Who were the Presidents for the U.S. and U.S.S.R. at the beginning of the Cold War?

Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin

What is the purpose of the United Nations (UN)

promoting peaceful worldwide cooperation

Why was it named the cold war

There was very little actual fighting

Why did the Soviet Union occupy Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania?

To create a communist buffer between them and Germany

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1
When did the Cold War begin?
1968
1945
1960
1985
2
What did the Marshall Plan do?
Economic Support to W. Europe
Support to NASA
Money to Germany
Create Sputnik
3
Who were the Presidents for the U.S. and U.S.S.R. at the beginning of the Cold War?
Franklin Roosevelt and Mikhail Gorbachev
Harry Truman and Mikhail Gorbachev
Harry Truman and Joseph Stalin
Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin
4
What is the purpose of the United Nations (UN)
protecting member countries from North America and Europe
supervising and setting rules for international trade
resolving international legal disputes
promoting peaceful worldwide cooperation
5
Why was it named the cold war
War is a cold hearted thing to do
No one actually knows why
There was very little actual fighting
It was fought during the winter
6
What type of government did the U.S.S.R. have?
Authoritarian
Communist
Democracy
Oligrachy
7
When did NASA land on the moon?
1950
1959
1965
1969
8
Which country supported North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
France
U.S.S.R.
U.S.A.
United Kingdom
9
Which country supported South Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
United Kingdom
U.S.A.
France
U.S.S.R.
10
What were the two main countries involved in the Cold War?
United States and United Kingdom?
United Kingdom and the USSR
United States and the USSR
Germany and Poland
11
Why did the Soviet Union occupy Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania?
They wanted to control the world
They wanted valuable resources
To create a communist buffer between them and Germany
They were plotting an invasion of Germany
12
What was the Second Red Scare known as?
McCarthyism
The Cold War
Japanese - American internment
The Geneva Accords
13
The theory that if one nation falls to Communism then ones surrounding it will also is?
The Evolution Theory
McCarthyism
The Red Scare
The Domino Theory
14
What was the Result of the Korean War?
USSR Won
N. Korea Won
Stalemate
USA Won

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