The North Atlantic Treaty Organization?

was established to fight the spread of communism

The Space Shuttle Challenger.

exploded during its launch phase

What happened to Apollo 13?

Experienced an explosion on the way to the moon.

What is an Iron Curtain?

A barrier to the exchange of information and ideas between the west and com

After WWII Germany was

divided into two major sections, East and West Germany

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Cold War Quiz #1 Review (2020)

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1
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
is headquartered in New York City
was established to fight the spread of communism
is an alliance between three countries; US, Canada, and Mexico
has been around for about 10 years
2
The following country has actually used nuclear weapons against enemy countries
Japan
Russia
United States
Germany
3
What does MAD stand for?
Make A lot of Destruction
Mean Absolute Deviation
Mad Science Department
Mutually Assured Destruction
4
The Space Shuttle Challenger.
carried Astronaut John Glenn to space
tore apart during its re-entry into the earth's atmosphere
exploded during its launch phase
took the first astronauts to the moon.
5
What happened to Apollo 13?
Landed on moon.
Experienced an explosion on the way to the moon.
Blew up when it took off.
Stayed on moon longer than any other mission.
6
The government controls a large amount of the economic system and decides how to distribute wealth
democracy
dictatorship
socialist society
theocracy
7
President Kennedy set a goal of landing on the moon by the end of the
1980s
1950s
1960s
1970s
8
"The Butter Battle Book" is a metaphor for
Duck and Cover Drills
The Space Race
The Arms Race
How to build an underground shelter.
9
The first American to get into space
Buzz Aldrin
Alan Shepard
John Glenn
Neil Armstrong
10
Which two space shuttle missions ended in disaster?
Challenger and Columbia
Discovery and Explorer
Columbia and Endeavor
Explorer and Columbia
11
What did the "Candy Bomber" do during the Berlin Airlift?
Showed that America can use kindness as part of its foreign policy
Brought hope and joy to the children of West Berlin by giving away candy.
All of the above
Created generations of Germans who were pro American.
12
The Cold War
caused WWIII.
was between the US and China.
involved mainly trade issues.
lasted for over 40 years.
13
Many of our rocket and space scientists came from which country?
Russia
France
Spain
Germany
14
What is an Iron Curtain?
A torture device used against prisoners of war
A secret program to spy on the Soviet Union
A device used to shield facilities from a nuclear blast
A barrier to the exchange of information and ideas between the west and com
15
North Korea has a central government that controls the lives of its citizens through force
Totalitarianism
Democracy
Theocracy
Anarchy
16
The first man in space was
John Glenn
Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin
Alan Shepard
17
What are the names of the three US space programs designed to get an astronaut to the moon?
Mercury, Neptune, and Orion
Neptune, Apollo, and Zeus
Thor, Neptune, and Mercury
Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo
18
After WWII Germany was
divided into two major sections, East and West Germany
totally controlled by the allied powers which were led by the USA
returned to the German people so they could have elections
totally controlled by the Soviet Union (USSR)
19
How did students practice for nuclear attacks during the Cold War?
Evacuation Drills
Duck and Cover
Fire Drills
Lock Down Drills
20
What is Sputnik?
successfully launched Yuri Gagarin.
was a Russian satellite.
carried a very sophisticated camera.
was a US satellite.

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