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Cold War Craziness! #4 24
Cold War Craziness! #4 24
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What was Nikita's answer to Kennedy's refusal to back down?
Vietnam
Threaten Berlin
invade US
Prague Summer
2
What is the name of the economic system that encourages private ownership?
Democracism
Communism
Totalitarian
Capitalism
3
The idea that once one country became Communist, more would follow is the..
Domino theory
Nixon Doctrine
Kennedy Doctrine
Checkers theory
4
Josef Stalin was the Communist leader of what country?
Germany
United States
Romania
Soviet Union
5
United States gathered United Nations forces to fight on behalf of the...
Chinese
South Koreans
North Koreans
Russians
6
The name of the plan to aid countries who did not want to become Communist?
Marshall Plan
All about that Bass
Homestead Plan
Truman Doctrine
7
Policy that the U.S. created to keep Communism from spreading in Europe and S.E. Asia?
Containment
Communism
Container
Marshall Plan
8
General who was fired after leading United Nations troops almost to victory?
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Stalin
Truman
9
The "hotline" between USSR and US Leadership was put into place after what Crisis?
Cuban Cigar Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Muscle Crisis
Cuban Frog Crisis
10
NATO represents
Natural Treaty Organization
North Africa Treaty Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
National American Treaty Organization
11
The Cold War is noted to begin in what year?
1945
1944
1943
1955
12
Previous State Department employee jailed and convicted for being Communist and for perjury.
Julius Rosenberg
Ethel Rosenberg
Joseph McCarthy
Alger Hiss
13
What is the name of the Pact created between the Soviet Union and it's allies?
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
SEATO
NATO
14
U.S. President during the beginning of the Korean War?
Eisenhower
Washington
Truman
Stalin
15
1950 marked the beginning of what war?
North & South U.S.
Vietnam
Korea
China
16
Doctrine that proposed that the policy of the US should support free people from subjugation?
Stalin Doctrine
Truman Dynamics
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
17
The dividing line between Communist Eastern Europe and Democratic Western Europe was called...
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
Iron Cauldron
Iron Vase
18
American children were taught to "Duck and Cover" to prepare for a nuclear attack.
False
True
19
The Cold War officially ended in what year?
1979
1968
1991
1988
20
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were not convicted for sharing nuclear secrets with the USSR.
True
False
21
What did Stalin do to keep the West away from East Berlin?
excommunicated the Pope
blockaded Berlin
Started an airlift
encouraged trade
22
Who was the United States President who met at Potsdam with Stalin and Churchhill?
Eisenhower
Truman
Roosevelt
Reagan
23
How did television influence the Presidential election of 1960?
Showed that Kennedy looked bad
Showed Korean War
Nixon looked bad
Showed Vietnam
24
The purpose of the H.U.A.C. Committee was?
Investigate only Facists
Investigate Russia
Investigate any subversive or communist groups.
Investigate the KKK
25
The Korean War ended by the...
Cease fire, 1953
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Paris, 1958
26
The CIA led force of Cuban exiles that failed to oust Fidel Castro from the Cuban government?
Bay of Pigs
Bay of Bigs
Bay of Rigs
Bay of Figs
27
HUAC stands for
Homeless commission
House Un-Alligator Committee
Home unwelcome committee
House UnAmerican Affairs Committee
28
Who became the new POTUS in the 1960 election?
Eisenhower
Truman
Kennedy
Nixon
29
In 1959, Cuban revolutioniary who succeeded in overthrowing the regime of Fulgencio Batista?
Fidel Castro
Nikita Kruschev
Pancho Villa
George Bush
30
The first action taken by the United States President against the spread of Communism was?
Troops sent to Hungary
Aid to U.S.S.R
Aid to Greece and Turkey
Sending 400 million to France
31
After World War II, America became afraid of Communism in America. This was called the
2nd Red Scare
Berlin Airlift
Yellow scare
Red Scar