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MWH - Ch 17: Cold War Review
MWH - Ch 17: Cold War Review
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1
What nation does the U.S. NOT trade with today?
China
South Korea
Vietnam
North Korea
2
Under Fidel Castro, Cuba's main ally became:
the Soviet Union.
El Salvador
Nicaragua
the United States
3
The Cuban missile crisis ended with the:
U.S. agreement to not invade Cuba.
Bay of Pigs Invasion
nuclear destruction of Moscow and Detroit.
Berlin Airlift
4
The Domino Theory is MOST associated with:
U.S. actions in Vietnam
U.S. actions in Iran
Soviet actions in Korea
U.S. actions in Cuba
5
What nation is NOT matched to it's leader during the Cold War?
South Korea: Kim Il Sung
Nicaragua: Ortega
Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh
Cuba: Castro
6
Which of the below terms would be MOST associated with ending brinksmanship?
Marshal Plan
Containment Doctrine
Domino Theory
Detente
7
Term given to the conflict between the Soviet Union and the U.S. between 1945 and 1991.
The Good War
Cold War
War on Terror
Hot War
8
Which of the below terms is NOT associated with stopping the spread of Communism?
Containment Doctrine
All of these terms are associated with stopping the spread of Communism.
Domino Theory
Truman Doctrine
9
What U.S. President "opened up" China by visiting there in 1972?
Harry Truman
John Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Ronald Regan
10
What group is almost worshiped during the Chinese Cultural revolution?
Capitalist Business Leaders
The Well Educated
Peasants
Traditional Chinese Religious Leaders
11
The U.S. reaction to the launching of Sputnik was to:
the Berlin Airlift
spend more money on math/science education.
launch nuclear weapons at the Soviet Union.
blockade Cuba.
12
What nation would be considered a "Third World" nation?
India
China
The U.S.S.R.
The U.S.
13
What nation DOES NOT become communist during the Cold War?
Cuba
North Korea
Iran
Vietnam
14
U.S. troops near this location triggered China to enter the Korean War.
Yalu River
Pusan Perimeter
The DMZ
38th Parallel
15
Berlin was important to the Cold War largely because it:
had an area of freedom surrounded by East German communism.
was the headquarters of NATO.
was the capital of East Germany
was used for nuclear tests during the 1950's.
16
What group ends up controlling mainland China after 1949?
Japanese Communists
Communists led by Mao Zedong
Nationalists led by Jiang Jieshi
Communists led by Fidel Castro
17
Both the Hungarian Uprising (1956) and the U-2 Crisis (1961) led to:
The Berlin Airlift
Better relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
Worsening relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
Creation of the Warsaw Pact
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What is the term for the division between U.S. allies in Europe and Soviet allies in Europe?
Berlin Wall
Bay of Pigs
Communist Shield
Iron Curtain
19
The Ayatollah Khomeni is most associated with the:
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
Hostage Crisis in Iran
U-2 Crisis
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
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This organization was founded to counter the Soviet threat in Europe:
United Nations
NATO
SEATO
Warsaw Pact
