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an economic/political system where industry are controlled by private owners for profit is
autocracy
theocracy
capitalism
socialism
2
The US has what type of economy?
Socialist
Totalitarian
Capitalist
Collective
3
After the Korean war, North Korea and South Korea
became communist
stayed separate and still are today
declared war on Vietnam
merged and became Korea
4
What country was likely a member of the Warsaw Pact?
Russia
France
US
The Republic of Friction
5
Which is the best description of the Marhsall Plan of 1947
a plan to send military supplies to anti-communists in China
a plan of economic aid to western European countries
a plan to remove the communist from US government posts
a plan to defeat the USSR in the arms race
6
Winston Churchill said that European countries living under Soviet domination were behind:
The Iron Maiden
The Juniper Bush
The Iron Curtain
The Curve
7
How long did the Cold War last?
23 years
10 years
75 years
44 years
8
What would you say to someone born in 1949?
"Where are my pants?"
The Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
"yeah, that's, like, your opinion or whatever, man..."
"Ok, Boomer"
9
The Atom Bomb was invented by the US during an emergency program known as the
Manhattan Project
Marshall Plan
Los Alamos Project
Nuclear Project
10
What was the purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee
To hunt down communists around the world
To hunt down alleged communists in the US
to provide subsidized tattoos for children and farm workers
to spy on communists in Canada
11
a government that owns resources and does not allow private property is known as communism
True
False
12
Name the USSR leader at the beginning of the Cold War
Lenin
Winston Churchill
Gorbachev
Stalin
13
Which nation was not involved in the Korean war?
The US
China
Japan
North Korea
14
During the Cold War which two countries were super powers?
US AND CUBA
US AND ALABASTERSNAKEVENOM
USSR AND US
USSR AND CHINA
15
Which US president would help other countries, such as Greece & Turkey, fight communism
Truman
Roosevelt
Kennedy
Eisenhower
16
When the Soviets closed off access to West Berlin, what the the US and UK do?
they took several days to respond
they wrote Berlin off
the shipped in thousands of tons of supplies over nearly a year
they outlawed private ownership of land
17
What was a result of the Potsdam conference?
war criminals were tried in the US
Japand was allowed to maintain an active military force
a democratic government was adopted in Yugoslavia
German territory was divided into occupation zones
18
What was the significance of the Berlin Wall?
Protect the USSR from invasion by the US
Kept people trapped in East Berlin
Keept Soviet spies out of West Berlin
Protect western Europe from Soviet invasion
19
After dropping the atomic bombs to end WWII, the US sent investigators to Japan primarily to help victims.
True
True, they helped many, many people.
False, they were there to understand how to survive an attack.
False, they were there to study the effects of radiation on plants.
20
The United States tried to stop the spread of Communism through a policy known as
Occupation
Imperialism
Isolationism
Containment
21
The Cold War was a war of ideas between
Democracy and Fascism
Communism and Totalitarianism
Communism and Democracy
Communism and Fascism
22
in the 1950's senator Joseph McCarthy won national attention when he
Claimed that 100s of government employees were communists
was convicted as a USSR spy
ran for president against Harry S Truman
Volunteered to join the fight in North Korea
23
What was the main goal of US foreign policy in the decade following WWII?
Imperialism
Stop the spread of Communism
Invade Russia
Defend China
24
Who was not significantly involved in the Cold War?
"Ike" Eisenhower
Joseph Stalin
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
25
Senator Joseph McCarthy was an entirely good and decent person, fully committed to justice.
Eh, he abused his position in a witch hunt for communists.
True. What a kind and gentle soul.
26
Many western democratic countries with a military alliance known as
Axis
Warsaw Pact
NATO
UN
27
The US and the USSR each engaged in a build up of nuclear weapons that weren't used because:
the policy of ANGRY
the policy of MAD
the policy of ANGST
the policy of STANK
28
Which of the following was established in 1945 for the purpose of ending future world wars.
League of Nations
UN
NATO
Warsaw Pact
29
Which was most likely an original member of NATO?
Brazil
United Kingdom
Japan
Russia
30
Who was the president at the beginning of the Cold war?
Ronald Reagan
Winston Churchill
Jimmy Carter
Harry Truman
31
a form of government in which people choose leaders by voting is known as democracy
True
False
