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Cold War Quiz Review #
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1
The purpose of the Truman Doctrine was:
To contain the Soviet Union
To contain Greece and Turkey
To control all of Europe
To end Virtual Learning
2
Russia studied the poop of China's leader Mao Zedong?
True
False
3
Which side did the Soviet Union support during the Korean War?
NORTH KOREA
CHINA
JAPAN
SOUTH KOREA
4
The basic goal of capitalism is:
TO INCREASE THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY
TO CONQUER MANY COUNTRIES
TO MAKE AS MUCH MONEY AS YOU CAN
TO SHARE ALL YOUR PROFITS
5
The name for the USSR spy agency during the Cold War.
FBI
KGB
NASA
CIA
6
The USA developed the atomic bomb in 1945. What year did the USSR get one?
1947
1948
1946
1949
7
The theory that when a country became communist more would follow is called:
COMMUNISM THEORY
DOMINO THEORY
SPREAD THEORY
CONTAINMENT THEORY
8
The USSR made their own atomic bomb four years after the USA did. What did this start?
NUCLEAR ARMS RACE
NUCLEAR WAR
WE BECAME ALLIES
NUCLEAR ARMS TREATY
9
During the space race which subjects were emphasized more in public schools?
ENGLISH AND HISTORY
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
MATH AND SCIENCE
WOODSHOP AND AUTOSHOP
10
The Vietnam War was a popular one in the USA.
False
True
11
Communism's main goal is:
TO FIGHT THE USA
TO HAVE ONE POWERFUL DICTATOR
TO HAVE THE BEST SPIES
EVERYONE CAN BE FINANCIALLY EQUAL
12
THE USA AND SOVIET UNION ALMOST STARTED A NUCLEAR WAR BECAUSE OF A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION?
True
False
13
How did the MAD Theory prevent nuclear war?
BELIEVED EVERYONE WOULD DIE
"MOMMY AND DADDY" THEORY WAS PEACEFUL
WORLD LEADERS WERE CONSTANTLY ANGRY
THOUGHT TANKS AND PLANES WERE BETTER FOR WAR
14
The USA had Hybrid and Cohorts during the Cold War.
True
False
15
The Soviet Union launched the first satellite into space. What was it called?
PERESTROIKA
COSMONAUT
SPUTNIK
GLASNOST
16
What was the term Winston Churchill is credited with to describe the divide between Communism and Capitalism?
GOOD VS. EVIL
THE GOOD AND THE BAD
THE IRON CURTAIN
THE GREAT DIVIDE
17
THE USA SPENT 12 MILLION DOLLARS ON A PEN THAT WRITES UPSIDE DOWN IN ZERO GRAVITY. WHAT DID THE SOVIETS USE?
THEY CREATED THEIR OWN PEN
A SHARPIE
A PENCIL
THEY DIDN'T HAVE A PEN LIKE THAT
18
The name for the USA spy agency during the Cold War.
KGB
CIA
NASA
FBI
19
HOW MUCH MONEY WAS SPENT BY THE USA ON A SPY CAT?
20 MILLION DOLLARS
1 MILLION DOLLARS
10 MILLION DOLLARS
5 MILLION DOLLARS
20
DURING THE COLD WAR THE SOVIET UNION REFUSED TO COME TO THE USA FOR THE OLYMPICS. WHAT YEAR DID THIS TAKE PLACE?
1976
1988
1980
1984
21
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WAS DROPPED FROM PLANES TO SOVIET TROOPS?
PROPAGANDA POSTERS
ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC
CANDY
CONDOMS
22
How many people left East Germany between 1947-1961?
2.7 million
East Germany ended Hybrid Instruction
7.2 million
23
Which president gave GPS technology to the world?
President Bush
President Clinton
President Reagan
President Obama
24
MR. EVANS AND OUR CLASS MAKES MY DAY BETTER! (SMILES)
True
False
25
WHY WERE GERBILS USED IN AIRPORTS BY THE USA?
TO DETECT IF SOMEONE WAS NERVOUS
TO DETECT IF SOMEONE OWNED A DOG
TO DETECT IF SOMEONE HAD A BOMB
TO DETECT IF SOMEONE HAD COVID
26
Why did President Lyndon Johnson increase the military presence in Vietnam?
He thought it would end Covid
He thought it would end Virtual Instruction
He didn't want to look weak
He wanted to fight the Soviet Union
27
President Eisenhower used brinkmanship. What is that?
THREATENED TO USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS IT ATTACKED
AN INTRICATE SPY NETWORK
SHIPS MADE OF BRICKS TO WITHSTAND BOMBING
SECRET SHIPS THAT AVOID RADAR
28
PRESIDENT KENNEDY WAS ASSASSINATED BY SOVIET SPIES BECAUSE HE HATED COMMUNISM SO MUCH.
True
False
29
How many years (approximately) did the Cold War last?
45
25
60
70
30
What policy said communism shouldn't spread to other countries?
SOVIET UNION POLICY
DEMOCRACY POLICY
COMMUNISM POLICY
CONTAINMENT POLICY
31
DURING THE COLD WAR THE USA REFUSED TO GO THE SOVIET UNION FOR THE OLYMPICS. WHAT YEAR WAS THIS?
1980
1984
1988
1976
32
This USA agency was created to compete with the USSR in outer space.
KGB
FBI
NASA
CIA
33
Why did the USA fight in Korea between 1950-1953?
TO STOP THE SPREAD OF COMMUNISM
THEY WERE OUR ALLIES
WE DIDN'T LIKE THEIR DICTATOR
WE HAD MAJOR BUSINESSES THERE
34
WHAT EXPERIMENT DID THE USA WANT TO CONDUCT ON THE MOON?
BUILD A SPACE STATION
DETONATE A NUCLEAR BOMB
CREATE A FARM
SEE HOW GRAVITY WORKS
35
Who was the first man to go into space?
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Yuri Gagarin
Vladimir Lenin
