Cold War Test Review

The idea which represented the US’ willingness to go to the edge of war during the Cold War.

In 1947-48, the American and British Air Force flew missions into West Berlin in order to:

He was the Soviet leader who steered the USSR away from communism and introduced many reforms.

This was the name of the first satellite to be launched into space by any country.

The process of removing some of Stalin’s repressive measures; started by Khrushchev

An unsuccessful attempt at containment in Southeast Asia

The policy of détente was mainly intended to:

The fall of one country to communism would lead to the fall of its neighbors.

int’l organization whose members promise to unite to maintain international peace and security

What year did the Soviet Union officially collapse (or cease to exist)?

The leader of the North Vietnamese communists during the Vietnam War?

This type of Government is used in North Korea.

What was the name of US policy that aimed to prevent the spread of communism?

The purpose of perestroika was to:

The group of countries that bordered the Soviet Union and formed a bufferzone against attack.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Cold War?

A Vietnamese attack in 1968, surprising the Americans?

The U.S. plan to help rebuild Europe, give financial help, and prevent communism from spreading

What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

This was an alliance between the Soviet Union and its eastern European allies

One of Gorbachev’s reforms, Glasnost means

The Warsaw Pact was developed in 1955 as a response to the:

The U.S. and the USSR had a dangerous standoff over the presence of Soviet missiles in:

 Term used to represent the division between democratic W. Europe and Communist E. Europe.