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The Cold War 5th grade review
The Cold War 5th grade review
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What was America afraid of that Joseph McCarthy used to get attention?
Communism
free market economy
democratic republic
Isolationism
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The U.S' policy to STOP the spread of communism and prevent the soviets from spreading it
containment policy
NATO
Patriotism
isolationism policy
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What did Joseph McCarthy use to his advantage to gain power?
our fear of a world war 3
our fear of the great depression
our fear of spies working with the government
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Why was the U.S involved in the Korean War?
We wanted to help North Korea spread communism
prevent North Korea from taking over South Korea -stop communism
We wanted to help people in South Korea and provide supplies
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Why was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formed?
to dissolve the tension between the Us and the Soviet Union
TO STOP THE SPREAD OF COMMUNISM
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How did JFK respond when missiles were placed in Cuba just 90 miles away from the US?
demanded the Soviets to remove the weapons
demanded nuclear war with the Soviet Union
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What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
when Cuba decided to start another world war
when the U.S and the Soviet union came close to a nuclear war
When Cuba started invading countries
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The Soviet Union blocked land routes to West Berlin so the U.s used airplanes to airlift supplies over
The Berlin Wall
The Nato airlift
The Soviet blockade
The Berlin airlift
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what was the "iron curtain"?
the divide among the rich and the poor in Europe
the divide between communist Europe from Western Europe
The Berlin divide
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Who were the two major powers after WW2?
U.S. and France
Spain and Russia
U.S. and the Soviet Union
United States and Great Brittian
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Why did the U.S enter the Vietnam War?
to prevent the spread of a democratic republic
To prevent the spread of communism
to become friend with the Soviet Union
to protect our allies
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What was the difference between Eastern and Western Europe during the cold war?
They both had a democratic republic
West- more political freedom East- communism
They both were ruled by communism
East- more political freedom West- communism
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Who was the leader of the soviet union that
threatened Democratic Nations?
Nikita Khrushchev
Adolf Hitler
Harry Truman
Winston churchhill
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Why was there a major divide in the U.S. during the Vietnam War?
a lot of Americans did not like Vietnam
there was not a divide
a lot of Americans thought there were too many unnecessary deaths
a lot of Americans wanted to support communist north Korea
