What is a "Proxy War"?

One nation fighting for another nation

What was the Marshall Plan?

$13 billion in US aide to Europe post WWII

What is the USSR policy of Glasnost?

"Openness" to more personal freedoms in USSR

What is the USSR policy of Perestroika?

"Restructuring" economically and politically

What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

Containment of Communism, Provide aide to democratic nations

What was the purpose of a Satellite Nation?

Buffer between USSR and Europe, Spread Communism

What was the Iron Curtain?

Metaphorical wall representing communism spreading

What were the conflicting ideologies that led to the Cold War?

Communism vs. Democracy, Capitalism vs. Command Economy

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1
What is a "Proxy War"?
Nuclear war engagement
Conflict directly between two Super Powers
All of the above
One nation fighting for another nation
2
What was the failed US attempt to overthrow Cuban leader Fidel Castro?
Chilean Coup de tat
Glasnost and Perestroika
Bay of Pigs invasion
Cuban Missile Crisis
3
What was the cause of the Berlin Airlift?
USA tearing down the Berlin Wall
Soviet missiles in Cuba
Soviet blockade of West Berlin
French occupation of West Berlin
4
What was the Marshall Plan?
US plan to spread Communism
Formation of Alliances
$13 billion in US aide to Europe post WWII
Soviet attempt to control Europe
5
Which of the following is an example of a Proxy War?
Afghanistan invasion
Cuban Revolution
Chilean Coup
All are Proxy Wars
6
What was the name of the Alliance formed by the USSR and its satellite nations?
United Soviet Socialist Republics
United Nations
NATO
Warsaw Pact
7
What is the USSR policy of Glasnost?
"Restructuring" economic and political system
Collectivization of farms
"Openness" to more personal freedoms in USSR
Spreading Communism
8
What is the USSR policy of Perestroika?
"Openness" to more personal freedoms
Disarming their nuclear weapons
"Restructuring" economically and politically
Mutually Assured Destruction
9
This situation resulted from Soviet nuclear missiles pointed at the USA 90 miles away...
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs invasion
Berlin Airlift
Berlin Blockade
10
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
Containment of Communism
Directly fight the Soviet Union
Invade nations to keep peace
Provide aide to democratic nations
11
Who controlled the Satellite Nations during the Cold War?
China
North Korea
USSR
USA
12
What does the acronym MAD stand for?
Moms And Dads
Military Arms Detail
Missile Arsenal Defense
Mutually Assured Destruction
13
Who was part of the NATO Alliance?
China and USSR
Germany, Japan, and Italy
Soviet Union and Satellites
USA and Western Democracies
14
What best describes the US policy of Containment?
Fireflies in a jar
Mowing the lawn
Water spilling out of a pool
Cleaning a spill with paper towel
15
What was the purpose of a Satellite Nation?
Buffer between USSR and Europe
Containment of Communism
Spread Communism
European recovery post WWII
16
How did nuclear weapons cause the Cold War?
Competition for military supremacy
Deterrence
All are true
Fear of Nuclear annihilation
17
What was the Iron Curtain?
A shower curtain
Metaphorical wall representing communism spreading
Wall to divide East and West Berlin
Wall to divide East and West Europe
18
What were the conflicting ideologies that led to the Cold War?
Socialism vs. Dictatorship
Communism vs. Democracy
Communism vs. Socialism
Capitalism vs. Command Economy

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