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A review of the Cold War Unit
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1
What was was a failed invasion in Cuba in 1961 by Cuban exiles who opposed Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolution?
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis
SALT II
SALT I
2
Which proxy war ended in a stalemate with the country split at the 38th parallel?
Bay of Pigs
Vietnam War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean War
3
What was the first artificial Earth satellite launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the USSR in 1957?
Titan
Sputnik
Europa
Chandra
4
During WWII the US became an Arsenal of Democracy, What does this mean?
We began mass producing military supplies for our allies
We set fire to major world capitals
We began placing Japanese Americans in internment camps
Rosie became a superstar
5
What did women like Rosie the Riveter most likely do AFTER World War II?
Led labor unions
Received a promotion
Returned to family responsibilities
Kept working
6
What center trained soldiers and police, mostly from Latin America, states its main goal was anti-communist training?
School of the Americas
NATO
NASA
CIA
7
After the Soviet Union cut off access to West Berlin, how did the Allies help?
Communist leaders gave them all homes and jobs
Berlin Airlift-supplies were brought to West Berlin by plane
They were each given Marshall Checks.
Supplies were carried in through a series of tunnels
8
The conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union after WWII was called the...
Vietnam War
WWII
Hot War
Cold War
9
Who negotiated with the Soviet Union and said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" in 1987?
Ronald McDonald
President LBJ
President Ronald Reagan
President Nixon
10
In December 1979, the
Soviet
40th Army invaded
what country
in order to prop up the communist government?
North Korea
Afghanistan
Vietnam
Cuba
11
What did Roosevelt's GI Bill do for WWII veterans?
Gave them benefits when they returned
Forced them to pay high war debts
Gave them US citizenship when they returned
Gave them medals of honor
12
What happened to Germany after WWII?
Paid High War Debts
Nuclear Attack
Divided amongst the Allied Powers
Gained total control of Europe
13
What doctrine stated that the U.S. would provide political, military and economic aid to countries facing communism?
Truman Doctrine
Kennedy Doctrine
Eisenhower Doctrine
Johnson Doctrine
14
The US feared the spread of Communism because...
Democracy would spread
It was like Fascism and could cause WWIII
It weakened the economy in America
It made people sick
15
What incident occurred on May 1960, when an American spy plane was shot down by the Soviet Air Defense Forces?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs Incident
NATO
U-2 Incident
16
The Soviet Union dominated what part of Germany and Europe?
South
East
North
West
17
After WWII, Japan became a
Monarchy and Ally of China
Democratic Nation and Ally of the United States
Broken Nation divided by allied powers
Radiation Hot zone where no human could live
18
To stop Communism from spreading the US and its allies used the strategy of ______
Containment
Guerrilla Warfare
Extermination
Hide and Seek
19
A pact created to protect the gains of the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
NAACP
NATO
20
What is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason, especially when related to communism?
Capitalism
McCarthyism
Academism
Feudalism
21
What gave the president authority to “take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack" coming from North Vietnam?
NATO
UN Resolution 156
Cuban Missile Crisis
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
22
Which countries were superpowers during in the Cold War?
Korea and Vietnam
Soviet Union and United States
Soviet Union and Germany
Soviet Union and Japan
23
The Korean war was between_________ and ______ vs _______ and ______ which ended in a stalemate
Germany and Austro Hungary VS US and Great Britan
North and South Korea Vs the US and the Soviet Union
Soviet Union and Korea Vs the US and Vietnam
North Korea and China vs South Korea and the US
24
What happened as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Gulf of Tonkin Attacks
The Bay of Pig Invasion
The removal of Soviet Missiles in Cuba and U.S. missiles in Turkey
Soviet Union shooting down U2 spy plans
25
Wars between smaller countries fighting for the larger superpowers
Distraction Wars
Proxy Wars
Star Wars
Battles
26
Which of the following best describes the US' relationship with western Europe after WWII?
Willingness to help rebuild to prevent political instability
Hatred and Distrust
We love them so much we sent them flowers
We are superior and they should be punished and pay wardebts
27
Dwight Eisenhower coined this term to describe the spread of communism.
Multiply Theory
Domino Theory
Iron Curtain
Wild Fire Theory
28
What did the Marshall Plan do?
Provided Billions of Dollars for rebuilding Europe
broke apart Germany
Allowed all refugees to live in America
Built a wall in Berlin
29
Why was the Vietnam war known as a "living room war"?
Latest updates were published in magazines
It was a board game
It was on the nightly news on TV
Civilans fought
30
The alliance that promised to prevent the spread of communism
NATO
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
League of Nations
31
The international organization created after WWII to prevent future wars
Warsaw Pact
Action League NOW
United Nations
League of Nations
32
What marked the beginning of the fall of communism in 1989?
The creation of the Berlin Wall
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Ho Chi Minh's death
Vietnam War
33
What was a secret U.S. arms deal that used profits from the deal to support armed conflict in Nicaragua.
Iran-Contra Affair
American Hostages held in Iran
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis
34
After the Tet Offensive, how did Americans at home respond to the Vietnam War?
Volunteered to Fight
Anti-War Protests
Made bomb shelters
Planted gardens
