Which best describes the Iron Curtain

Line dividing Western (democratic) Europe & Eastern (communist) Europe

What was the Domino Theory during the Cold War?

If one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would also fall

After it was discovered that the Soviets had developed an atomic bomb, how did the US respond?

Began development of the Hydrogen Bomb

Truman Doctrine was focused on...

Providing economic aid to Greece & Turkey to stop the spread of communism

Which best describes the idea of Containment during the Cold War

Policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism by spreading democracy

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1
Best description of Vietcong tactics during the war:
Air Raid
Blitzkrieg
Guerrilla
Poison Gas
2
The policy of containment focused solely on containing communism in Europe
True
False
3
Which best describes the Iron Curtain
Line dividing Eastern (democratic) Berlin & Western (communist) Berlin
The dividing line between democratic America and the rest of the world
Line dividing Northern (Communist) Korea & Southern (Democratic) Korea
Line dividing Western (democratic) Europe & Eastern (communist) Europe
4
What was the Domino Theory during the Cold War?
If one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would also fall
If one country launched an atomic bomb, other countries would do the same
If one country in NATO went to war then the other allies would also join
If one country fell to democracy, neighboring countries would also fall
5
After it was discovered that the Soviets had developed an atomic bomb, how did the US respond?
Planned the assassination of Joseph Stalin
Attempted diplomacy with the USSR
Began development of the Hydrogen Bomb
Shared nuclear secrets with Great Britain
6
The Soviet Union believed that the United States had a goal of world domination
True
False
7
Truman Doctrine was focused on...
Providing economic aid to Greece & Poland to stop the spread of communism
Providing economic aid to Greece & Turkey to stop the spread of communism
Providing military aid to Greece & Poland to stop the spread of communism
Providing military aid to Greece & Turkey to stop the spread of communism
8
Which best describes the idea of Containment during the Cold War
Policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism by spreading democracy
Blockade put on US & Allies in Berlin so they could not help West Berlin
Geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States
Barrier between Eastern & Western Europe to stop the spread of democracy
9
This incendiary (fire) bomb technology devastated the North Vietnamese countryside.
Nato
Napalm
Palmolive
Flamethrower
10
What did the United States believe was its best weapon in containing communism?
Military strength
Global influence
Economic aid
Democracy
11
Leader of an alliance known as the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War
US
USSR
12
The _______________ provided vital supplies to a region blockaded by the Soviet Union.
Berlin Blockade
Berlin Airlift
Marshall Plan
Red Scare
13
Leader of an alliance known as NATO during the Cold War
US
USSR
14
Which of the following nations was not a Soviet satellite state?
Greece
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Poland
15
Who was John F. Kennedy's vice president?
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight Eisenhower
Ronald Reagan
Lyndon Johnson

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