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1
Battle fatigued US troops assaulted and killed 500 civilians in
Butan Death March
My Lai Massacre
Potsdam Massacre
Kent State Shootings
2
Which country would value the idea of
equality
more?
US
USSR
3
What was the
major
reason many Americans fought in Korea and Vietnam?
A fear of democracy
To provide assistance to other countries
A fear of the Domino Theory
Support of communism
4
Perestroika attempted to reform the Soviet Union by...
dissolving the military
ending open elections
making government more transparent
restructuring the economy
5
Which of the following was an effect of the Cold War?
the US put the first man in space
the USSR continues to build missile bases in Cuba
Arms race develops
The US wins the Vietnam War
6
Which US president deliberated over his decision in regards to the Cuban Missile Crisis
Truman
Roosevelt
Kennedy
Eisenhower
7
Which is the best description of the Marhsall Plan of 1947
a plan to defeat the USSR in the arms race
a plan to remove the communist from US government posts
a plan to send military supplies to anti-communists in China
a plan of economic aid to western European countries
8
What is
NOT
a way the Korean War and Vietnam War are similar?
US primary concern is trying to stop the spread of communism
take place in Southeast Asia
US backs the southern, democratic half of a divided country
countries remain divided even today
9
The US tried to win "the hearts and minds" South Vietnamese civilians, what was this called?
Pacification
Search and Destroy
Operation Love
Intervention
10
What was the primary goal of the United Nations during the Cold War?
free trade with the US
to prevent the US and USSR from going to war
private ownership of land
to stop the USSR from building weapons
11
Winston Churchill said that European countries living under Soviet domination were behind...
The 8-Ball
The capitalist revolution
The Iron Curtain
In scientific development
12
The Korean war
almost
spiraled out of control when...
US Gen MacArthur landed forces behind enemy lines at Inchon
US forces moved within North Korea-China border
North Korean forces push the South Koreans into Pusan
US Gen MacArthur wanted to drop atomic bombs on China
13
The Atom Bomb was invented by the US during an emergency program known as the
Los Alamos Project
Marshall Plan
Manhattan Project
Nuclear Project
14
Many countries with
democratic
governments formed an alliance with the US known as...
Warsaw Pact
Axis
UN
NATO
15
Send money to other countries to gain influence and make them less likely to help your enemy
Alliances
Foreign Aid
Proxy Wars
Brinkmanship/ Mutually Assured Destruction
16
Which country would value the idea of
freedom
more?
USSR
US
17
The the arms race was reduced by which agreements
NATO
SALT
PEPP
MAD
18
Glasnost was...
the Soviet food distribution and ration system
a Soviet missile
the German name for the Berlin Wall
a Soviet reform that made government transparent
19
Reagan's Star Wars program spent billions of dollars on...
satellites that were supposed to destroy incoming missiles
a weapon capable destroying an entire planet
hydrogen bombs develop from low orbit
high tech hand-held lasers
20
What led to the start of the Vietnam War?
Soviet Union sent troops to North Vietnam
South Vietnam invaded North Vietnam
Civil war from Cambodia spread into Vietnam
US backed France in their attempt at recolonizing Vietnam
21
The Korean War all but won until who entered the war with millions of soldiers?
USSR
China
US
Canada
22
Any attack my country will result in the total destruction of theirs
Espionage
Brinkmanship/ Mutually Assured Destruction
Foreign Aid
Propaganda
23
Which country would value the idea of
self-reliance
more?
USSR
US
24
How long did the Cold War last?
44 years
23 years
75 years
10 years
25
An economy were the govt owns and distributes resources, and does not allow private property is
Totalitarianism
Socialism
Communism
Capitalism
26
What was a result of the Potsdam conference?
war criminals were tried in the US
a democratic government was adopted in Yugoslavia
German territory was divided into occupation zones
Japand was allowed to maintain an active military force
27
What was the largest cause of divisiveness on the American home front?
Vietnam War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Airlift
Korean War
28
Which of the following was established for the purpose of preventing another world war
League of Nations
Warsaw Pact
UN
NATO
29
The US has what type of economy?
