What was the purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?

Unite the democratic nations in a defensive alliance

What is the primary reason for the collapse of the USSR?

USSR economy collapsed due to excessive military spending

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

Rebuild western Europe after WWII

The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 was initiated because

Soviet nuclear missiles were revealed in Cuba

a failed attempt by the United States to invade Cuba

After World War II, the Marshall Plan was proposed as a way to

help European nations recover economically

President Harry Truman supported a containment policy after World War II in an attempt to

reduce the influence of the USSR in European countries

Why did the Soviet Union established satellite countries in Eastern Europe?

expand its power and control over Eastern Europe

relaxation on what people can read and say in USSR(openness)

Why were the US and USSR reluctant to go to direct war with each other?

the potential for global nuclear destruction.

What does this photograph indicate about the United States in the 1950s?

Much fear was created by the Cold War.

The immediate impact of the 1957 launch of Sputnik I was that it

heightened the space race as a form of Cold War competition

Which is generally a characteristic of a communist economy?

Government agencies are involved in production planning

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1
Which city had 2 separate incidents where it was cut off from the surrounding area?
London
Warsaw
Munich
West Berlin
2
What was the purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
Unite communist nations in a defensive alliance
Unite the democratic nations in a defensive alliance
Spread the use of nuclear weapons in Asia
Unite the nations of Africa in a defensive alliance
3
What is the primary reason for the collapse of the USSR?
USSR economy collapsed due to excessive military spending
The USA defeated them in direct combat
The Soviet Communist Party became isolationist
The Soviet economy prospered in a capitalist system
4
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
Spread communism in Europe
Create a DMZ after the Korean War
Rebuild western Europe after WWII
Rebuild Japan after WWII
5
A key reason for the ending of the Cold War was the Summit meetings that occurred between
Stalin and Truman
Nixon and Brezhnev
Kennedy and Kruschev
Reagan and Gorbachev
6
The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 was initiated because
Cuba was invaded by Soviets
the US had a monopoly on weapons
U-Boats were threatening the US
Soviet nuclear missiles were revealed in Cuba
7
The Bay of Pigs was
a beach vacation in Cuba
a failed attempt by the United States to invade Cuba
the United States’ invasion of China
all about bacon, bacon, and more bacon
8
After World War II, the Marshall Plan was proposed as a way to
bring Nazi war criminals to justice
remove nuclear weapons from Western Europe
help European nations recover economically
improve diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union
9
President Harry Truman supported a containment policy after World War II in an attempt to
bring German and Japanese war criminals to justice
end colonialism in Africa and Asia
reduce the influence of the USSR in European countries
limit the use of atomic bombs and other nuclear weapons
10
Aid that was sent to Turkey and Greece to fight communism was part of which doctrine?
Roosevelt
Truman
Eisenhower
Monroe
11
Why did the Soviet Union established satellite countries in Eastern Europe?
establish democratic governments in Eastern European nations
support the remaining Fascist governments in Eastern Europe
expand its power and control over Eastern Europe
preserve capitalism in Eastern Europe
12
Who was the leader of the USSR when the Cold War ended?
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
Vladimir Putin
13
What was glasnost?
a term meaning economic freedom in China
the making of stained class in the Soviet Union
increased political involvement in the USSR
relaxation on what people can read and say in USSR(openness)
14
Why were the US and USSR reluctant to go to direct war with each other?
increased tensions in the Middle East
the peacekeeping role of the U.N.
the potential for global nuclear destruction.
pressure from neutral countries
15
What was the policy that was meant to stop the spread of communism?
Detente
Containment
Proliferation
Naval Quarantine
16
Which was a result of the usage of the “domino theory”?
US invasion of Iraq in 2003
US intervention in Vietnam
Brown vs. Board of Education
Assassination of JFK
17
In what year did the Soviet Union officially dissolve?
2001
1991
1980
1989
18
What does this photograph indicate about the United States in the 1950s?
Much fear was created by the Cold War.
Only government officials would be safe in a nuclear attack.
The nation had become the only nuclear superpower
Extraordinary steps were taken to hide atomic weapons.
19
The immediate impact of the 1957 launch of Sputnik I was that it
focused attention on the need to regulate outer space
forced the United States to find new sources of fuel
ended the period of peaceful coexistence between the US USSR
heightened the space race as a form of Cold War competition
20
The Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved by
Khrushchev removed his missiles
JFK removes ICBMs from Turkey
Soviet ships turned around
all of the choices
21
The Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan represented attempts by the United States to deal with...
President’s political opposition
spread of communism
national debt
arms race
22
When an “Iron Curtain” fell across Europe, nations like Poland became which type of government?
Communist
Monarchy
Capitalist
Democratic
23
Which is generally a characteristic of a communist economy?
Government agencies are involved in production planning
The role of government in the economy is restricted by law
Business owners sell shares in their companies to the govt.
Investment is encouraged by the promise of large profits.
24
What was the reason the United States entered the Korean War?
the US adopted the Domino Theory
The USSR used the Korean War to indirectly fight the “West”
the US became focused on the Containment of communism
All of the choices
25
The goal set by JFK to achieve by the end of the 1960’s was
For a man to walk on the moon
to end the Vietnam War
to pass the Civil Rights Act
To end the arms race

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