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VUS. 13 Quiz
VUS. 13 Quiz
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A history quiz covering the Cold War.
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1
The Marshall Plan helped rebuild the economy of-
Western Europe
China
Japan
Eastern Europe
2
The Soviet Union was ______ under Stalin.
Fascist
Capitalist
Parliamentary Monarchy
Totalitarian
3
President Eisenhower's plan to deter a nuclear attack by the U.S.S.R. -
Truman Doctrine
Vietnamization
Operation Overlord
Massive Retaliation
4
Which U.S. senator played on fears of communism by accusing U.S. officials of being communist?
George W. Bush
Senator Joseph McCarthy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
5
Why was the United Nations created after World War II?
To provide aid to foreign countries.
To prevent the spread of Communism.
To prevent a Soviet invasion of Western Europe.
To prevent future global wars.
6
What were the names of the spies that were caught selling nuclear secrets to the U.S.S.R.?
Alger Hiss and Julius & Ethel Rosenberg
Joseph McCarthy & Lyndon B. Johnson
Lee Harvey Oswald & Jack Ruby
Alger Hiss & Lee Harvey Oswald
7
What was the first war in which women served a combat role?
War in Afghanistan
War in Iraq
Vietnam War
Persian Gulf War
8
What is the name of the failed U.S.-backed invasion of Cuba?
Red Scare
Bay of Pigs
Operation Desert Storm
Cuban Missile Crisis
9
Which U.S. President pleaded with the U.S.S.R. to tear down the Berlin Wall?
Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
John F. Kennedy
William J. Clinton
10
What is the name of the defensive alliance of the U.S. and Western Europe called?
Warsaw Pact
NAFTA
NATO
United Nations
11
Which U.S. President created Vietnamization?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ronald Reagan
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
12
The Watergate scandal forced which U.S. President out of office?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
William J. Clinton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
13
Who was the President of the U.S. during the reunification of Germany?
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
George H.W. Bush
William J. Clinton
14
The Korean War ended with what?
A stalemate
A victory for North Korea
A victory for South Korea
A peace deal between the U.S. and China
15
What two countries became rivals for territory and influence during the Cold War?
North Korea & Japan
Vietnam & Laos
China & the U.S.S.R.
China & Vietnam
16
The Truman Doctrine was a plan concerning-
Ending the Cold War
Ending the nuclear arms race
Fighting terrorism
Containing communism
17
Who created the policies of glasnost and perestroika?
Vladimir Lenin
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
18
In 1962, the Soviet Union stationed-
Atomic bombs in China
Missiles in Cuba
Ships in the Baltic Sea
Sleeper agents in the U.S.
19
During the Cold War, American schools held drills to train children what to do in case of a-
Terrorist attack
Fire
Chinese invasion
Nuclear attack
20
What was one reason for the fall of the U.S.S.R.?
Civil War
Rising Nationalism
Destruction of the Kremlin
War with China