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M23: Cold War Conflicts Review 2
M23: Cold War Conflicts Review 2
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Review of the major events of the Cold War period.
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1
Which president wanted to develop a missile protection system nicknamed
The Star Wars Program
?
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
2
What event almost brought the cold war superpowers to World War III?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Detente
Iranian Hostage Crisis
Bay of Pigs Invasion
3
Communist guerrillas in Vietnam were called _____.
Agent Orange
Vietcong
Napalm
Platoons
4
The original astronauts were called the ...
Mercury 7
Saturn V
Gemini 9
Big Three
5
In 1961, to keep East Berliners from leaving, Khrushchev ...
set up the Iron Curtain
invaded Hungary
built the Berlin Wall
banned all travel
6
The concept of containing communism to lands already under communist control is part of the __.
Truman Doctrine
Marshal Plan
Balance of Terror
Domino Theory
7
How many times larger was a hydrogen bomb compared to an atomic bomb?
100
10
1000
1,000,000
8
Which of the following was
NOT
one of the difficulties of U.S. troops in Vietnam?
guerrilla warfare
supporting an unpopular government
jungle terrain
inferior weapons
9
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Michael Collins
Jim Lovell
Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
10
The nations that have veto power in the United Nations are part of the _____.
Embassy
Security Council
General Assembly
International Congress
11
The U.S. decided to boycott the 1980 Olympics to protest the Soviet Union’s invasion of _____.
Afghanistan
Czechoslovkia
Iran
Cuba
12
Which mission landed on the moon?
Apollo VIII (8)
Apollo XIII (13)
Apollo I (1)
Apollo XI (11)
13
Winston Churchill referred to the separation between eastern bloc and western bloc countries as
an Arms Race.
the Iron Curtain.
a Balance of Power.
The Berlin Wall.
14
The Dalai Lama fled to India after Communist China took over ...
Mongolia
Korea
Taiwan
Tibet
15
What led to the Cold War?
The launch of Sputnik
The UN's refusal to recognize communist China
Stalin's desire for pro-soviet governments near the USSR
Truman's use of the atomic baomb
16
After defeat at the hands of the communist, the Chinese Nationalists fled to _____.
Korea
Taiwan
Japan
Vietnam
17
After President Nixon pulled U.S. troops out of Vietnam, which of the following occurred?
North Vietnam overran South Vietnam
South Vietnam overran North Vietnam
North and South Vietnam signed a treaty
North and South Vietnam were conquered by China
18
What was the name of the Soviets military alliance?
Treaty of Versailles
Communist Bloc
Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
19
Which of the following nations is NOT a permanent member of the UN Security Council?
Great Britan
Italy
the United States
Russia
20
After the Chinese got involved in the Korean War, who wanted to use a nuclear attack on China?
Dwight Eisenhower
George Patton
Douglas MacArthur
Harry Truman
21
According to the United Nations charter, each participating nation gets one vote in the _____.
General Assembly
International Congress
Security Council
Embassy
22
After World War II, Korea was divided into North and South Korea at the _____.
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Demilitarized Zone
Line of Demarcation
38th Parallel
23
Mao's Great Leap Forward program included the creation of ...
a plan to land on the moon.
large steel producing factories
collective farms.
the end of higher education.
24
Cold war refers to _____.
nations involved in armed conflict
nations involved in peace agreements
a state of tension and hostility without armed conflict
military combat in the polar regions
25
Which German city was divided by the Soviet Unions and the Allied democracies?
Moscow
Berlin
Frankfurt
Dresden
26
Helping European nations rebuild after World War II was part of the _____.
Domino Theory
Marshal Plan
Truman Doctrine
Berlin Airlift
27
During the cold war, both superpowers developed _____ as part of the Arms Race.
missile defense systems
weapons of mass destruction
embargos
space warfare
28
Which American President challenged astronauts to go to the moon before the end of the 1960’s?
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Ronald Regan
Richard Nixon
29
Who was the leader of the People’s Republic of China?
Dalai Lama
Jiang Jieshi
Ho Chi Mihn
Mao Zedong
30
What event caused the U.S. to increase its spending on technology?
The Soviets shot down a U2 spy plane
The Soviets set up missile sites in Cuba
The Soviets launched Sputnik
Yuri Gagarin orbited the earth
31
How did the Western European Allies respond to Stalin's blockade of West Berlin?
they threatened to use a nuclear attack
by giving the USSR an ultimatum
they negotiated a settlement to appease Stalin
by airlifting supplies into West Berlin
32
Who was the first communist dictator of Cuba?
Nikita Khrushchev
Yasiel Puig
Elias Batista
Fidel Castro
33
The idea that if one Southeast Asian nation fell to communism, they all would fall was called
Truman Doctrine.
Domino Theory.
the Marshal Plan.
Containment.
34
Winston Churchill referred to the Arms Race as ...
a Balance of Terror
Mutually Assured Destruction
a Nuclear Holacaust
a Balance of Power
35
Who was the first person in space?
Nikita Khrushchev
Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin
Alan Shepard
36
What type of political system did the North Koreans develop?
democratic
communist
capitalist
socialist
37
Which military alliance included the U.S., Canada, and ten western European democracies?
Warsaw Pact
Security Council
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United Nations
38
The two superpowers of the cold war were the United States and _____.
Great Britain
Germany
the Soviet Union
China
39
Who was the first American in space?
Neil Armstrong
Alan Shepard
John Glenn
Deke Slayton
40
The official name of Communist China is ...
The Mao Dynasty
The People's Republic of China.
Asia for Asians
The Union of Socialist China
