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The Cold War
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1
Which of the following phrases best defines the term Cold War?
Competition for petroleum resources in the Arctic
Competition for economic and political power between opposing systems
Indirect conflict between nations full of threats, and proxy wars
Conflict between opponents armed with nuclear weapons
2
The
main reason
for the disagreements and mistrust between the U.S. and the Soviet Union throughout the Cold War...
Ideological differences
The United States' refusal to allow the Soviet Union in NATO
Arguments about Soviet control of Germany
3
What was the main reason the United States entered the Vietnam War?
The Soviet Union was taking over Vietnam militarily.
Vietnam declared war on the US and attacked Hawaii.
The US was after oil resources of Vietnam’s coast.
They wanted to stop communism from spreading there.
4
Which event related to the Cold War in the United States is being depicted in this propaganda poster?
Red Scare
Brinkmanship
MAD
Cultural Revolution
5
What was the purpose of the Soviet Glasnost & Perestroika policies?
They were to reduce the number of nuclear weapons
They were reforms to improve the economy and give more freedoms
They were an alliance between the Soviets and their allies
They were to set up a series of democratic elections in all of Soviet Union
6
What was the significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1991?
It signaling the end of the Cold War.
It was the first conflict of the Cold War to be televised.
Parts of the wall were featured in museums for their artistic excellence.
It became known as the first "hot spot" of the Cold War.
7
What was the Truman Doctrine?
A plan to end imperialism
A plan to bring peace to Korea after the Korean War
A plan to punish suspected communist in the US
A plan to contain communism by offering aid to nations at risk
8
Why are nuclear weapons were never used in the Cold War?
The United States and the Soviet Union were too busy fighting in proxy wars
Space exploration was the real goal of the arms race, not warfare
The fear of MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction)
The SALT agreements reduced nuclear weapons
9
The Soviet Union is...
Democratic
Capitalist
Communist
Totalitarian
10
Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis such a defining point in the Cold War?
The United States and the Soviet Union came close to nuclear war.
A country threatened to attack both the Soviets and the U.S.
It was the 1st time a communist country in Latin America turned democratic
Cuba was trying to sell nukes to the Soviet Union
11
TRUE OR FALSE: VIETNAM WAS STOPPED FROM BECOMING COMMUNIST
False
True
12
What was the Iron Curtain?
The Soviet Union’s massive network of spies in Eastern Europe after WWII
Another name for the Berlin Wall
The ideological divide between Communism and Democracy in Europe
The Soviet Red Army’s invasion of Eastern Europe after WWII
13
Which nation "won" the space race by being the first to land a man on the moon?
USA
USSR
14
The United States is...
Communist
Democratic
Capitalist
Totalitarian
15
Which of the following contributed the MOST to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Soviet economic struggles due to military spending
Detente
Destruction of the Berlin Wall
The US boycott of the Olympics in Moscow
16
Which statement about the Korean War is true?
North Korea gained a vast amount of territory as a result of the war.
South Korea gained a vast amount of territory as a result of the war.
The war ended with a stalemate and neither side gained ground
The U.S. took control over Korea
17
During the Cold War, democratic nations tried to stop the spread of Communism through a policy known as…
Proxyism
Isolationism
Imperialism
Containment
18
Why was the
Berlin Wall
constructed in Germany?
To prevent West Germans from planning a revolution
To keep the U.S. from attacking the Soviet Union
To stop the East Germans were escaping into the West though Berlin
To be an invisible, ideological divide between east and west Germany
19
Belief that if one country ‘fell’ to communism others around it would become communist as well. This is known as…
Monopoly Theory
Jenga Theory
Domino Theory
Leapfrog Theory
20
What was the purpose of the
SALT treaties
?
C. To destroy ALL nuclear weapons
A. To increase the number of nuclear weapons the USSR and USA had
B. To decrease the number of nuclear weapons the USSR and USA had
D. To create new types of nuclear weapons
21
The Vietnam War was popular and well supported by the U.S. public
False
True
22
Why did the Soviet Union expanded their influence over the satellite nations of Eastern Europe after World War II?
Stalin wanted to help these nations rebuild after WWII
Stalin needed valuable resources from these lands to for industrialization
Stalin was given control over those lands at the Yalta Conference
Stalin wanted these nations to act as a buffer from the West
23
Why was NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) created?
To unite the Western powers and protect them from invasion by the USSR
To create an alliance between the Soviet Union and the Eastern bloc nations
To prevent another world war
To end espionage within the United States Federal Government
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What started the Space Race?
The launch of the first ICBM
The failure of the International Space Station
The launch of Sputnik (the 1st satellite)
Neil Armstrong walking on the moon
