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EXCEL Global 10 Cold War
EXCEL Global 10 Cold War
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1
The "Iron Curtain" was NOT...
the result of tensions between the US and USSR.
a nickname for the Berlin Wall
a metaphor for the division of communism and democracy
referenced in a speech by Churchill
2
Which US spy plan was shot down over Cuba in 1960?
Z6
U2
B4
P3
3
Name the type of war that prevented the US and USSR from engaging in direct military conflict.
Attrition
Nuclear
Total war
Espionage
4
Which military alliance was formed in response to the Berlin Blockade?
Warsaw Pact
NATO
The United Nations
The League of Nations
5
The conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union following WWII was the called...
The Berlin Airlift
The Iron Curtain
The Cold War
The Great Depression
6
Satellite countries allied with the Soviets acted as a "_________" against foreign invasion.
force field
vacuum seal
strategic block
buffer zone
7
Which organization was created to promote economic prosperity and free trade?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
The Warsaw Pact
United Nations (UN)
European Union (EU)
8
Look at the picture. When was this Cold War icon constructed?
1946
1961
1955
1987
9
Which monumental Cold War achievement happened in 1957?
Germany's invasion of Poland
The launch of Sputnik
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Berlin Airlift
10
Chernobyl was...
a test area for nuclear weapons.
an infamous nuclear meltdown.
the first Soviet monkey in outer space.
the capital city of the Soviet Union.
11
What was the name given to the plan designed to rebuild Europe after WWII?
Marshall Plan
Eisenhower Plan
Moylan Plan
VonSchliefen Plan
12
Identify the communist counterpart to NATO.
League of Nations
European Union (EU)
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
13
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation in 1962 between which to leaders?
JFK and Stalin
JFK and Khrushchev
Eisenhower and Stalin
Roosevelt and Khrushcev
14
_________ countries remained neutral during the Cold War. _________ is an example.
Aligned; Canada
Non-aligned; Czechloslovakia
Aligned; East Germany
Non-aligned; India
15
_________ introduced _________, which moved the USSR towards capitalism.
Yeltsin; glasnost
Stalin; glasnost
Gorbachev; perestroika
Khrushchev; perestroika
16
Which man never led Russia?
Gorbachev
Walesa
Brezhnev
Yeltsin
17
Which event did NOT occur during the Cold War?
The Korean War
The construction of the Berlin Wall
The Vietnam War
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
18
What was the nickname given to countries controlled by Soviet influence?
"sibling nations"
"brotherhood territories"
"puppet nations"
"little allies"
19
The Cold War was a conflict involving which two ideologies?
Communism and Theocracy
Monotheism and Polytheism
Democracy and Plutocracy
Democracy and Communism
20
In which year did the Soviets develop the Atomic Bomb?
1945
1955
1962
1949
21
A major cause of the Soviet economic collapse was...
the launch of Sputnik
the Chernobyl meltdown
the construction of the Iron Curtain
the nuclear "arms race"
22
What is the name of the American strategy developed to prevent the spread of communism?
Zone Defense
Prohibition
Attrition
Containment
23
The first major military conflict of the Cold War was...
the Korean War
the Cuban Missile Crisis
the Berlin Airlift
the Berlin Blockade
24
Where did the Soviet Union place nuclear missiles in 1962?
Cuba
Turkey
Puerto Rico
Greece
