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Cold War Review Mr. Bryant
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1
The result of the Korean war was that:
the US took control of Korea and it became a democracy
the USSR took control and it became a communist country
Korea became a monarchy with Ho Chi Minh as its leader
Korea ended as it began divided between North and South
2
Which of the following correctly identifies the two nations with their ideologies (government)?
US-Democracy; Soviet Union-Communism
US-Democracy; Soviet Union-Utilitarianism
US-Democracy; Soviet Union-Monarchy
US-Socialism; Soviet Union-Communism
3
The Domino Theory was used as a reason to get involved in what wars?
Thailand & Cambodia
China & Korea
China & Vietnam
Korea & Vietnam
4
Why did the Soviet Union insist on making Germany pay excessive reparations?
To intimidate Harry Truman
To weaken them into becoming communist
To encourage them to improve their economy
Payback for damage after World War I
5
Who became leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin died?
Nikita Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
Mikhail Gorbachev
Leon Trotsky
6
Winston Churchill
used the phrase that a “_________ ____________” has descended over Europe.
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
Satellite Nation
Buffer Zone
7
Name of the US Senator who accused important people in the US of being communist:
Douglas McCarthur
Joseph McCarthy
Joseph Stalin
Paul McCartney
8
Why did the Soviet Union build the Berlin Wall?
To stop people from West Berlin going to East Berlin
To keep people from East Berlin going to West Berlin
To keep the rats from roaming the city and spreading disease
He wanted to cut off West Germany from West Berlin
9
Which of the following countries did
NOT
control one of Germany's four zones?
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Italy
France
10
Along what line of latitude are North and South Korea:
38th Parallel
21st Parallel
42nd Parallel
18th Parallel
11
Pushing the North Koreans upwards during the Korean War is an example of which U.S. strategy?
Espionage Act
Loyalty Review
Red Scare
Containment
12
What were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg charged with during the Cold War?
Spying for the Soviet Union
Murder in the first degree
Conspiracy to assassinate JFK
Unlawful Protesting of the Vietnam War
13
What were the two conferences at the end of WWII that set the tone for the Cold War?
Berlin & Paris
Yalta & Potsdam
Potsdam & Paris
Yalta & Berlin
14
What is the correct order of 1940's/50's presidents?
Truman, Eisenhower, Roosevelt
Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower
Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Truman
Roosevelt, Truman, Nixon
15
The postwar (WW2) period in the United States was a time of:
Declining birthrates
Prosperity
Depression
Conflict
16
Why did Kennedy not provide air support for the Bay of Pigs attempt?
He didn't want to upset the US
He didn't want anyone to know the US was involved
He secretly liked Castro
He was afraid of the big bad wolf
17
The role of the United States in the Cold War was to prevent the spread of:
prosperity in the Soviet Union
European culture
Communism
Capitalism
18
What was the closest point in the Cold War the US and the USSR came to actually fighting?
Vietnam War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Airlift
Korean War
19
The belief that if one country fell to communism - more countries would fall:
The Marshall Plan
The Contingency Plan
Domino Theory
The Truman Doctrine
20
What phrase was considered the "fear of communism" and the fall of the US into communism?
Pink Scare
Blue Scare
Red Scare
Purple Scare
21
The Berlin Wall represented:
detente
Soviet Repression
U.S. control of Germany
the arms race
22
The Marshall Plan's purpose was to provide economic relief for which type of nations?
European
Mediterranean
African
Communist
23
What was the name for the competition between USSR & the US to make it past Earth's orbit?
Slip Space
The Space Race
Deep Space Nine
Arms Race
24
What program served as the primary way to determine who was and was not a communist?
Faithfulness Screening Program
Loyalty Review Program
Espionage Program
Obedience Test Program
25
What game relates to the theory about losing nations to communism?
Dice
Chess
Solitaire
Dominos
26
What military alliance was formed by the US and Western European countries?
Friendly Force 5
Warsaw Pact
NATO
Axis Powers
27
If you were a movie star in the 1950's, your career could be severely damaged by this.
The Domino Theory
McCarthyism
Civil Disobedience
Containment
28
Where did Truman assert the need for democratic elections in Germany?
The Tehran Conference
The Potsdam Conference
The Crimean Conference
The Yalta Conference
29
The Truman Doctrine provided what type of assistance to help fight communism?
Economic
Diplomatic
Emotional
Military
30
The United States went to war to contain communism in which two countries during the Cold War?
Korea and Vietnam
Soviet Union and Japan
Soviet Union and Vietnam
China and Korea
31
In the U.S. during the 1950's, the correct way to protect yourself from a nuke would be to...
Lean with it, rock with it
Stop, drop, and roll
Duck and Cover
Squat, sit, and slide
32
Who became president of the United States after Harry S. Truman?
Bill Clinton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
George W. Bush
33
What was the Truman Doctrine?
to keep communism from spreading to the US
to take over communist countries and the Soviet Union
to supply countries in Southeast Asia with monetary support
To keep communism from spreading
34
Who was the communist leader who takes over Cuba in 1959?
Fidel Castro
Nikita Khrushchev
Antonio Perez
Mao Ze Ting
35
The Cold War was a conflict between what two nations?
China & the US
The Soviet Union & the US
The US & Japan
The Soviet Union & Germany
36
Who were the Big Three at the Yalta Conference?
Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt
Stalin, Atlee, JFK
Stalin, Atlee, Roosevelt
Stalin, Churchill, Truman
37
Who was the President of the U.S. at the
end
of
WWII
and through the
beginning
of the
Cold War
?
DwightD. Eisenhower
RichardNixon
FranklinD. Roosevelt
HarryTruman
38
Name of the unsuccessful invasion of Cuba and attempt to assassinate Fidel Castro:
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis
Tet Offensive
Battle of Britain