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What did Nixon do because of the Watergate scandal?
What is the Cold War?
Cash-SHS 9th Grade Test 7
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What is the Cold War?
US cargo planes supply W Berlin w/ needs for 11 months
Stalin cuts traffic into W Berlin, atomic weapons go to Brit
keeping communism in its existing borders, not let it spread
1945-1990, confrontation & competition b/w the US & the SU
2
What did Nixon do because of the Watergate scandal?
only US president to ever resign the presidential office
only US president to ever be impeached
only US president to pardon himself for illegal actions
only US president to serve jail time for a crime
3
Did the US accomplish our goal in Vietnam?
no
you can argue both sides
somewhat
yes
4
What is Sputnik?
code name for when US cryptographers cracked Soviet spy code
efforts to secretly weaken a society and overthrow its govt
fear that communists were in US & trying to take over world
1st artificial satellite to orbit earth, launched by SU
5
What was the purpose of the Yalta Conference?
all of the above
to assert the Declaration of Liberated Europe
decide what to do with Poland & Germany
to plan the postwar word
6
What happens to Berlin?
Berlin split down the middle, 1/2 goes to West & 1/2 to East
US, Brit, & French zones of Berlin merge, part of West Germ.
all of Berlin belongs to the Soviets, part of East Germany
becomes its own separate nation, joins the satellite nations
7
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
proved a hug communist conspiracy in the US govt
said had a list of 205 men in US govt who were communists
turned govt communist investigations into a witch hunt
only a and b
8
What is detente?
keep communism in its existing borders, don't let it spread
a relaxation of tensions & improved relations b/w US & SU
b/l if Vietnam fell to communism other Asian nations fall to
mutual defense alliance between SU & its satellite nations
9
In whose sector of Germany does Berlin sit?
American
French
Soviet
British
10
Who controlled South Korea?
Britain
United States
France
Soviet Union
11
Why does America fight in Vietnam?
because of the Domino Theory
stop the spread of communism from North to South
because of our foreign policy of Containment
all of the above
12
In the Korean War, who launched the first attack?
United States
South Korea
China
North Korea
13
What is the outcome of the Bay of Pigs?
only a and b
a disaster-expected uprising by Cuban citizens never happens
disaster-JFK calls off air support, invaders killed/captured
success-overthrew Castro within 2 weeks, set up a democracy
14
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Green Berets into E Berlin, help people escape Soviet rule
SU try to take over US Pacific strongholds Guam, Philippines
secret US plan, CIA train Cuban exiles to overthrow Castro
SU putting nuclear missiles in Cuba pointed at US
15
What is the Truman Doctrine?
prevent communist take over by secret CIA missions
keep Soviets from expanding, they will eventually fall apart
US aide any European nation, prevent communist taking over
US give $400 mil fight communist aggression Greece & Turkey
16
What does the Soviet zone of Germany come to be called?
North Germany
West Germany
East Germany
South Germany
17
What does NATO stand for?
North American Truce Organization
Non-Communist Trial Order
Non-Aggression Trade Order
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
18
What threat does Truman make to Stalin at the Potsdam Conference?
neither a nor b
US will invade SU if free elections are not held in Poland
tells him that the US has successfully tested an atomic bomb
both a and b
19
What is COMECON?
US plan - economic domination of communist European nations
SU plan - economic cooperation of communist European nations
mutual defense alliance b/w SU and all its satellite nations
mutual defense alliance b/w US and all democracies in Europe
20
How was West Germany formed?
new nation, completely separates from the SU zone
US, Brit, & France merge their zones of Berlin (in SU zone)
all of the above
US, Britain, France merge their zones of Germany
21
What is an arms race?
race between the US & the SU to get to space
policy that huge arsenals of nuclear weapons prevents war
building up a country's armies and weapons, b/w US & SU
US provides W Berlin with weapons to fight the Soviets
22
Why did the Soviet Union place nuclear missiles in Cuba pointed at the US?
both a and b
US already had nuclear missiles in Turkey pointing at the SU
US got caught sending spy mission into SU to overthrow govt
neither a nor b
23
What happened to South Vietnam once all US troops left?
