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Early Years of the Cold War
Early Years of the Cold War
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1
When did the Korean War end?
1952
1954
1953
1955
2
When did the Korean War begin?
1953
1950
1949
1947
3
Who was a leader of the Indian independence movement?
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Mao Zedong
Winston Churchill
Mahatma Gandhi
4
Islam translates as what?
Hate
Peace
Love
War
5
What other group people live in Israel, alongside the Jews?
Syrians
Palestinians
Egyptians
Germans
6
According to Mao, who were paper tigers?
Nationalists and Republicans
Japanese and Koreans
Americans and Russians
Reactionaries and Imperialists
7
What effort to modernize led to over 20 million deaths, mainly due to starvation?
Cultural Revolution
Great Leap Forward
Fall of Red China
Chinese Civil War
8
What was NOT a cause of McCarthyism and the Blacklist?
"Red" China
Soviet attack on Bowling Green, Ohio
Soviet atomic bomb test
Korean War
9
When did Mao declare the People's Republic of China?
1941
1957
1949
1937
10
What adjective best describes the USSR?
republican
democratic
communist
capitalist
11
What is the US policy of limiting the spread of communism through economic and military aid?
containment
iron curtain
domino theory
capitalism
12
Who promoted the plan to rebuild Europe after WW2?
Mahatma Gandhi
Mao Zedong
Winston Churchill
George Marshall
13
Why is it called the Cold War?
it was fought in winter
it was fought in the arctic
it was fought in Antarctica
they never actually shot at each other
14
Who said political power comes from the barrel of a gun?
Mao
Nehru
Gandhi
Dr. King
15
Who advocated non-violent resistance?
Gandhi
Mao
Stalin
Hitler
16
What group was created by a treaty with the USA and its allies?
NATO
Iron Curtain
Warsaw Pact
UN
17
When was the revolution that toppled the Qing Dynasty?
1949
1911
1957
1937
18
Who won the Korean War?
no one
North Korea
United States
South Korea
19
Most Palestinians follow which religion?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Sikhism
20
What is the profession of faith for Muslims?
An eye for an eye.
All life is suffering.
Honor thy father and mother.
There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet.
21
Who was communist?
Philippines
United States
South Korea
North Korea
22
Which half of Germany (and Berlin) was allied with the USSR?
South
North
West
East
23
When did India gain its independence from Great Britain?
1941
1947
1911
1857
24
Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 pillars of Islam?
Charity
Hajj - pilgrimage to Mecca
Fast during Ramadan
Jihad
25
Who believed that Muslims needed their own country as part of Indian independence?
Mahatma Gandhi
Siddhartha Gautama
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Jawaharlal Nehru
26
When did the cold war begin?
1989
after WW1
during/after WW2
during the Great Depression
27
What is a follower of Islam called?
Muslim
Christian
Islamist
Jew
28
What other religion is similar to Islam?
Judaism
Christianity
Atheism
Hinduism
29
Who won the Chinese Civil War?
Communists
Nationalists
Japanese
Republicans
30
Who controlled the Middle East after WW1 but before WW2?
United States
Ottoman Empire
Israel
Great Britain
31
Who fought against the USA in the cold war?
Great Britain
Germany
USSR
Japan
32
Who controlled the Middle East before WW1?
Israel
United States
British Empire
Ottoman Empire
33
What is someone who believes Jewish people should have their own homeland in the Middle East?
shi'ite
zionist
palestinian
muslim
34
Who first used the term "Iron Curtain" to describe the Soviet Union and its allies?
Josef Stalin
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill
FDR
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The two main divisions within Islam are Sunni and what?
Catholic
Shi'ite
Protestant
Orthodox
