What was the role of the U.S. in the Korean War?

Fight North Korea and the spread of communism.

How did President Truman respond to the blockade that Stalin put in place?

He organized the Berlin Airlift.

What did President Truman and other Western countries fear?

Communism would destroy democracy and capitalism.

What was the "arms race"?

A race to see who could gain the most weapons.

How did the Cuban Missile-Crisis affect John F. Kennedy's presidency?

It almost started a nuclear war.

To stop the spread of communism.

What were two results of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

less nuclear weapons testing, A hotline between Washington, DC and Moscow

How are communism and democracy different?

Communism you have little choice., Democracy you get to vote

What started the Korean War?

North Korea attacked South Korea.

What makes a "cold war" different from a regular war?

it is fought with ideas and words.

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1
What was the role of the U.S. in the Korean War?
Fight the U.N. and the spread of communism.
Fight North Korea and the spread of communism.
Fight China and the spread of communism.
Fight South Korea and the spread of communism.
2
An imaginary line that separated communist countries in Europe from non-communist countries.
The Iron Curtain
Berlin Airlift
Stonewall
NATO
3
How did President Truman respond to the blockade that Stalin put in place?
He organized the Berlin Airlift.
He organized the Berlin Air Aid.
He organized the German Airlift.
He organized the German Air Aid
4
What separated the United States and the Soviet Union?
The amount of bombs they had.
The iron curtain.
The amount of land they had.
Their beliefs.
5
In this type of economy, entrepreneurship is encouraged
Marxism
Communism
Capitalism
Socialism
6
Which U.S. Senator led investigations to expose suspected communists in America?
John McArthur
Joseph McCarthy
John F. Kennedy
Fidel Castro
7
What did President Truman and other Western countries fear?
Communism would destroy democracy and capitalism.
Stalin would conquer more and more land.
Everyone would like communism better than capitalism.
Stalin would start another world war.
8
In this type of economy, people are given little to no choice in government.
Campbellism
Socialism
Communism
Capitalism
9
What was the "arms race"?
A race to see who could gain the most countries.
A race to see who could gain the most allies.
A race to see who could gain the most weapons.
A race to see who could gain the most iron curtains.
10
How did the Cuban Missile-Crisis affect John F. Kennedy's presidency?
Don't choose this answer :o)
It created a truce between the Soviet Union and the U.S.
It almost started a nuclear war.
It made the Soviet Union break up.
11
Why was NATO formed?
To protect human rights.
To stop the spread of communism.
To make world peace.
To stop the cold war.
12
What were two results of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A hotline between Washington, DC and Cuba
& more nuclear testing.
less nuclear weapons testing
A hotline between Washington, DC and Moscow
13
How are communism and democracy different?
Communism you get to vote
Communism you have little choice.
Democracy you have little choice.
Democracy you get to vote
14
Who was the Soviet Union's leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
John F. Kennedy
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
15
This man said that "an iron curtain" had descended on Europe.
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Rooselvelt
Benito Mussolini
16
A form of government where people get to vote.
Democratic Republic
Communism
Alliance Republic
Socialism
17
What started the Korean War?
China attacked the Soviet Union.
The United Nations attacked North Korea.
The Soviet Union attacked the U.S.
North Korea attacked South Korea.
18
What event is depicted in the map below?
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
The digging of the Panama Canal
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Tuskegee Airman flight plan
19
What makes a "cold war" different from a regular war?
It is fought with firearms.
it is fought with ideas and words.
It is fought when it is cold.
It is fought to divide countries.

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