eradicating democracy
A secret alliance between the US and the USSR
The democratic countries' military alliance
7
North Korea was Communist while South Korea was Democratic
True
False
8
A term used by Churchill to describe the separation between the East and the West was:
The Iron Curtain
The Berlin Wall
The Soviet Divide
The Communist Parallel
9
Who were the Rosenbergs?
A couple found guilty of being Russian spies
A couple who were falsely accused of being American spies
A couple who coined the term "the Second Red Scare"
A couple who were found innocent in the Venona Papers
10
At the Yalta Conference:
Stalin invaded Japan with the help of Churchill
The Big Three agreed on what to do with Europe after WWII
Stalin refused to allow free elections in any country
Truman promised to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
11
What was the arms race?
When the USSR stretched out arms of peace toward the US
When the USSR announced they had planted spies in the US
When the US and the USSR both tried to amass nuclear weapons
When the US sent 4 nuclear missiles toward Russia
12
Which of these did
not
become popular in the 1950s?
Feminism
Suburbs
Rock 'n' roll
Television
13
The 1950s was a time of:
Big Stick policies
Economic growth
Rapid growth of cowtowns
Economic depression
14
John Foster Dulles was:
The man who became president after Richard Nixon
The main who founded HUAC
The man who found the Rosenbergs guilty of being spies
The man who helped Eisenhower create his foreign policy
15
What was the baby boom?
A large amount of births that occurred post-WWII
A sharp decrease in the birth rate post-WWII
The rapid move of young children to the cities
The decline in popularity of the suburbs due to births
16
What was a Levittown?
A city in Nebraska known for nuclear weapon building
A small, secret, democratic settlement in Russia
An army base in Korea
An early suburb
17
At the end of the Korean War conflict:
The border between N and S Korea was the same as before
North Korea owned a large chunk of South Korea
China had been invaded and the US lost
North Korea had been freed from Communism
18
Who was one of the main Communist hunters and member of HUAC?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Joseph McCarthy
Joseph Stalin
19
What is a gulag?
A Soviet forced labor camp
A special Soviet birthday treat
A form of Chinese communism
The line that divided North and South Korea
20
Match the country with its ideology.
US: Democracy, Russia: Communism
US: Communism, Russia: Democracy
21
Who invented the polio vaccine?
William Levitt
Joseph Stalin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jonas Salk
22
The dividing line between North and South Korea is:
The Great Wall of China
The Iron Curtain
The 38th Parallel
The Korean Wall
23
What was the aim of the Berlin Airlift?
For the USSR to block off West Berlin from needed supplies
For the US to provide West Berlin with necessary supplies
For England to allow Russia access to their coal deposits
For the US to block off East Berlin from German supplies
24
At the Potsdam Conference:
Stalin proposed the building of the Berlin Wall
Churchill created the Warsaw Pact
The Big Three disagreed on what to do with Europe post-WWII
The Big Three agreed on what to do with Europe post-WWII
25
The attempt to stop Communism whenever it tried to spread was:
Berlin Airlift
Containment
Island Hoping
HUAC
26
The Berlin Wall was built by ____ to keep ____ from moving to ____.
Russia, West Berliners, East Berlin
US, West Berliners, East Berlin
US, East Berliners, West Berlin
Russia, East Berliners, West Berlin
27
What was the main reason for the passage of the Interstate Highway Act?
Many Americans moved to the city
Rapid military travel across the US in time of emergency.
Many Russians moved to America
Many cities became extremely populated
28
Which of the following correctly explains a difference between Communism and democracy?
Democracy: rights for all; Communism: few personal freedom
Communism: freedom of religion; Democracy: no religion
Communism: freedom of politics; Democracy: one party
Democracy and Communism: government owns all businesses
29
What was the GI Bill?
It took away veterans' rights and made their lives hard
It promised veterans free medical care after 20 years
It made it legal for women to serve in military combat roles
It helped veterans buy houses and go to college
30
Who was the leader of Soviet Russia?
Mao Zedong
Joseph Stalin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry Truman
31
What was the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in the US Congress?
It aided Russia with the creation of a nuclear bomb
It was despised by Joseph McCarthy for ruining lives
It looked for Communists and spies in America
It was the jury that declared Sacco and Vanzetti guilty
32
In what year was the Berlin Wall begun?
1984
1961
1965
1945
33
The Russian attempt to cut off US access to West Berlin was called:
The Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Blockade
The Berlin War
The Battle of Berlin
34
What was the Soviet equivalent of NATO?
Buffer Zone
The Berlin Airlift
The Warsaw Pact
The Satellite Group
35
What is a "satellite nation"?
A nation controlled by Stalin behind the scenes
A nation that did not exist until after WWII
A nation that refused help from any European country
A nation owned half by the US and half by the USSR
36
The US, Britain, and France controlled East Germany while the USSR controlled West Germany.
True
False
37
What were the Venona Papers?
Papers that proved Sacco and Vanzetti were innocent
Papers that proved the Rosenbergs were guilty
Papers that proved Joseph McCarthy was a Soviet spy
Papers that proved the Rosenbergs were innocent
38
What was the Marshall Plan?
US promised military aid any nation fighting Communists
USSR promised aid to war-torn nations struggling post-WWII
USSR attempted to take over democratic nations
US promised aid to war-torn nations struggling after WWII
39
Who was the general originally in charge of the Korean War?
Douglas MacArthur
George S. Patton
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
40
Who were the Big Three leaders of the world during WWII?
Stalin, Churchill, and Eisenhower
Lenin, Truman, and Chamberlain
Lenin, Roosevelt, and Churchill
Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill
41
The US sent military aid to nations (like Turkey/Greece) fighting Communism under the:
Berlin Airlift
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Monroe Doctrine
42
The attempt to stop Communism whenever it tried to spread was:
Containment
Island Hoping
Berlin Airlift
HUAC
43
What is mutually assured destruction?
When the US invaded China with Truman's help
If one country fires a nuclear bomb, so will the other
When the Soviet Union attempted to spread Communist ideas
If the US invades Russia, it will be destroyed
44
President Truman and General MacArthur disagreed because:
Truman did not want to fight in South Korea
MacArthur wanted to run for president
Truman wanted to invade China and free it from Communism
MacArthur wanted to invade North Korea and China
