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Cold War Review
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1
Which nations are still communist today?
Russia
Vietnam
North Korea
Romania
2
This nation overthrew the Shah and took American hostages because they resisted Westernization.
Afghanistan
Germany
Cuba
Iran
3
Nato was made up of _____European nations but the Warsaw Pact consisted of ____European nations
Eastern ; Western
Western ; Eastern
Northern ; Southern
Southern ; Northern
4
Which of the following was a similarity between the Korean and Vietnam wars?
both ended with the west controlling part of the country
both began with the communists controlling the north
both began with the West controlling the north
both ended with the communists controlling the country
5
Why did the United Nations send troops to Korea?
to aid Kim Il Sung
to defend the North from America
to defend the South from the North
to defeat and conquer South Korea
6
Which country was invaded by the USSR in 1979?
Afghanistan
Korea
Greece
West Germany
7
Which nation was a satellite state of the USSR?
Turkey
Poland
France
Italy
8
To stop the spread of democracy, the Soviets sent _________ to Czechoslovakia in 1968?
Soldiers
Nuclear Weapons
Money
Tanks
9
The Cold War was really a war of...
soldiers
political and economic systems
social and ethnic identities
religious beliefs
10
An economic system that allows for individuals to make economic decisions.
Capitalism
Conservatism
Progressivism
Dictatorship
11
Yuri Gagarin was the first human in space. Which country was he from?
United States
Greece
Switzerland
Russia
12
_________ ordered the Berlin Wall built in 1961 and removed missiles from Cuba in 1962?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Boris Yeltsin
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
13
Which Russian leader's reforms of Glasnost and Perestroika led to the fall of the Soviet Union?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
Leonid Brezhnev
Vladimir Putin
14
Which nation blockaded the roads and trains of West Berlin?
USA
France
Soviet Union
Great Britain
15
The Marshall Plan took what action?
divided Germany into section
built the Berlin Wall
gave financial aid to Western Europe
gave military support to Eastern Europe
16
An economic system that calls for government planning of all economic activity.
Socialism
Communism
Democracy
Capitalism
17
After America stopped trading with Cuba, Castro turned to ______ for economic and military aid.
Romania
U.S.A.
Iran
Soviet Union
18
Which best explains why the arms race never led to nuclear war?
Brinkmanship
Bay of Pigs
Containment
Domino Theory
19
Which leader was responsible for the "de-Stalinization" Russia?
Josip Broz
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Putin
Nikita Khrushchev
20
Why did Hungary and Czechoslovakia resist Communism in the 1950's-1960's?
Freedom to choose political leaders was not allowed
Economic freedom was not allowed
Freedom of speech was not allowed
Freedom of the press was not allowed
