What did President Truman and other Western countries fear?

Communism would destroy democracy and capitalism.

What was the "arms race"?

A race to see who could gain the most weapons.

What started the Korean War?

North Korea attacked South Korea.

To stop the spread of communism.

What were two results of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

A hotline between Washington, DC and Moscow, less nuclear weapons testing

What was the role of the U.S. in the Korean War?

Fight North Korea and the spread of communism.

How did the Cuban Missile-Crisis affect John F. Kennedy's presidency?

It almost started a nuclear war.

What makes a "cold war" different from a regular war?

it is fought with ideas and words.

How are communism and democracy different?

Communism you have little choice., Democracy you get to vote

How did President Truman respond to the blockade that Stalin put in place?

He organized the Berlin Airlift.

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1
What separated the United States and the Soviet Union?
Their beliefs.
The amount of land they had.
The iron curtain.
The amount of bombs they had.
2
What event is depicted in the map below?
The digging of the Panama Canal
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
Tuskegee Airman flight plan
3
A form of government where people get to vote.
Socialism
Democratic Republic
Communism
Alliance Republic
4
What did President Truman and other Western countries fear?
Everyone would like communism better than capitalism.
Stalin would conquer more and more land.
Communism would destroy democracy and capitalism.
Stalin would start another world war.
5
What was the "arms race"?
A race to see who could gain the most iron curtains.
A race to see who could gain the most countries.
A race to see who could gain the most weapons.
A race to see who could gain the most allies.
6
Which U.S. Senator led investigations to expose suspected communists in America?
Fidel Castro
John F. Kennedy
John McArthur
Joseph McCarthy
7
What started the Korean War?
North Korea attacked South Korea.
The United Nations attacked North Korea.
China attacked the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union attacked the U.S.
8
In this type of economy, entrepreneurship is encouraged
Communism
Socialism
Capitalism
Marxism
9
Who was the Soviet Union's leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Winston Churchill
John F. Kennedy
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
10
Why was NATO formed?
To stop the cold war.
To make world peace.
To protect human rights.
To stop the spread of communism.
11
What were two results of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A hotline between Washington, DC and Moscow
A hotline between Washington, DC and Cuba
less nuclear weapons testing
& more nuclear testing.
12
This man said that "an iron curtain" had descended on Europe.
Winston Churchill
Benito Mussolini
Harry Truman
Franklin D. Rooselvelt
13
An imaginary line that separated communist countries in Europe from non-communist countries.
Berlin Airlift
Stonewall
The Iron Curtain
NATO
14
What was the role of the U.S. in the Korean War?
Fight South Korea and the spread of communism.
Fight the U.N. and the spread of communism.
Fight China and the spread of communism.
Fight North Korea and the spread of communism.
15
How did the Cuban Missile-Crisis affect John F. Kennedy's presidency?
It almost started a nuclear war.
It made the Soviet Union break up.
It created a truce between the Soviet Union and the U.S.
Don't choose this answer :o)
16
What makes a "cold war" different from a regular war?
It is fought when it is cold.
It is fought to divide countries.
It is fought with firearms.
it is fought with ideas and words.
17
In this type of economy, people are given little to no choice in government.
Campbellism
Capitalism
Socialism
Communism
18
How are communism and democracy different?
Democracy you have little choice.
Communism you get to vote
Communism you have little choice.
Democracy you get to vote
19
How did President Truman respond to the blockade that Stalin put in place?
He organized the German Air Aid
He organized the German Airlift.
He organized the Berlin Air Aid.
He organized the Berlin Airlift.

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