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VUS SOL 12 Cold War
VUS SOL 12 Cold War
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Which country was partitioned and occupied by the Allies and the Soviet Union following WWII?
France
Germany
Japan
Italy
2
The United States threatened to use nuclear weapons during the —
Chinese Civil War
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Cuban Missle Crisis
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
3
The Korean War ended:
as a stalemate with Korea divided.
in Soviet Union control of the region.
with a united Korea.
with North Korea defeated.
4
What major event took place in Dallas, TX in 1963 that shook the nation's confidence?
Anti-war demonstrators attacked President Eisenhower.
John Hinckley, Jr. shot President Reagan.
President Kennedy was assassinated.
President Nixon resigned after the Watergate scandal.
5
The foundation of American foreign policy during the Cold War was the —
beralism theory
deterrence theory
cognitive theory
conservatism theory
6
U.S. Policy providing massive financial aid to rebuild Europe:
Marshall Plan
Monroe Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
Manhattan Project
7
Which defense alliance began as a response to NATO in 1955?
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Security Council
Warsaw Pact
Marshall Plan
8
The term "Iron Curtain" refers to
Division of democracy and communism in Europe
the closing down of European ports to Soviet goods
U.S. pledge to defend Western Europe
the division of the Korean peninsula after the war
9
What is the best title for this list?
Causes of the Great Depression
Causes of World War II
Causes of Western Imperialism
Causes of the Cold War
10
Which event of the Cold War is best represented by the picture below?
The Vietnam War
The building of the Berlin Wall
The Korean War
The Cuban Missile Crisis
11
Which leader was most closely associated with
stopping
the spread of communism?
Mohandas Gandhi
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Harry Truman
Jomo Kenyatta
12
After WWII, Soviet Union -
dominated W. Germany.
negotiated control of Japan.
controlled much of Eastern and Central Europe.
agreed to withdraw from the eastern regions of Europe.
13
This famous wall was built to divide what city during the Cold War?
Warsaw
Berlin
Salzburg
Moscow
14
Free markets are to the United State as what is to the Soviet Union?
Democratic
Communist
Traditional
Capitalist
15
Alger Hiss along with Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were:
invented and sold bomb shelters to Americans.
convicted of spying for the Soviet Union.
U.S. Senators protesting the Vietnam War.
known for making Cold War films.
16
Which president said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"?
Carter
Reagan
Johnson
Kennedy
17
Which communist country support North Korea during the Korean War?
China
Vietnam
Cuba
Japan
18
The Truman Doctrine mainly supported:
containment of communism as a foreign policy.
defense against Middle East attack.
opposition to European interference in the W. Hemiphisphere.
raising protective tariffs.
19
After World War II, which two countries emerged as superpowers?
Britain and France
United States and Soviet Union
China and United States
United States and Britain
20
The Cold War lasted until:
the collapse of the Soviet Union.
the Vietnam War ended.
the Korean War began.
President Eisenhower was elected.
21
Accusing citizens of being communists became known as ?, after a U.S. Senator.
Kennedyism
Communism
Reaganism
McCarthyism
22
Which was formed near the end of WWII to prevent global wars?
League of Nations
Congress of Vienna
United Nations
National Labor Relations Board
23
Which communist organization was formed from Eastern European countries during the Cold War?
Axis powers
Warsaw Pact
NATO
Soviet Union
24
Which country stationed missiles in Cuba in 1962 instigating the Cuban Missile Crisis?
North Vietnam
China
Soviet Union
North Korea
25
This map represents the political divisions of Europe —
after the Napoleonic Wars
after the breakup of the Soviet Union
because of the Treaty of Versailles
during the Cold War
26
The ideological basis of the Cold War was conflict between communism and —
democracy
fascism
monarchy
socialism
27
The countries shaded in dark grey were apart of what alliance?
Atlantic Rim
Warsaw Pact
NATO
EU
28
Which three of these are internal problems leading to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Economic efficiency.
Rising nationalism in E. European nations.
Fast-paced reforms.
Increased military expenses.
29
President Eisenhower's policy of nuclear deterrence was called:
domino theory
appeasement
detente
massive retaliation
30
What military organization was formed to protect
Western
Europe from Soviet aggression?
Allies
NATO
Warsaw Pact
SEATO
31
Which president intensified the build up of troops into Vietnam?
Truman
Roosevelt
Kennedy
Johnson
32
Which president served from 1989-1993 and oversaw the Persian Gulf War?
George W. Bush
William Clinton
Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush
33
By 1990, the Soviet Union was on the verge of collapse for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
nationalism in Warsaw Pact countries
invasion by NATO forces
nationalism among the Soviet Republics
economic collapse
34
This president lifted economic sanctions against South Africa and approved NAFTA?
H.W. Bush
Clinton
Eisenhower
Reagan
35
The policy of containment was intended to —
prevent the United Nations from gaining to much power
promote the end of nuclear weapons
prevent the spread of communism
stop the spread of global diseases