Cold War Unit Vocab and SOL Quiz

All of the following nations were under the control of the Soviet Union during the Cold War EXCEPT:

The Korean War ended in a ...

The United Nations was created to be a way for the nations of the world to try to prevent future global wars.

Which nation was NOT part of NATO?

Which continent did the U.S. worry would fall to communists in the Domino Theory

Who coined the phrase, "An Iron Curtain has fallen across the continent of Europe."?

What do we call the nations that didn't side with the U.S. OR the USSR during the Cold War?

What was the goal of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

The political and ideological divider separating the Soviets from  nations in Western Europe?

What type of government did Japan adopt after WWII?

Which of the following is an example of a proxy war? Choose all that apply.

In what year did China become a communist country?

What event symbolized the collapse of communism in Europe?

The U.S. responded to the Cuban Missile Crisis by placing our own missiles in Turkey.

Which of the following nations was NOT in the Warsaw Pact?

Who was the leader of the North Vietnamese?

Vietnam is a single, unified nation today.

Period of time when U.S., French and British troops began transporting food by air into Berlin

The Iron Curtain was built to divide communist and democratic countries.

If the Korean War was a game of "Chicken Fight", which nation would be holding up North Korea?

NATO is to the United States as ______________ is to the USSR?

What did the senate do to end McCarthy's reign of terror during the Red Scare?

Which former Axis nation changed during the post-war U.S. occupation to a democracy & our ally?

Which of the following statements is TRUE about BOTH the Korean War and the Vietnam War?

Where is the most famous DMZ (demilitarized zone) in the world today?

What does it mean to deny people  jobs because it's believed that they support the communists?

Was the Iron Curtain a REAL physical barrier?

The Truman Doctrine was declared to give humanitarian aide to Europe in hopes of spreading communism.

Which proxy war ended with a unified, communist nation?

Name the two superpowers of the Cold War.

Which policy did Truman create the Truman doctrine to support?

The Domino Theory forced the U.S. to help South Vietnam & stop communism from going to neighboring countries.

In what year was the United Nations founded?