S. Vietnam joined the UN, got a seat on the security council
S. Vietnam made peace w/ N. Vietnam, set up a joint republic
S. Vietnam created an American backed democracy
S. Vietnam feel to the communist N. Vietnamese forces
24
What is the anti-intellectual campaign?
Stalin's SU all literary & science work must conform to govt
Truman's law, all technological info must be kept secret
British cut off all contact with satellite nations of the SU
all of the above
25
Who assassinated Martin Luther King, Jr.
James Earl Ray
John Wilkes Booth
Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Ruby
26
What kind of protest did Martin Luther King, Jr. support?
neither a nor b
passive disobedience
peaceful protest
both a and b
27
Who takes over as the president of Russia?
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbechev
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
28
What were the Soviet goals after WWI?
keep Germany weak
encourage communism in other nations, especially in Europe
all of the above
countries b/w Germany & the SU under Soviet control
29
How does the Soviet Union end?
neither a nor b
with a revolution led by Boris Yeltsin
both a and b
with a bomb that killed the communists
30
What is de-Stalinization?
Khrushchev undoes some of worst features in Stalin regime
Bolsheviks & communists are overthrown in the SU
Truman exiles all communist supports in the US
SU grants the satellite nations freedom from oppression
31
What are the long term effects of the Korean War?
US aid given to French forces fighting communist in Vietnam
all of the above
1st time US goes to war to contain communism
expanded Cold War to Asia, US b/g to build up our military
32
In 1979, how does the US react to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?
place embargo on shipment of US grain to the SU
cancel US participation in 1980 Olympics held in Moscow
all of the above
against our foreign policy, see it as communist expansion
33
What was decided at the Yalta Conference regarding Germany?
Stalin demands heavy reparations from Germany, FDR agrees
all of the above
divide Germany & Berlin into 4 zones, each ruled by Allies
FDR says reparation pay w/ trade goods not cash Stalin agree
34
What is Gorbachev's perestroika?
political reform-create elected parliament & presidency
non-commmunists parties allowed to organize
economic reform-free enterprise & private property
all of the above
35
When is Germany reunited?
1988
1989
1991
1990
36
What were the American goals after WWI?
promote democracy & free enterprise = stable/peaceful nation
promote economic growth, increase world trade = world peace
only a and b
go to communist countries & take them over, set up democracy
37
What is the issue discussed at the Potsdam Conference?
neither a nor b
German reparations and their economy
both a and b
the splitting of Berlin b/c it sits in the Soviet zone
38
What Soviet ruler eventually brings an end to the Cold War?
Khrushchev
Gorbachev
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
39
What was the deal that Truman & Stalin make at the Potsdam Conference?
neither a nor b
Stalin gets some industrial equipment for reparations
both a and b
Soviet pay for part of industrial equipment w/ food shipment
40
What movement did Martin Luther King, Jr. lead?
Civil Rights Movement
Black Power Movement
Black Panther Movement
Great Society Movement
41
What happens once Eastern Germany opens its borders to Western Germany?
people begin to tear down the Berlin Wall
all of the above
W Berlin increase border security to keep out East Berliners
tensions b/w US and SU get worse
42
Why does the US and the Soviet Union get into the Cold War?
US didn't support the Soviet treatment of Germany after WWII
Soviet Union didn't help US defeat Japan in WWII as promised
we have different goals of what we want in Europe after WWII
both nations were trying to overthrow the other during WWII
43
Who was the first, last, & only president of the Soviet Union?
