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1
The following was a popular protest song that came out during the
Korean War
Vietnam War
Cuban Revolution
Soviet-Afghan War
2
According to Burt the Turtle's video, in case of an atomic bomb which should you do?
call 911 for help
cover the duck
duck and cover
call Batman
3
South Vietnam believed in
satellites
democracy
Warsaw Pact
communism
4
Supreme Court case during the Vietnam War when students organized a silent protest in school
Tinker vs the U.S.
Tinker vs Des Moines
Tinker vs Iowa
Tinker vs Iowa School District
5
Which country controlled the section that contained Berlin?
Great Britain
Russia
France
Soviet Union
6
Another name for the Soviet-Afghan War is
the nicest war
the secret war
the best war
the cheapest war
7
Cuba is ___ miles away from the tip of Florida
20
80
90
120
8
In 1978, Afghanistan's government is overthrown by military officers who support
democracy
the U.S.
communism
capitalism
9
Another name for the communist regime in Vietnam was
Viet-Cong or Charlie
the Communists
Vietnammies
Commies
10
The Bay of Pigs invasion was meant to overthrow
Nikita Krushchev
Fidel Castro
J.F.K.
Ho Chi Minh
11
He was the Premier of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis
J.F.K.
Nikita Krushchev
Fidel Castro
Stalin
12
Which side does the U.S. support in the Korean War?
Soviet Union
United States
North Korea
South Korea
13
Nations that were allied to the Soviet Union are referred to as
containers
satellites
alliances
nationalists
14
Which superhero is created due to the Cold War
Captain America
Iron Man
Batman
Green Lantern
15
This is the dividing line between North Korea and South Korea
38th Parallel
39th Parallel
41st Parallel
40th Parallel
16
When Fidel Castro asks the Soviet Union for help following the Bay of Pigs Invasion, they
don't help
put missiles in Cuba
tell Fidel Castro to figure it out
laugh at Fidel Castro
17
China's goal during the Korean War was to
become friends with the U.S.
expand the communist sphere of influence
become enemies with the Soviet Union
take over as many countries as they could with Korea
18
Leader of the communists in Vietnam
Kim Jong-Un
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Ze Dong
Emperor Hirohito
19
When the Bay of Pigs invasion was unsuccessful and Fidel Castro captured U.S. invaders, the US
imposed a trade embargo on Cuba
created the Warsaw Pact
created NATO
signed the Treaty of Versailles
20
The Cuban Missile Crisis ends when the U.S. and the Soviet Union agree on the following
there will never be another nuclear war
Soviet Union can keep missiles in Cuba for 30 years
U.S. cannot attack Cuba for 20 years
U.S. cannot attack Cuba; Soviets remove missiles from Cuba
21
North Korea believed in
communism
democracy
capitalism
the U.S.
22
Leader of the communists in China
Emperor Hirohito
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
Kim Jong-Un
23
The western powers of the Cold War
feared the spread of democracy
wanted to spread communism
wanted to force the entire world to become a democracy
feared the spread of communism
24
The reason the U.S. and the Soviet Union emerged as superpowers following WWII is
these countries had the best leaders
these countries fought the best in WWII
leaders in Europe voted for these two countries
most European countries were economically drained
25
South Korea believed in
Warsaw Pact
satellites
democracy
communism
26
What was the major difference between North and South Korea?
population
direction
government
religion
27
How does the Vietnam War end?
North Vietnam wins forming the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
South Vietnam wins
no one wins
we still don't know how the Vietnam War ended
28
The eastern powers of the Cold War
wanted to spread communism
feared the spread of democracy
feared the spread of communism
wanted to force the entire world to become a democracy
29
North Vietnam believed in
the U.S.
communism
democracy
capitalism
30
Term coined by Churchill to describe the division between the democratic and communist nations
Iron Curtain
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Korean War
31
Prior to being divided into North and South, who controlled Korea?
Korea
Antartica
Japan
China
32
The policies to stop communism from spreading are called
contradiction
confinement
containment
conversion
33
The Soviet-Afghan War ends when
the U.S. draws the white flag
the communists and mujahideen shake hands
the communist regime overpowers the mujahideen
the Soviets agree to leave Afghanistan
34
Which side does the U.S. support in the Vietnam War?
Cuba
Soviet Union
North Korea
South Korea
35
Which side does China support in the Korean War?
North Korea
United States
Soviet Union
South Korea
36
The Cuban Missile Crisis started as a problem between the
Cuba. and Vietnam
U.S. and Cuba
Cuba and Korea
U.S. and Soviet Union
37
The Marshall Plan was designed to
Supply Berlin with supplies
Help spread communism
Stop spread of communism in Greece and Turkey
Contain communism in Europe
38
The Allies were responsible for this event after the Berlin Blockade.
Marshall Plan
NATO
Berlin Airlift
Berlin Wall
39
He was the President of the U.S. during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Nikita Krushchev
J.F.K.
Stalin
Fidel Castro
40
Boris and Natasha are two _______ that were popular during the Cold War.
spies
U.S. citizens
friends
frenemies
41
The Soviets enter the Soviet-Afghan War to help the
proletariats
mujahideen
communist regime in Afghanistan
patricians
42
The alliance between the United States and other democratic/capitalistic nations
ICBMs
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Sputnik
43
Term describing the competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union over development of weapons
arms race
Earth race
space race
race to the top
44
Term that describes the competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union over space exploration
arms race
race to the top
space race
Earth race
45
The Soviet satellite that circled the Earth making America fear we weren't keeping up was
Saturn
Sparticus
Stalin
Sputnik
46
How does the Korean War end?
an armistice is signed and nothing changes
A draw but the North took some ground of the South
A draw but the South did take some ground of the North
A draw but China got a small section of North Korea
47
The Vietnam War was a conflict between
Vietnam and Korea
Vietnam and Cuba
North and South Vietnam
East and West Vietnam
48
In response to the Bay of Pigs, Fidel Castro
kills himself
asks the Soviet Union for help
decides to switch to a democratic government
forgives the U.S.
49
During the Cold War, ______ was named the greatest threat to world peace by the US.
Dictatorship
Communism
Democracy
Fascism
50
The struggle from 1945 to 1989 between communist and democratic ideologies
French Revolution
World War II
Cold War
World War I
51
What US government action was designed to prevent communism in Greece and Turkey?
Treaty of Versailles
Truman Marshall
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
52
The anti-communist regime in Afghanistan is known as the
proletariats
patricians
mujahideen
bourgeoisie
53
The Cold War was reflected in culture through music, movies, books, television, behavior, etc.
True
False
54
Stalin formed satellite nations in order to
create a buffer zone to protect the Soviets from invasion
protect his relationship with the U.S.
protect the U.S.
to show the U.S. he is better at forming satellite nations
55
This structure physically separated West Berlin from East Berlin
NATO
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
Warsaw Pact
56
The U.S. enters the Soviet-Afghan War to help the
communist regime in Afghanistan
proletariats
patricians
mujahideen
57
The Korean War was a conflict between
North and South Korea
East and West Korea
Korea and Vietnam
Korea and Cuba
58
The reason it is called a COLD war is because
they ran out of cooler names to call the war
the war made soldiers shiver on the battlefield
no shots were ever fired
the war was mostly fought in the winter
59
The alliance between the Soviet Union and its satellite nations is called
ICBMs
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Sputnik
60
The two countries that emerged as SUPERPOWERS following WWII were
U.S. and Soviet Union
Great Britain and France
Belgium and Germany
China and Japan