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US History Cold War
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Review of major topics about the Cold War
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1
Which president was responsible for the Bay of Pigs incident and the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Truman
2
Which of the following countries was NOT behind the Iron Curtain
Hungary
West Germany
East Germany
Poland
3
T or F? The UN Security Council included both the US and the Soviet Union when it was formed.
True
False
4
The Korean War ended at the 38th parallel after what country joined in to help the North?
China
The Soviet Union
The United States
5
The Korean War began in 1950 when...
The UN divided Korea
North Korea Invaded South Korea
China Invaded Korea
South Korea Invaded North Korea
6
What term came to signify the division between Eastern and Western Europe?
Brinkmanship
Iron Curtain
Cotainment
McCarthyism
7
What were the communist nations of Eastern Europe under Soviet control known as?
United Nations
Satellite Nations
The Warsaw Pact
NATO
8
Which Cold War conflict occurred first?
The Berlin Airlift
The Hungarian Revolt
The Korean War
The Cuban Missile Crisis
9
The "Declaration of Conscience" was a direct challenge to
The wave of fear inspired by Senator Joseph McCarthy
The Hollywood Ten Trials
The trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
The Soviet Launching of Sputnik
10
Which group was responsible for attempting to find communists hidden within Hollywood?
The FBI
The State Department
HUAC
The CIA
11
Which of the following Cold War policies is the least similar to the other?
the Truman Doctrine
Containment
Brinkmanship
The Eisenhower Doctrine
12
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
To Rebuild Europe
To Keep Germany Divided
To Keep Communist Countries Weak
To Punish Germany
13
Within what country did the German Capital of Berlin lie?
East Germany
West Germany
14
Which of the following is a key feature of Communism?
A planned economy
Unequal distribution of Wealth
Free Enterprise
Respect for individual Freedoms
15
What promise did the US make to the Soviet Union in resolving the Cuban Missile Crisis?
An open skies policy
To reunite Germany
Not to Invade Cuba
16
At the end of World War II, what agreement from the Potsdam Conference did Stalin not keep?
Division of the city of Berlin
Free Elections in Eastern Europe
Held defeating Japan
17
Which of the following is another name for a Red Scare?
Blacklisting
Containment
Brinkmanship
McCarthyism
18
T or F? The Building of the Berlin Wall caused the US to respond with an 11 month airlift.
False
True
19
When did construction begin on the Berlin Wall?
1961
1945
1948
1953
20
In what year did the Soviets obtain the atomic bomb and China become communist?
1953
1948
1949
1955
21
In the closing days of World War II, the US and Soviet Armies met near what river?
The Elbe
The Yalu
The Potsdam
The Rhine
22
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during and after World War II?
Josef Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Mao Zedong
Joseph McCarthy
23
What was the purpose for forming NATO?
trade
defense
spreading democracy
economics
24
After being convicted of Treason, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg faced what penalty?
Deportation
Life in Prison
The Death Penalty
25
Which of the following people was likely a spy for the Soviets?
Joseph McCarthy
Alger Hiss
Margaret Chase Smith
Douglas MacArthur
26
What group trained the Cuban exiles in preparation for the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
The CIA
NATO
The UN
The US Army
27
Which of the following events occurred first?
The Korean War
The building of the Berlin Wall
The formation of the "Iron Curtain"
The Berlin Airlift
