What was the Iron Curtain?

When the Soviets cut off Eastern Europe from the West.

What was the goal of the Truman Doctrine?

To help countries threatened by Communism.

What was the purpose of the Warsaw Pact?

It was an alliance between the Soviets and other Commies.

What happened to Germany after WWII?

They were divided between the allies.

To accuse others of Communism with no proof.

What was the Cold War?

A state of competition between the US and USSR.

Why did North Korea invade South Korea?

They wanted to unite their country.

Why was the United Nations (U.N) formed after WWII?

It was meant to stop future wars between countries.

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1
What was the Iron Curtain?
When the Soviets cut off Eastern Europe from the West.
A giant curtain made of iron so none would spy on the USSR.
A wall that divided Berlin, the capital of Germany in half.
Something Winston Churchill made up because it sounded cool.
2
Which of these events best describes the Cold War?
Arms race
Espionage
All of these and more
Space race
3
What was the goal of the Truman Doctrine?
President Truman was given power to defeat the Commies.
To rebuild western Europe after WWII.
Help the Soviet Union rebuild itself after WWII.
To help countries threatened by Communism.
4
Who won the 1960 Presidential Election?
Richard Nixon
Harry S. Truman
John F. Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
5
What was the purpose of the Warsaw Pact?
It was an alliance formed to protect Western Europe.
It was an alliance between the Soviets and other Commies.
It was meant to stop future wars between countries.
When nations united against Communism.
6
Who was the first human in space?
Yuri Gagarin
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Nikita Khrushchev
7
What happened to Germany after WWII?
Germany was taken over by the Soviets.
They cloned Hitler and created the Fourth Reich.
They were divided between the allies.
They formed a new Constitution.
8
Communist leader of China from 1949-1976 known for introducing his 5 year plans to industrialize China.
Mao Zedong
Deng Xiaoping
Chiang-kai Shek
Zhou En-Lai
9
When Allied leaders met summer of 1945 to plan the post WWII world.
Potsdam Conference
Strategic Arms Limitations Talks
U.S-Soviet Pact Agreement
Yalta Conference
10
Eisenhower's policy that was meant to make the Soviets believe we are ready and willing to use nukes against them.
Eisenhower Doctrine
Detente
SALT
Brinkmanship
11
Which event was the closest we came to a nuclear war with the USSR?
Korean War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Red Scare
Vietnam War
12
Who was responsible for developing the Interstate Highway system?
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
13
What is McCarthyism?
To be a follower of Senator McCarthy.
To accuse others of Communism with no proof.
The fear of Communism at home.
Senator Joseph McCarthy
14
Which Soviet policy allowed some capitalism into the USSR?
Detente
Perestroika
Great Leap Forward
Glasnost
15
Which of the following is an example of a Communist country?
All of these
China
North Korea
Cuba
16
First satellite launched into space.
Voyager
Sputnik
Rover
Hubble
17
What is the act of accusing someone of Communism called?
Black listing
Red fishing
McCarthyism
Red baiting
18
What was the biggest issue during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The U.S was upset Cuba fell to Communism.
Cuba was holding Soviet nukes.
The Soviets had nukes in Turkey.
Cuba wanted independence from the USSR.
19
What was the Cold War?
A state of competition between the US and USSR.
A war that was fought during the winter because it's cold.
A state of competition between the Axis and Allied Powers
In Soviet Russia, the car drives you!
20
Who launched the first satellite into space?
China
United States
Soviet Union
North Korea
21
Why did North Korea invade South Korea?
The Chinese paid them to do it.
They wanted to prevent Gangnam Style from being invented.
They wanted to unite their country.
They wanted to take resources from the South Koreans.
22
When the gov't owns all property and production. Everything is produced and distributed by them.
Communism
Capitalism
Socialism
Dictatorship
23
Why was the United Nations (U.N) formed after WWII?
It was an alliance between the Soviets and other Commies.
It was an alliance formed to protect Western Europe.
It was meant to stop future wars between countries.
When nations united against Communism.
24
What is the fear of Communism called?
Commie fear
Red Fear
Communistphobia
Red Scare
25
A policy of agreement between Nixon and Brezhnev where they would try to ease tensions.
Nixon Doctrine
Detente
Perestroika
Brinkmanship
26
What years did the Cold War take place during?
1939-1945
1945-1991
1945-2001
1939-1989
27
President Nixon's plan to pull U.S troops out of Vietnam and leave the South Vietnamese to continue the fight.
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Nixon Doctrine
Vietnamization
Policy of Containment
28
War of containment in northeast Asia that resulted in a stalemate
Korean War
Cold War
Soviet-Afghan War
Vietnam War
29
Which of the following lead to the end of the USSR and the Cold War?
Glasnost
Soviet-Afghan War
All of these
Perestroika
30
Which country TODAY is still Communist?
All of these are still communist
Russia
Vietnam
Poland

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