Nikita Khrushchev
Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Boris Yeltsin
44
What is the Berlin Air Lift?
keeping communism in its existing borders, not let it spread
US cargo planes supply W Berlin w/ needs for 11 months
era of confrontation & competition b/w US & SU
Stalin cuts traffic into W Berlin, atomic weapons go to Brit
45
What is deterrence?
policy that huge arsenals of nuclear weapons prevents war
race between the US & the SU to get to space
building up a country's armies and weans b/w US & SU
US provides W Berlin with weapons to fight the Soviets
46
Why did the United States & the Soviet Union enter Korea after WWII?
to disarm the Japanese troops stationed there
to bring create a compromise between capitalism & communism
all of the above
to hold the Yalta conference after the defeat of Hitler
47
What was decided at the Yalta Conference regarding all of the liberated countries of Europe?
right of all people to choose the govt for their own nation
set up temporary govt until free elections can be held
Declaration of Liberated Europe
all of the above
48
What is Gorbachev's "New Thinking" campaign?
rethink SU foreign policy & glasnost-openness public policy
stop SU support to satellite nations-allow revolutions
all of the above
deal w/ US to eliminate intermediate-range nuclear weapons
49
What is the US foreign policy during the Cold War?
Internationalism
Bereavement
Isolationism
Containment
50
What is the Domino Theory?
US has right to interfere in Latin American affairs as need
if S Vietnam fall to communism other Asian countries fall to
stop the spread of communism
if W Berlin fall to communism other European nations fall to
51
Who took over the presidency after Kennedy was assassinated?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
52
What was the effect of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
US has to reduce their nuclear arsenal by 50%
SU has to reduce their nuclear arsenal by 50%
all of the above
hotline communication system b/w Moscow & Wash. DC installed
53
Who was the "lone gunman" that killed Kennedy?
John Hinckley Jr.
Mark David Chapman
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
54
What is the powerful symbol of the end of the Cold War?
US appears at the Olympic games in Moscow
Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev hold a summit
E. German govt orders the rest of the Berlin Wall torn down
all of the above
55
what is the long term effect of the Truman Doctrine?
commits natinos to seek the approval of the US
pledges the US to fight communism around the world
US monetarily controls Europe
creates US special forces, fight enemies w/ secret missions
56
What is the Berlin Wall?
all of the above
wall separates W & E Berlin
surrounded barded wire, flood lights, minefields, dog patrol
guards in machine gun towers, shoot anyone trying to escape
57
What happens that reunifies of Germany?
Eastern Germany opens its borders to Western Germany
all of the above
Mikhail Gorbachev eliminated communism in the SU
Ronald Reagan is elected the US president
58
What is Watergate?
all of the above
Nixon's campaign used illegal methods in election
Democratic National Headquarters at Watergate hotel bugged
tapes reveal Nixon's knowledge about the illegal actions
59
What effect did mass media have on the Vietnam War?
exposed US plan to win war to our enemy who then defeated US
created mvmt for equal rights for women in US armed forces
turned American support against war
lead young men to sign up for the army in record numbers
60
Does America consider our involvement in the Korean War a victory or a failure, why?
failure b/c North Korea is still communist
only a and b
success b/c we stopped the spread of communism (containment)
failure b/c it ruined relations b/w the US and China
61
Who controlled North Korea?
France
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
62
How does Reagan heighten the tensions between the US and the SU in the Cold War?
military aid to Afghan rebels fighting the SU in Afghanistan
he calls the SU an "evil empire"
all of the above
he builds up the military & begins a new arms race
63
What is the Bay of Pigs?
SU putting nuclear missiles in Cuba pointed at the US
secret US plan, CIA train Cuban exiles to overthrow Castro
Green Berets into E Berlin, help people escape Soviet rule
SU try to take over US Pacific strongholds Guam, Philippines
64
What was decided at the Yalta Conference regarding Poland?
