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Review game for 10th grade unit. #coldwar
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1
What was the name of the Pilot who was shot down in Soviet Airspace causing the U-2 Incident?
Francis Gary Powers
Gary Francis Clark
Francis J. Underwood
Kenny Powers Jr.
2
Name the book:
Moby Dick
The Great Gatsby
Lord of the Flies
To Kill a Mockingbird
3
The US responded to fear of Soviet military action in the Middle East by issuing what?
Warsaw Pact
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Eisenhower Doctrine
4
What is the term given to America's need to stop the spread of communism around the globe?
laissez-faire
The Marshall Plan
Probable Cause
Containment
5
2 label someone's activities as __ would suggest that person is making unsupported accusations.
Brinkmanship
containment
McCarthyism
infiltration
6
Who appeared to be winning in Korea before China actively entered the conflict?
Nationalists
Communists
North Koreans
South Koreans
7
Who is best known for investigating communism in the film industry?
HUAC
NATO
The CIA
The UN
8
Which body of water was NOT bordered by a nonaligned country?
Mediterranean Sea
Baltic Sea
Atlantic Sea
Black Sea
9
What was the name of the first satellite put into space in the 1950's?
Sputnik
Apollo I
HUAC
Iron Curtain
10
Which was the last meeting between Russian, British, and American leaders in WWII?
Potsdam Conference
San Francisco Charter
Treaty of Versailles
Potsdam Charter
11
What did the US focus on after the USSR detonated an atomic bomb?
NATO
An atomic bomb
a space satellite
a hydrogen bomb
12
The main goal of the _____ was to stop the spread of communism.
Marshall Plan
The Truman Doctrine
Warsaw Pact
Iron curtain
13
Name the movie:
He Got Game
Air Up There
Hoosiers
Blue Chips
14
What did the Soviet Union set up in response to the West trying to reunify Germany?
Berlin Blockade
German Democratic Republic
Iron Curtain
Berlin Airlift
15
Name the style of racing:
Pro Modified Drag Racing
Funny Car Drag Racing
Top Fuel Drag Racing
NASCAR
16
What do we call the geopolitical boundary that separates the Soviet bloc from Western Europe?
The Iron Curtain
Containment
The 38th Parallel
The Iron Lotus
17
What is the name of the competition for dominance over space exploration called?
Race to Space
Race to the Top
The New Frontier
The Space Race
18
Which Warsaw Pact country was isolated from the other Warsaw countries?
Albania
Ireland
Portugal
Norway
19
What is the name of the line that divided North and South Korea?
The Mason Dixon
The Iron Curtain
The 93rd Parallel
The 38th Parallel
20
Who was the leader of the Communists in China?
Chiang Kai-shek
Kim Il Sung
Syngman Rhee
Mao Zedong
21
These are the nations that don't have allegiance but are under great pressure from the Soviets.
Alternative collectives
Satellite nations
League of Nations
Warsaw Pact Countries
22
General Douglas MacArthur commanded US forces in which country/region?
Guatemala
The Middle East
Korea
Hungary
23
Which country was the northernmost NATO member in 1955?
Greece
Great Britain
Norway
Sweden
24
Which three NATO countries border Warsaw Pact countries?
Turkey, Greece, Denmark
Greece, Turkey, Italy
Greece, Italy, Denmark
Turkey Greece, West Germany
25
Bonus: Name the famous Christmas movie character played by the lead singer of Pretty Reckless
Dorey Walker (Miracle on 34th Street)
Jane Drexel (Christmas Shoes)
Cindy Lou Who (Grinch)
Elf-Judy (Santa Clause)
26
What couple was executed for treason via the electric chair?
Alton Coleman and Debra Brown
Bernard and Doris Rosenberg
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
Bonnie and Clyde
27
How many countries were members of the Warsaw Pact in 1955?
seven
nine
six
eight
28
Name this instrument:
Hydraulophone
Theremin
Zeusaphone
Electrophone
29
Who was defeated in the Chinese Civil War despite $2 billion being sent to them by the US?
Soviets
Nationalists
peasants
Communists
30
Name that Tune:
The Spinnerettes- Take Me Down
Pretty Reckless-Ghetto Love
The Spinnerettes-Ghetto Love
Pretty Reckless-Take Me Down
31
What do we call the act of dropping supplies and necessities to the people of Berlin, Germany?
Marshall Plan
Operation Freedom
Freedom Cry
Berlin Airlift
32
What do we call the US endeavor of supporting and funding the reconstruction of Western Europe?
Berlin Airlift
The Marshall Plan
The Domino Theory
The Truman Doctrine
