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Unit 2: Cold War Review
Unit 2: Cold War Review
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1
5-year agreement that limited the number of Intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched missiles called?
Nixon Treaty
SALT 1 Treaty
IBM Treaty
Nuclear Agreement Treaty
2
Why would Gorbachev start the programs of Glasnost and Perestroika?
To expand NATO
To help develop Soviet nuclear missiles
To strengthen collective farms
To stimulate the economy and political discussion
3
Which of the following was not a war (WWII) time tension that led to the Cold War?
Stalin was originally allied with Hitler in the beginning of WWII
Stalin's refusal to allow democratic elections in Eastern Europe
The United States kept the Manhattan Project a secret from the Soviet Union
The United States was secretly funding Italy's military
4
The Cuban Missile Crisis was an incident involving Cuba, the United States, and what other country?
Afghanistan
Argentina
China
The Soviet Union
5
What was one major event that started the Cuban Missile Crisis?
WWII
The Berlin Wall
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Soviet Union declaring war on the U.S.
6
The House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC):
Investigated U.S. involvement in the Korean War and its lack of progress
Protested racial segregation in the armed forces
Tried to deport all foreigners or Un-American people
Investigated disloyalty and harmful foreign influences in the United States
7
The weapons race occuring between the U.S. and U.S.S.R was called the "Weapon's War"
True
False
8
What was the Iron Curtain?
A military barrier between the U.S. and Soviet Union
A wall dividing Berlin
A political barrier within Eastern Europe
The divide between North and South Korea
9
What did both countries (United States and the Soviet Union) agree to do to solve this conflict?
Missiles are taken out of Cuba, Turkey, & Italy, US & USSR stay out of Cuba
Demilitarize all of their offensive weaponry
Start World War III
Launch a strategic war between the two nations
10
What best describes the outcome of the Korean War?
South Korea and the U.S. won, unifying a Democratic Korea
Stalemate, with the border remaining, essentially, where it was originally
North Korea and China won, unifying a Communist Korea
The U.S. and China split Korea, each controlling a part
11
Senator McCarthy's popularity went down because he began to target:
The U.S. Army
Women and Children
The Supreme Court of the United States
House of Representatives
12
What is Glasnost?
American Rule over Russia
Anarchy and chaos
Encouraged freedom in speech and government
Strict laws against speaking
13
Richard Nixon's Policy of dealing with Communism:
Détente
Découdre
Je ne sais pas
Coupe
14
Which country controlled the satellite nations in the Cold War?
Yugoslavia
The U.S.
Great Britain
The Soviet Union
15
What happened in 1969 ending the Space Race?
The U.S. sent the first robotic rover to Mars
The US sent is own satellites into Space
John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on The Moon
16
Which war hurt U.S. & Soviet relations in
the late 70s?
The Soviet-Afghan War
The Watergate War
The Korean War
WWII
17
What caused McCarthyism?
Bombing China
Increased fear of Communism
Japanese spies
President Truman making atomic bombs
18
Who was the Communist leader of Cuba at the time (of the Cuban Missile Crisis)?
Che Guevara
Fidel Castro
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
19
After Kennedy found out about the missiles, what did he order the Navy to do?
Set up a naval 'quarantine' (partial blockade) around Cuba
Blow up Soviet Ships bringing missiles to Cuba
He did not order the Navy to do anything
Send submarines to the Soviet harbor for a covert attack
20
How did the Soviets "begin" the Space Race which started in 1957?
They created the first space station
They produced the largest hydrogen bomb ever
They launched the first ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile)
They launched the first artificial satellite named Sputnik into space
21
Why couldn't the US and Soviet Union get into a major war after the 1950s?
The United Nations would kick these founding members out for going to war
Mutually assured destruction (M.A.D.) killing large populations
They would have no support from NATO or the Warsaw Pact if they did
It would cause the rest of the world to declare war on both sides
22
What happened to East and West Germany after the Fall of the Berlin Wall?
They rebuilt the wall
They unified into one communist country
They unified into one democratic country
They kept the same political systems
23
What reconnaissance (military observation) did the United States use to discover the missile sites on Cuba
Submarines
CIA Agents
U-2 Planes
Patrol Boats
24
Why did the Pres. Jimmy Carter dislike the Soviet Union?
They lied about a treaty
Animal Rights Violations
Human Right Violations
They threatened war with Canada
25
Perestroika is...
Gorbachev's policy of allowing some private businesses
Russian term for admiration of a comrade
Capital of Sudetenland
Khrushchev's policy of aggression w/ U.S.
26
True or False: The Berlin wall was erected in order to keep East Germans from fleeing to West Germany
True
False
27
What was the Berlin Wall a symbol of?
Communist Oppression & Economic Failure
The U.S. losing the Cold War
The success of the Berlin Airlift
Democratic Oppression
28
What was the Berlin Airlift
Flying over Berlin to check for Communist missiles
Fire bombing Berlin
Dropping weapons so people in West Berlin could attack the Communists
Dropping food and supplies to Berliners who were blocked off
29
The couple that was executed for spying and allegedly passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union were the...
Moon's
Chamber's
Hiss's
Rosenberg's
30
President John F Kennedy set the US goal to win the Space Race by declaring the US would go to:
Moon
Jupiter
Mars
Sun
31
What was the U.S. policy put into place after WWII to stop the spread of communism?
Destruction
Expansion
Isolation
Containment
32
How did the Korean War start?
The South invaded the North
The West and East were split
The North invaded the South
The West invaded the East
33
After WWII, What type of government did the Soviet Union want to spread around the globe?
Democracy
Communism
Oligarchy
Autocracy
34
After the fall of the USSR, what did many parts of the former USSR do?
Created the United States 2.0 (Russian Edition)
Attempt to reestablish communism
Establish their own communist government
Establish democratic governments
35
This group of "Hollywood" producers and executives went to jail for their stance against McCarthyism
Sovieters
The New York 5
Hollywood 10
The Red Menaces
36
Anyone who is, or is suspected of being a communist is put on a LIST and is not allowed to work again:
White Listed
Black Listed
Blue Listed
Red Listed
37
Where was Korea divided after the Korean war?
Along the Mountains
52nd Parallel
38th Parallel
Across Pearl Harbor