FDR & Churchill will accept communist govt set up by Soviets
Stalin agrees to hold free elections in Poland ASAP
Stalin agrees Polish govt will include prewar Polish leaders
all of the above
65
What did Truman blame for WWII?
all of the above
appeasement of Hitler
propaganda through mass media
alliance of Hitler and Stalin
66
What issues did the "Great Society" set out to fix in America?
all of the above
federal assistance for education
health care for the elder & needy, Medicare & Medicaid
civil rights for black people, combat poverty in America
67
How was Kennedy assassinated?
while he was in a parade in Dallas, TX
shot twice from behind at school book depository building
shot once form the front at the grassy knoll
only a and b
68
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
to stop N Berliners from escaping to S Berlin
to stop W Berliners from escaping to E Berlin
to stop E Berliners from escaping to W Berlin
to stop S Berlin from escaping to N Berlin
69
Who takes over the Russian presidency after Boris Yeltsin?
Nikita Khrushchev
Vladimir Lenin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Putin
70
What does Truman propose to Stalin at the Potsdam Conference?
Germany puts off paying any reparations until they recover
Germany doesn't pay any reparations so they can recover
all 4 zones of Germany put in equal amounts of reparations
Soviets take reparations from their zone of Germany only
71
Why does the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan?
to stop the US from building a democracy
to restore a pro-Soviet regime there
to support Saddam Hussein's grab for power
to steal the oil from the sheiks who own the oil reserves
72
What is the Red Scare?
feat that communists were in US & trying to take over world
efforts to secretly weaken a society and overthrow its govt
code name for when US cryptographers cracked Soviet spy code
1st artificial satellite to orbit earth, launched by SU
73
What are superpowers?
country's taking US aid to resist communist subjugation
country's military power is combined w/ political influence
communist countries of Eastern Europe
countries economically & politically dependent on the SU
74
Why did the United States join the Korean War on the side of South Korea?
both a and b
to stop the spread of communism
neither a nor b
containment
75
What mistake did the Allies make with Hitler that Truman is determined not to do with Stalin?
isolationism
imperialism
appeasement
alliances
76
What is subversion?
efforts to secretly weaken a society and overthrow its govt
fear that communists were in US & trying to take over world
code name for when US cryptographers cracked Soviet spy code
1st artificial satellite to orbit earth, launched by SU
77
What is the Marshall Plan?
keep Soviets from expanding, they will eventually fall apart
US give 400 mil fight communist aggression Greece & Turkey
US aide to any European nation, prevent communist take over
prevent communist take over by secret CIA missions
78
What is Containment?
all of the above
keep the US govt separate from all the problems in Europe
keep communism w/i existing borders, not allow it to spread
keep Soviet spy rings from infiltrating the US govt
79
Who heightens the tensions in the Cold War when he is elected President in 1980?
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
George Bush
Bill Clinton
80
What is NATO?
anticommunist group in US, secret missions overthrow Stalin
anti-democracy group in SU, secret missions take over US
mutual defense alliance b/w SU and its satellite nations
mutual defense alliance, US commits to keep peace in Europe
81
When was John F. Kennedy assassinated?
December 23, 1964
September 20, 1961
October 21, 1962
November 22, 1963
82
What is the Warsaw Pact?
mutual defense alliance b/w SU and its satellite nations
anti-democracy group in SU, secret missions take over US
mutual defense alliance, US commits to keep peace in Europe
anticommunist group in US, secret mission overthrow Stalin
83
What are satellite nations?
not under direct SU control, must remain communist friendly
communist countries in Eastern Europe
economically & politically dependent on the SU
all of the above
84
What is the Berlin Crisis?
US cargo planes supply W berlin w/ needs for 11 months
Stalin cuts traffic into W Berlin, atomic weapons go to Brit
keeping communism in its existing borders, not let it spread
era of confrontation & competition b/w US & the SU
85
What did Johnson want to create during his time as president?
Great Society
Awesome America
Master Race
Unequalled Dominance
86
How does the Cuban Missile Crisis end?
SU removes missiles in Cuba
US removes missiles in Turkey & promise to not invade Cuba
both a and b
neither a nor b
