Containment was a policy that attempted to:

US foreign policy to prevent the spread of communism

was aid provided by the US to prevent communism in Europe

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1
What signified the end of the Cold War?
The US and USSR agreeing to peace terms
The fall of the Berlin Wall
The US putting a man on the moon
President Reagan beating Mikhail Gorbachev in a dance off
2
Domino Theory meant:
The Cold War would lead to many unforeseen consequences
If one country sends a nuclear weapon, the other will too
If you go to war with a country, other countries will join
If one country falls to communism then the whole region will
3
Winston Churchill compared the Soviet Union's growth into Europe to:
An iron curtain
A snake in the grass
A steel fortress
A war waiting to happen
4
A Cold War is:
A war with no human involvement, but is fought by machines
A war that started because of a miscommunication
A war with propaganda, threats & hostilities but no open war
A war that is fought in a place that is cold
5
Which two "superpowers" were involved in the Cold War?
US and Japan
USSR and China
US and USSR
US and Germany
6
Who emerged as the leader of the USSR after Stalin's death in 1953?
Nikita Khrushchev
Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Lenin
7
The Korean War stalled at:
The Inchon Peninsula
Seoul
The Chinese Border
The 38th Parallel
8
Containment was a policy that attempted to:
Soviet policy to keep people from leaving the USSR
US policy of influencing countries to become communist
US foreign policy to prevent the spread of communism
Soviet policy of promoting capitalism
9
In the Korean War, this general promised to "Bring the troops home by Christmas"
Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower
Chester Nimitz
George Patton
Douglas MacArthur
10
The Marshall Plan:
was the US plan to invade Russia through the black sea
was aid provided by the US to prevent communism in Europe
was the USSR plan to change weather patterns
was the US plan to annex Eastern Europe

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