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A review of the Cold War Unit
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1
What is the best title for this map?
Europe during the Cold War
Vietnam during the Cold War
Europe during the Great Depression
Europe after the Cold War
2
What event started the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Soviet Union shooting down U2 spy plans
The removal of Soviet Missiles
The Bay of Pig Invasion
Gulf of Tonkin Attacks
3
The conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union after WWII was called the...
Vietnam War
WWII
Cold War
Hot War
4
After the Soviet Union cut off access to West Berlin, how did the Allies help?
Supplies were carried in through a series of tunnels
They were each given Marshall Checks.
Berlin Airlift-supplies were brought to West Berlin by plane
Communist leaders gave them all homes and jobs
5
During WWII the US became an Arsenal of Democracy, What does this mean?
We began placing Japanese Americans in internment camps
We set fire to major world capitals
Rosie became a superstar
We began mass producing military supplies for our allies
6
Dwight Eisenhower coined this term to describe the spread of communism.
Multiply Theory
Domino Theory
Wild Fire Theory
Iron Curtain
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a 20th-century competition between the (USSR) and the(US), to achieve superior spaceflight capability.
Containment
Space Race
Totalitarian
Brinkmanship
8
Which proxy war ended in a stalemate with the country split at the 38th parallel?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Vietnam War
Bay of Pigs
Korean War
9
Which countries were superpowers during in the Cold War?
Soviet Union and United States
Soviet Union and Germany
Korea and Vietnam
Soviet Union and Japan
10
What impact did the Labor Unions have on American workers?
increased benefits and salaries
Increased in child labor
Increased employment
Allowed the government to own businesses
11
Which of the following best describes the US' relationship with Europe after WWII?
We are superior and they should be punished and pay wardebts
Hatred and Distrust
Willingness to help rebuild to prevent political instability
We love them so much we sent them flowers
12
The Soviet Union dominated what part of Germany and Europe?
South
North
East
West
13
To stop Communism from spreading the US and its allies used the strategy of ______
Guerrilla Warfare
Hide and Seek
Extermination
Containment
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The international organization created after WWII to prevent future wars
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
League of Nations
Action League NOW
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Wars between smaller countries fighting for the larger superpowers
Star Wars
Proxy Wars
Distraction Wars
Battles
16
What marked the fall of communism in 1989?
Ho Chi Minh's death
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The creation of the Berlin Wall
Vietnam War
17
What did women like Rosie the Riveter most likely do AFTER World War II?
Received a promotion
Returned to family responsibilities
Led labor unions
Kept working
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The alliance that promised to prevent the spread of communism
NATO
United Nations
League of Nations
Warsaw Pact
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What did the Marshall Plan do?
Provided Billions of Dollars for rebuilding Europe
Built a wall in Berlin
broke apart Germany
Allowed all refugees to live in America
20
What did Roosevelt's GI Bill do for WWII veterans?
Gave them benefits when they returned
Forced them to pay high war debts
Gave them US citizenship when they returned
Gave them medals of honor
21
form of government that attempts to assert total control over the lives of its citizens.
Containment
Brinkmanship
Space Race
Totalitarian
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A pact created to protect the gains of the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe
United Nations
NAACP
Warsaw Pact
NATO
23
After WWII, Japan became a
Radiation Hot zone where no human could live
Broken Nation divided by allied powers
Democratic Nation and Ally of the United States
Monarchy and Ally of China
24
The US feared the spread of Communism because...
It was like Fascism and could cause WWIII
It weakened the economy in America
Democracy would spread
It made people sick
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is the willingness to use your most powerful weapons, at any moment, to keep your enemy afraid.
Space Race
Containment
Brinkmanship
Totalitarian
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What happened to Germany after WWII?
Gained total control of Europe
Nuclear Attack
Paid High War Debts
Divided amongst the Allied Powers
