Cold War

Question 1

Who won the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

U.S

Question 2

Who led U.S. and UN forces in Korea during the beginning of the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

Douglas McArthur

Question 3

What was different about the Cold War than past wars through history?

Accepted Answer

It was not a physical war

Question 4

When the Chinese Communists won in 1949, the peasants were excited about…?

Accepted Answer

The possibility of finally owning land

Question 5

Gorbachev’s perestroika and glasnost policies were meant to help…?

Accepted Answer

Reform the communist system that lagged behind the West

Question 6

What feature divided East and West Germany in its capital city?

Accepted Answer

Berlin Wall

Question 7

The Cold War occurred primarily between the U.S. and…?

Accepted Answer

Soviet Union

Question 8

Which conference took place in which Stalin did not agree to uphold previous agreements

Accepted Answer

Postdam Conference

Question 9

What policy aimed to ease tensions between American and the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

Detente

Question 10

Why did students begin a protest in Tiananmen Square?

Accepted Answer

They called for a democracy

Question 11

The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaties were meant to…?

Accepted Answer

Limit the number of nuclear missiles

Question 12

In 1945, the U.S, USSR, and Great Britain met to plan the division of Europe during the …?

Accepted Answer

Yalta Conference

Question 13

During the Chinese Civil war, the nationalists had…?

Accepted Answer

Corrupt leadership and poor morale

Question 14

The competition to achieve superior spaceflight capability was called…?

Accepted Answer

Space Race

Question 15

Who were the remaining superpowers post WWII?

Accepted Answer

Soviet Union and United States

Question 16

Which part of Vietnam was Democratic?

Accepted Answer

South

Question 17

Who led Vietnamese independence movements against the US?

Accepted Answer

Ho Chi Min

Question 18

What separated North and South Korea?

Accepted Answer

38th Parallel

Question 19

The containment policy sought to…?

Accepted Answer

Stop the spread of communism

Question 20

What event ended the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

Tearing down the Berlin Wall

Question 21

The Cultural Revolution of China aimed to…?

Accepted Answer

Achieve equality for all peasants and worker

Question 22

Who took hold over Communist China?

Accepted Answer

Mao Zedong

Question 23

In the U.S., the Vietnam War was…?

Accepted Answer

Controversial

Question 24

The above depicts....

Accepted Answer

The “Tank Man” at Tiananmen Square

Question 25

Who wanted to reform the Soviet Union to become more efficient and productive?

Accepted Answer

Gorbachev

Question 26

What described the event whereby Soviets placed Nuclear missiles in Cuba?

Accepted Answer

Cuban Missle Crisis

Question 27

Who said the famous quote, “Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”?

Accepted Answer

Reagan

Question 28

China’s 5 Year Pan focused on…?

Accepted Answer

Economic developments and initiatives

Question 29

What ultimatly drove the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

Fear of Communism

Question 30

Which Country was first to reach the moon?

Accepted Answer

U.S

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