Which statement best describes the border between North and South Korea before and after the Korean War?

The war ended roughly where it began

What purposes did international alliances play in the Cold War? (2 ANSWERS)

Led countries to expand their relationships to include more variety, Provided mutual assistance and defense

What effect did the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953 have on the USSR?

Power struggles between many political officials for control of USSR

What was the the had one major advantage the US had over the USSR going into the Cold War?

US had the ability to produce nuclear weapons, USSR didn’t

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the results of the Korean War?

Both sides have signed a ceasefire armistice but no official peace treaty

The first phase of the Korean War can be best described as…

Victory for North Korea’s invasion

Which of the following statements best describes Europe immediately after WW2?

WW2 had devastated much of Europe meaning it needed to rebuild

What role did the US Air Force play in the Vietnam war?

Dropped more bombs on Vietnam than the entirety of WW2

What event lead to the establishment of the Soviet Union?

The Russian Revolution led by Vladimir Lenin during WW1

US and USSR both believed in mutually assured destruction, what does this mean?

Full-scale nuclear war would ultimately annihilate both sides

Non-aligned nations chose…

Not to align themselves with either US or USSR

Proxy war is best defined as An Armed Conflict between…

2 parties acting on instigation/for other parties not directly involved

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1
Which of the following nations did not find itself in 2 pieced during the Cold War?
China
Poland
Korea
Vietnam
2
Which statement best describes the border between North and South Korea before and after the Korean War?
The war ended with the unification of the Korean Peninsula into one state
Korea had to give up territory to Japan as a result of their defeat
The border moved northward almost to the Korean border with China
The war ended roughly where it began
3
What purposes did international alliances play in the Cold War? (2 ANSWERS)
Provided much needed funding for rebuilding projects
Led countries to expand their relationships to include more variety
Helped Germany conquer much of Europe
Provided mutual assistance and defense
4
What effect did the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953 have on the USSR?
Increased in deification and idolization of him
Power struggles between many political officials for control of USSR
US immediately winning the Cold War
Increase in mailings of political prisoners and accusations of disloyalty
5
What was the the had one major advantage the US had over the USSR going into the Cold War?
US gained large amount of German rocket scientists USSR didn’t
US was on victorious side of WW2, USSR wasn’t
US had the ability to produce nuclear weapons, USSR didn’t
USSR had a foothold in Europe but the US controlled the rest of the world
6
Which of the following statements does NOT describe the 3rd world?
Wanted to spread communism
Fought over by the 1st and 2nd worlds for influence and access
Made up of most people in the world
Needed help developing but wanted to control themselves
7
Which of the following statements is TRUE about the results of the Korean War?
Both sides believe the Korean War was a waste of time, life, and money
South Korea successfully conquered North Korea
North Korea successfully conquered South Korea
Both sides have signed a ceasefire armistice but no official peace treaty
8
Which of the following leaders did NOT join the non-aligned movement?
Joseph Broz Tito
Nikita Khrushchev
Fandit Jawharlal Nehru
Sukarno
9
Which of the following statements best describes the nature of the “Cold War”?
Active
Passive Agressive
Local
Theoretical
10
Hydrogen Bomb was far more explosive than its Atomic counterpart
False
True
11
Cold War ended when the US declared defeat in the Vietnam War
True
False
12
The first phase of the Korean War can be best described as…
Victory for North Korea’s invasion
A complete success for South Korea
An outstanding defeat of North Korea’s army by the US marines
13
Which of the following statements best describes Europe immediately after WW2?
Europe surpassed the US as the dominant military powers
The long war helped European economies recover from the Great Depression
WW2 helped elevate Europe to dominance over the rest of the world
WW2 had devastated much of Europe meaning it needed to rebuild
14
Which colonial power controlled Vietnam before and after WW2
Great Britain
America
France
Russia
15
What role did the US Air Force play in the Vietnam war?
Provided little to no support due to the heavy tree cover over Vietnam
Did very little, air wings of the US Navy did majority of the work
Focused solely on humanitarian missions to Vietnam
Dropped more bombs on Vietnam than the entirety of WW2
16
What event lead to the establishment of the Soviet Union?
The Russian Revolution led by Vladimir Lenin during WW1
The establishment of independent states in the 1980’s
Russia’s defeat by Great Britain in the Crimean War
The Nazi invasion of Russian territory during Operation Barbarossa
17
US and USSR both believed in mutually assured destruction, what does this mean?
Both sides destroy all their nuclear weapons so they don’t get misused
In order to win one side must completely annihilate the other
Full-scale nuclear war would ultimately annihilate both sides
Country that fires the first wins so you must be ready any moment to fight
18
The Fall of this piece of the Iron Curtain is most often considered the symbolic end to the Cold War
The Arc de Triomphe
The Berlin Wall
The Reichstag
The Eiffel Tower
19
The US space program succeeded in completing which of the following actions?
First man to orbit the earth in space
First man made object placed into orbit
First man to walk on the moon
First man made object to touch the moon
20
Which communist country did NOT align with the Soviet Union at any point during the Cold War?
China
Yugoslavia
North Korea
Cuba
21
Non-aligned nations chose…
Remain unaligned with any form of ideology
Not to align themselves with either US or USSR
Remain inactive in politics and world affairs
To join alliances such as NATO and the Warsaw Pact
22
After Vietnam, US backed down from its policy of confrontation & containment & began policy of releasing tension AKA…
Détente
Domino theory
Peaceful coexistence
Deterrence
23
Which war ended with the spreading of communism to new places?
Afghanistan
Vietnam
Granda
Korea
24
Proxy war is best defined as An Armed Conflict between…
A state and atleast one party who wants to overthrow and replace the state
2 parties acting on instigation/for other parties not directly involved
Two parties who inhabit the same country both supporting their own beliefs
2 nation states over land between them

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