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1
Mao Zedong was leader of:
South Korea
Vietnam
China
North Korea
2
Kim Il Sung was leader of:
China
North Korea
South Korea
Vietnam
3
Why was the Bay of Pigs incident humiliating for the U.S.?
The Cuban rebels re-allied with Cuba.
The bomber aircraft bombed the wrong Caribbean island.
The Cuban govt. knew about the invasion defeated them
the US failed to overthrow Kruschchev
4
What led to the Cold War? (more than one answer choice is correct)
Korean War
the Iron Curtain speech
Truman telling Stalin about the atomic bomb
US dropping the atomic bombs on Japan
5
Which leader relates to reforms such as glasnost and perestroika?
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Reagan
Gorbachev
6
Fidel Castro was leader of:
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Jamaica
7
What brought the US and Soviet Union close to nuclear war?
The Soviet Union built the Berlin Wall.
The Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba.
The US placed missiles in Poland.
The Soviet Union planted missiles in the US.
8
What was the goal of the Truman Doctrine?
end racial discrimination in employment and housing
provide housing and employment to minorities
provide veteran housing loans
assist countries trying to maintain democracy
9
What did Kennedy and Khrushchev achieve together?
tore down Berlin Wall
prevented nuclear war through negotiations
launched Sputnik
overthrew Castro in Cuba
10
Put in order: Sputnik launch/Missile Crisis/Iron Curtain speech/Potsdam Conf/Berlin Wall built
Missle, Iron, Potsdam, Sputnik, Wall
Potsdam, Iron, Sputnik, Wall, Missile
Wall, Iron, Potsdam, Missile, Sputnik
Sputnik, Missile, Iron, Potsdam, Wall
11
What did McCarthy and the HUAC have in common?
both opposed the Korean War
both accused the US Army of hiding communists
both targeted suspected communists
both opposed popular music
12
What was the result of MacArthur's invasion of North Korea?
The Soviet Union entered the war to support North Korea.
Soviet Union entered the war to support South Korea.
the US blockaded China's border.
China entered the war and drove his troops back.
13
Stalin, Gorbachev, and Khrushchev were leaders of:
East Germany
Poland
Soviet Union
Russia
14
How did NATO heighten tensions in the Cold War?
NATO had to defend all countries from threats.
Using NATO, the policy of massive containment was promoted.
Stalin was angered by an alliance being formed in peacetime.
In response to NATO, Stalin formed the Warsaw Pact.
15
What led to the decline of the Cold War? (more than one choice is correct)
fall of Berlin Wall
Camp David Accords
failure of communist economies
Gorbachev's reform programs
16
Which is NOT a correct statement about the definition of a cold war? it involves:
acts of espionage
political actions
economic actions
direct military action
17
What is a similarity between Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Kennedy and Gorbachev were in disagreement in both.
Covert missions were discovered in both.
US failed in both.
Both involved the US, Cuba, and Soviet Union.
18
What is significant about Cuba becoming communist?
It was the first communist country in the western hemisphere
Communism in Cuba failed quickly
It led to US joining the Cold War.
It was last Eastern European country to become communist.
19
What was the goal of Stalin cutting off land access to West Berlin?
rescue East Berlin from Communism
prevent construction of the Berlin Wall
force Western powers out of Berlin
unite East and West Germany
20
How did Eastern Europeans respond to the decline of communist economies?
opposed Gorbachev's reforms
supported communism
demanded freedom from communism
forced Gorbachev to step down
21
How are NATO and Warsaw Pact similiar?
both had same amount of military weapons
both still exist today
members agreed to defend each other
both only included European and Asian countries.
22
What happened right after the Potsdam Conference?
Stalin occupied eastern Europe and set up communist govts.
Military forces reached a stalemate at the Korean border.
Truman ended the blockade of West Berlin.
Truman fired MacArthur.
23
What countries became communist due to being near Soviet Union?
Soviet Union and Turkey
East Berlin and East Germany
Finland and Poland
Romania and Poland
24
Why did the US enter the Korean War?
North Korea invaded South Korea, a US ally.
China requested aid from the US.
Soviet Union requested aid of the US.
Japan invaded North Korea, a US ally.
25
Was was the result of the Korean War?
Fear of communism in Asia ended.
Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel.
Nationalists fled to Taiwan.
Communism took over all of Korea.
26
What sea borders a country affected by the Truman Doctrine?
Baltic Sea
Black Sea
North Sea
Caspian Sea
27
Put the presidents in order:
Truman, Eisenhower, Reagan, Kennedy, Nixon
Reagan, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Nixon, Truman
Reagan, Eisenhower, Truman, Kennedy, Nixon
Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Reagan
28
What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?
block Soviet access to Western Europe
install democracies in Asia
revive war-torn economies of Europe
form a military alliance
29
Why was Germany divided after WWII?
Stalin built the Berlin Wall.
Germany voted to divide.
Stalin blockaded the country.
Allies set up occupation zones.
30
The Iron Curtain divided which two regions:
Europe and the Mediterranean Sea
Europe and Asia
Europe and Soviet Union
Western Europe and Eastern Europe
31
The US wanted to stop the spread of this system, where the govt. controls means of production.
capitalism
McCarthyism
socialism
communism
32
Which countries were under British control? (more than one answer is correct)
Cyprus
Morocco
Palestine
Malta
33
Bring out your Cold War/Iron Curtain map
I have the wrong map.
I don't have any maps.
I have my map!
I am relying on my group to have a map.
34
What were the effects of glasnost and perestroika? (more than one answer is correct)
Thousands of political prisoners were released.
Media was allowed to show govt. corruption.
People were denied the right to read many books.
It moved Soviet Union towards democracy.
35
Beliefs that reflect the interests of a nation or political system:
ideology
economic system
militarism
psychology
36
What countries are not behind the Iron Curtain due to the Truman Doctrine?
Turkey and Bulgaria
Greece and Turkey
Albania and Bulgaria
Greece and Albania
37
What was significant about the launch of Sputnik? (more than one answer is correct)
first missile attack
led to technological and scientific developments
began the space race
first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union
38
When private individuals or corporations own the means of production:
capitalism
chapitalism
socialism
communism
39
Put the Soviet leaders in order:
Khrushchev, Gorbachev, Stalin
Stalin, Gorbachev, Perestroika
Stalin, Khrushchev, Gorbachev
Gorbachev, Khrushchev, Stalin
40
What was ironic about the Arms Race?
Warsaw Pact had more weapons than NATO.
Mutually Assured Destruction prevented war, not weapons.
NATO had better missiles than Warsaw Pact.
Reagan and Gorbachev were required to purchase more weapons.
41
What happened on July 4, 1776?
The US declared independence.
The British declared independence.
The American Revolutionary War ended.
The US declared war on Britain.
42
Theory that if one country fell to communism, nearby countries would too:
Brinkmanship Theory
Domino Theory
Containment Theory
Monopoly Theory
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What two communist countries do not border any non-communist countries?
East and West Germany
Romania and Poland
Albania and Greece
Soviet Union and Turkey
