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Cold War Review
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A review of the major events and people of the Cold War.
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1
Which of the following doesn't belong?
Fidel Castro
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ho Chi Minh
Daniel Ortega
2
How were the revolutions in Cuba and Nicaragua similar?
The winners were backed by the US
The losers were backed by the Soviet Union
The winners were inspired by Marxist ideas
There was a stalemate
3
Why did the US decide to send a large fighting force into Vietnam?
self-immolation of monks
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Tet Offensive
Cuban Missile Crisis
4
How did US involvement in Cambodia affect the civil war there?
war ended sooner, saving many lives
government was able to defeat communist rebels
rebels were able to overthrow the communist government
fighting lasted longer and killed more people
5
How were the communists able to win the revolution in China?
They were supported by the Japanese.
Mao got the support of peasants.
The nationalists lost too many troops in Korea.
They were supported by the US.
6
What was most responsible for the break up of the Soviet Union?
perestroika
détente
economic collapse
Soviet-Afghan War
7
Who made up the invading force at the Bay of Pigs?
NATO forces
CIA operatives and Green Berets
UN peacekeepers
Cuban exiles from Florida
8
What was Churchill referring to when he spoke of an "iron curtain"?
the division between North and South Vietnam
the wall dividing East and West Berlin
the division between North and South Korea
the division between free and communist Europe
9
What group that the US is currently fighting was armed by the US during the Cold War?
ISIS
Taliban
Viet Cong
Contras
10
Where was the Truman Doctrine first put into action?
Vietnam
West Berlin
Korea
Greece and Turkey
11
What were the Rosenbergs convicted of doing?
stealing military secrets in the Vietnam War
stealing atomic secrets for USSR
assassinating Ngo Dinh Diem
influencing FDR at the Yalta Conference
12
How were the Ayatollah Khomeini and the Taliban similar?
Both established religious governments based on Islam.
Both were backed by the Soviet Union.
Both sponsored the UN Conference on Women's Rights
Both were members of OPEC.
13
What was Pol Pot's goal for Cambodia?
to unite with Laos
to establish a hereditary monarchy
to modernize and industrialize
to eliminate foreign influence
14
What did Americans believe would happen if Vietnam was allowed to become communist?
the rest of Southeast Asia would also become communist
Ho would invade China.
China would also become communist.
Ho launch an attack on the US.
15
How was the Soviet-Afghan War similar to the Vietnam War?
A superpower was weakened by loss to a much smaller enemy
A superpower was victorious in both.
Neither had superpowers actively fighting
Superpowers actively fought in both conflicts
16
What was the main focus of US foreign policy during the Cold War?
containment
nationalism
imperialism
mercantilism
17
What prevented Mao from taking control of Formosa after the Communist Revolution?
Soviets threatened to nuke China if he attacked.
He feared Jiang's larger military force.
US threatened to nuke China if he attacked.
Formosa lacked any significant resources.
18
Which organization was created to defend western Europe from an attack by the Soviet Union?
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
SEATO
NATO
19
What event prompted Castro to allow Soviet missiles in his country?
Bay of Pigs Invasion
formation of NATO
formation of Alliance for Progress
the U-2 incident
20
Why did the US enter a period of detente during the 1970's?
Soviets were broke after Soviet Afghan War?
Americans were afraid that we had lost the arms race
Americans were embarrassed by loss at Bay of Pigs
Americans were sick of wars of containment after Vietnam
21
What do you call a conflict which is supported by superpowers, but fought by other nations?
war of attrition
civil war
proxy war
revolution
22
What was the Cultural Revolution?
US policy of turning fighting over to ARVN in Vietnam War
economic reforms under Gorbachev
a return to "pure" communism in China
period of industrialization under Mao
23
Which of the following countries was NOT divided into communist and non-communist countries?
Germany
Cambodia
Korea
Vietnam
24
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
strengthen the winning alliance
stabilize and rebuild European economies & governments
force losers to pay reparations in WWII
promote militarism
25
What international peace organization was created at the end of WWII?
Warsaw Pact
NATO
League of Nations
United Nations
26
What did Jiang Jieshi do at the end of the revolution in China?
fled to Formosa where he established his own government
joined with the communists in a coalition government
sought support from the Soviet Union for a new invasion
surrendered to Mao
27
How did communists try to stop the "brain drain" from East Germany?
Berlin Wall
Berlin Blockade
both
28
Which of the following was a successful aggressor nation?
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Nicaragua
North Korea
29
How were Stalin's 5 Year Plans and Mao's Great Leap Forward similar?
They improved relations with the US
They tried to reduce human rights violations
They tried to control population
They tried to increase industrial production
30
How was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved?
US fired missiles at the USSR
US withdrew missiles from Turkey
Soviets placed missiles in Cuba
Soviets fired missiles at Cuba
31
What event preceded the Berlin Airlift?
Six-Day War
Korean War
WWII
WWI
32
What peace organization was created at the end of WWI?
Warsaw Pact
League of Nations
NATO
United Nations
33
What did the SALT agreements do?
limited the number of nuclear weapons
set up occupation zones in Germany at the end of WWII
temporarily divided Vietnam into North and South
ended the Vietnam War
34
How were the Korean and Vietnam Wars similar?
Soviet troops fought with the North
North was victorious over the South
South was victorious over the North
communist North invaded non-communist South
