The people of Berlin were fleeing from

East Berlin to West Berlin for freedom

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was initially formed to

defend Western Europe from Soviet aggression and communism

The iron curtain was a metaphor for what?

Divide between communist and democratic countries in Europe

One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to:

keep East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin

The primary purpose of the United Nations is to:

resolve conflicts between nations peacefully

The Marshall Plan was designed to stop the spread of communism by providing:

funds for economic recovery in war-torn European nations

One reason Mikhail Gorbachev implemented the policies of glasnost and perestroika in the Soviet Union was to...

encourage political discussion and economic reform

The SALT treaties did what..

limited the number of nuclear weapons a country could have

One way in which the Korean War and the Vietnam War are similar is that both:

developed from Cold War tensions

The events in these 2 headlines contributed to the:

tensions between the superpowers

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1
Who said: “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country
Richard Nixon
Abraham Lincoln
Lyndon B Johnson
John F Kennedy
2
The 38th parallel divides what 2 countries?
North and South
East and West Berlin
North and South Korea
North and South Vietnam
3
The Berlin Wall was torn down in 1989
False
True
4
The people of Berlin were fleeing from
South Berlin to North Berlin for freedom
East Berlin to West Berlin for freedom
North Berlin to South Berlin for freedom
West Berlin to East Berlin for freedom
5
1. The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world has ever been to:
Ending communism
Creating a new United Nations
Atomic War
The collapse of democracy
6
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was initially formed to
isolate member nations from the rest of the world
promote religious freedom
spread communism to each member nation
defend Western Europe from Soviet aggression and communism
7
The iron curtain was a metaphor for what?
Divide between communist and democratic countries in Europe
a. The might of the US military
Newly designed tanks
Berlin Wall splitting up communist East and democratic West Berlin
8
One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to:
promote reunification of East Germany and West Germany
keep East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin
meet the requirements of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
complete the post–World War II rebuilding of Berlin
9
When one country falls to communism then the countries next to that country will also fall to communism is called what?
Red Scare
Imperialism
Domino Theory
McCarthyism
10
The Soviet Response to NATO was:
Warsaw (Satellite States)
a. NAFTA
Watergate
Afghanistan Invasion
11
America’s goal during the Cold War was to:
a. Limit investments to other countries to rebuild economy
Return to isolationism
Stop the spread of communism
Colonize the Philippines
12
Major foe of the U.S. during the Cold War
Russia
Japan
South Vietnam
Germany
13
The primary purpose of the United Nations is to:
control world grain prices
resolve conflicts between nations peacefully
promote democratic governments
unite all nations militarily through alliances
14
The Marshall Plan was designed to stop the spread of communism by providing:
nuclear weapons to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members
government housing to refugees
funds for economic recovery in war-torn European nations
military assistance to Vietnam
15
The destruction of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet Union signify the:
strength of the Warsaw Pact
end of the Cold War
collapse of the Taliban
power of the European Union
16
Which event did the Soviet Union shoot down an American spy plane
Berlin Crisis
Bay of Pigs
U-2 Incident
Cuban Missile Crisis
17
Which of the following was a US policy to stop the spread of communism?
Containment
Dollar diplomacy
Neutrality
Good Neighbor Policy
18
Why was the Cold War considered “cold”?
Spread of isolationism
No actual fighting took place
War took place in Russia
Lack of communication between countries
19
The Bay of Pigs invasion was a complete failure
True
False
20
John F. Kennedy was assassinated by...
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Hinkley Jr.
Joseph McCarthy
John Wilkes Booth
21
One reason Mikhail Gorbachev implemented the policies of glasnost and perestroika in the Soviet Union was to...
encourage political discussion and economic reform
dominate the governments of Eastern Europe
destroy the power of the opposition party
eliminate freedom of speech and press
22
The SALT treaties did what..
limited the number of war planes a country can have
limited the number of salt countries sould produce
limited the number of nuclear weapons a country could have
limited the number of spiced countries could export during the Cold War
23
The US achieved its goal of stopping the spread of communism during the Vietnam War?
True
False
24
During the Cold War, major incidents took place in all of the following places, except:
Berlin
Cuba
Korea
Italy
25
Who said this in front of the Berlin Wall? Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”
Harry S. Truman
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
26
One way in which the Korean War and the Vietnam War are similar is that both:
developed from Cold War tensions
attempted to remove French imperialists from power
reflected the success of the Western policy of containment
resulted in unification of two formerly independent nations
27
Glasnost can be best described as...
A policy to contain communism
Soviet Union War tactic
Russian reforms in the 1980s
being on the brink of a nuclear war
28
Joseph McCarthy used what to take out his political enemies?
Red Scare
Pentagon Papers
Political cartoons
Watergate scandal
29
All of the following embarrassed the US during the Cold War except:
U-2 Incident
Iran Hostage Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Fall of the Berlin Wall
30
The events in these 2 headlines contributed to the:
collapse of the Soviet Union
rejection of imperialism by Western nations
development of peacetime alliances
tensions between the superpowers

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