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Cold War Pre-Break Quiz
Cold War Pre-Break Quiz
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1
Glasnost means what?
dainty or delicate
restructuring--allowing democratic elections
openness--allowing freedoms to the people
"bless you" in Russian
2
Nations of the Western Bloc were members of what military alliance?
Warsaw Pact
Triple Entente
NATO--North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO--Non-Aligned Treaty Obligation
3
Later events, such as this, were started by the CIA overthrow of Iran's elected leader in 1953
Cuban Missile Crisis
Iran Hostage Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Lollapalooza
4
Communism is identified as all of the following EXCEPT
private ownership of the means of production
no private property
a classless society where everyone is equal
public ownership of the means of production
5
The Cold War is generally understood to have lasted from
1917 to 1945
1945 to 1991
1900 to 2015
1953 to 1991
6
Capitalism is identified by
a classless society where everyone is equal
public ownership of the means of production
no private property exists
individual ownership of the means of production
7
In 1953, the CIA overthrew the democratically elected leader of Iran, his name was...
Mohammad Mustafa
Jacobo Arbenz
Winston Churchill
Mohammad Mosaddegh
8
The Iran-Contra Affair was perpetrated under the administration of which US president?
Carter
Ford
Bush
Reagan
9
This proxy war was fought over the 38th parallel near China
Vietnam War
Mongol War
Japanese War
Korean War
10
Recent events in what nation may prove that the Cold War is NOT over?
Japan
Syria
Belgium
Malaysia
11
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union who tried to salvage it in its last days?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Leonid Brezhnev
12
What nation was invaded by the USSR in 1979 and by the US in 2001?
Vietnam
Cuba
Afghanistan
Guatemala
13
This event was a 13 day confrontation between the US and USSR over Soviet missiles being placed
in China
in Ukraine
in Turkey
in Cuba
14
Perestroika means what?
openness--giving people freedoms
a delicate surgery of the ear
restructuring--allowing democratic elections
"you struck out" in Russian
15
The Cold War was characterized by
a race to see who would control the world's oceans
a nuclear war
peace
a nuclear arms race
16
Nations that were neither in the Eastern Bloc or Western Bloc were often in a group known as
the peaceniks
the non-aligned movement or NAM
the prey group
the non-aligned group or NAG
17
Which is a site of a Cold War proxy war?
Iraq
Hawaii
Denmark
Korea
18
Which of the following nations was NOT a member of the Warsaw Pact?
West Germany
Poland
USSR
East Germany
19
The Cold War was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
clash of ideologies--communism and capitalism
proxy wars
espionage or spying
mutually beneficial trade between the US and USSR
20
Many of the decisions about the post-WWII world were made at what conference?
Yalta Conference
Moscow Conference
Paris Peace Conference
Dayton Accords
21
A proxy war is a war
started by the proxy people Outer Mongolia
nuclear war
started by major power that does not itself become involved
war to end all wars
22
The Chinese Communist Revolution caused the United States to
declare war against Nicaragua
oppose the spread of communism in Korea
accept communism as a viable economic system
engage Chinese troops in direct warfare
23
What was the name of the US plan to rebuild western Europe?
NATO
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Perestroika
24
The Cold War was also a
fight for Canada
rivalry between the US and USSR for control of resources
a made up competition in order to sell movies
none of the above
25
The CIA kicked out the democratically elected Jacobo Arbenz in what country?
Cambodia
Japan
Nicaragua
Guatemala
26
What worldwide institution was created after WWII to address international crises?
UN--United Nuggetheads
UNAO--United National Accountant Organization
UN--United Nations
USN--United States of Nations
27
What event caused Fidel Castro to reach out to the USSR for protection from US intervention?
Bay of Pigs
U2 spy plane incident
Berlin Blockade/Airlift
Space Race
28
The first crisis of the Cold War, the US dropped aid to West Berliners...
Greek Crisis
Berlin Blockade/Airlift
Chinese Communist Revolution
Korean War
29
The Civil War in Greece prompted President Truman to create what foreign policy?
Monroe Doctrine--Latin America is closed to colonization
Truman Doctrine--the US will remain isolationist
Jackson Doctrine--Cold War will be resolved by a dance off
Truman Doctrine--Communism must be contained at all costs
30
The Cold War is best defined as
the state of tension between the US and Europe after WWII
the military take over of smaller, weaker nations
military and economic tension between the US and the USSR
the Battle of Gettysburg, July, 1863
