During the Suez Canal Crisis...

Egypt took control of the Suez Canal blocking trade

Cold War Propaganda...

encouraged stereotypes of both Americans and Soviets

"Balance of power" refers to...

roughly equal strength between opposing countries/alliances

During the Cold War, nations that adopted a policy of nonalignment believed they should

follow a course independent of the superpowers

Attempt by France and Britain to seize the Suez Canal

What did the Marshall Plan do?

Provided Billions of Dollars for rebuilding Europe

What is First Strike Capability

nuclear attack on an enemy preventing them from retaliation or response

The essential element of the policy of containment was

a commitment to holding communism to the USSR

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1
City that was the hot spot during the Cold War- Soviets built a wall to divide this city
Rome
Berlin
Paris
London
2
USA Cold War propaganda praised ideas of..?
Political values and patriotism
Communism and Socialism
Capitalism and Democracy
Fascism and Totalitarism
3
What made the Cold War "cold"?
Not enough coats available for soldiers
No real enemies; all in imagination
Soviet Union’s temperature was always below freezing.
No actual combat going on
4
During the Suez Canal Crisis...
Israel & Egypt dug the Suez Canal
Egypt took control of the Suez Canal blocking trade
Israel took control of the Suez Canal blocking trade
The Suez Canal dried up
5
The first confrontation in the Cold War was here, when Soviets cut off the region from supplies
Geneva
Berlin
Yalta
Potsdam
6
The United States & the Soviet Union had opposite goals in the Cold War: Soviets=spread Communism; America=containment
False
True
7
What is the political message of this Cold War propaganda poster?
Anti-Capitalist
Anti-Fascist
Anti-Communist
Anti-Revolutionary
8
What was the effect of Cold War propaganda on US society?
An increased support of the USSR
A fear of Communism
The election of a fascist president
A desire to annex Eastern European countries
9
Cold War Propaganda...
was more harmful to the soviets than the Americans
ended in the 1950's, we no longer see propaganda today
encouraged stereotypes of both Americans and Soviets
was only produced by the Americans
10
During the Cold War propaganda was used to:
Portray communism as a threat to Canadians
Reinforce the divide between communism and capitalism
All of the above
Create fear in the population
11
The Cold War was "Cold" because Americans and Soviets used what type of war to fight each other
Traditional military warfare
No warfare at all.
Proxy warfare
Atomic Warfare
12
Communism and capitalism are competing:
Treaties
Ideologies
Types of government
Strategies for test-taking
13
Cold War propaganda was only used in television and literature
False
True
14
Communism and Capitalism: Popularized Communism
Carl Azuz
Theodore Roosevelt
Karl Marx
Michael Morbius
15
"Balance of power" refers to...
the Cold War
the British Empire vs. the Spanish Empire
roughly equal strength between opposing countries/alliances
NATO vs. the Warsaw Pact
16
During the Cold War, nations that adopted a policy of nonalignment believed they should
reject international environmental treaties
follow a course independent of the superpowers
restrict trade with neighboring countries
Be exempt from United Nations decisions
17
Suez Crisis
Attempt by France and Britain to seize the Suez Canal
Attempt by USA to reclaim the Suez Canal from the Soviets
Explosion in Suez was thought to be the work of a soviet spy
Economic turmoil in NYC led to the Suez bank collapse of '54
18
What did the Marshall Plan do?
Built a wall in Berlin
Provided Billions of Dollars for rebuilding Europe
broke apart Germany
Allowed all refugees to live in America
19
The origins of the Cold War lay in a fundamental disagreement over
North Africa
Eastern Europe
East Asia
The Middle East
20
What is First Strike Capability
a boxer being able to land the first punch in a championship fight
politician talking first attacking the other without chance for response
a cobras ability to land the first strike against anything
nuclear attack on an enemy preventing them from retaliation or response
21
The essential element of the policy of containment was
a commitment to rolling back communism
a rejection of involvement in the United Nations
a commitment to working with the USSR
a commitment to holding communism to the USSR
22
During the Cold War, propaganda was used as a weapon of war.
True
False

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