Collective
Socialist
Capitalist
Totalitarian
30
The US and the USSR each engaged in a continual build up of nuclear weapons. This was known as
The Detente
The Space Race
The Arms Race
The Human Race
31
The destruction of the Berlin Wall symbolized what?
the end of the Vietnam War
the fall of Communism
the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis
the fall of capitalism
32
What sport helped cool tensions between the US and communist China
Baseball
Bowling
Ping-Pong
Basketball
33
Democratic nations tried to stop the spread of Communism through a policy known as
Containment
Imperialism
Occupation
Isolationism
34
The Korean War last 3 years, the last two years of those saw...
USSR providing millions of soldiers to defeat the US/UN
a stalemate between US/UN and NK/Chinese forces
US total victory on the Korean peninsula
the conflict spread to neighboring Vietnam
35
What type of economy did the Soviet Union have?
Communist
Totalitarian
Collective
Capitalist
36
The Cuban Missile Crisis was...
US accidentally detonated a nuclear weapon over Cuba
US stations troops at Guantanamo Bay
US launches an invasion of Cuban exiles
USSR installing missiles on Cuba & US trying to block them
37
What country was likely a member of the Warsaw Pact?
Brazil
US
France
Russia
38
The Cold War was a war of ideas between
Democracy and Fascism
Communism and Fascism
Communism and Totalitarianism
Communism and Democracy
39
What was the significance of the Berlin Wall?
Protect the USSR from invasion by the US
Keep citizens from fleeing communist East Germany
Protect western Europe from Soviet invasion
Keepy Soviet spies out of West Berlin
40
B/c this was long, costly, and ultimately unsuccessful; it was nicknamed the Soviet Vietnam
the Korean War
the Soviet-Afghan War
the Cuban Missile Crisis
the Russian Revolution
41
Which technological innovations contributed most to the start of the Space Race
Nuclear Energy
Satellites
Fiber Optic Wires
Bio-fuels
42
Which group of countries were Warsaw Pact members?
East Germany, Hungary, and Poland
Mexico, Canada, and the US
Ethiopia, Angola, and the Sudan
West Germany, France, and England
43
in the 1950's senator Joseph McCarthy won national attention when he...
Was convicted as a USSR spy
Volunteered to join the fight in North Korea
Ran for president against Harry S Truman
Claimed that 100s of government employees were communists
44
An economic system where industry are controlled by private owners for profit is...
autocracy
capitalism
socialism
democracy
45
All of these countries are still communist today except:
Germany
China
Vietnam
Cuba
46
The failed US-backed invasion of Cuba was is called...
the Bay of Pigs
the Cuban Missile Crisis
the U-2 Landings
the Inchon Invasion
47
Name the USSR's totalitarian leader at the beginning of the Cold War
Stalin
Lenin
Gorbachev
Winston Churchill
48
VietCong guerrillas attack on every major city in South Vietnam and turns America's opinion
Invasion at Inchon
Khe San Offensive
Pusan Perimeter
Tet Offensive
49
Which helped bring down the soviet Union?
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Soviet-Afghan War
Glasnost
Perestroika
50
What was the U-2 Incident?
The USSR shoots down a spy plane and embarrasses the US
The US takes down missiles on Cuba
The USSR builds a wall around West Berlin
Apple automatically installs unpopular soft rock on iPhones
51
After the Korean war, North Korea and South Korea
became communist
merged and became Korea
declared war on Vietnam
stayed separate and still are today
52
What policy said the US would aid any country fighting against communism?
Commu-stop Policy
Open Door Policy
Monroe Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
53
Spy to know the weaknesses of the enemy and steal/compromise their strengths
Espionage
Foreign Aid
Alliances
Brinkmanship/ Mutually Assured Destruction
54
Which nation was not involved in the Korean war?
North Korea
China
The US
Japan
55
Train/supply armies that are sympathetic to your ideas so they can stop enemy ideas or allies
Proxy Wars
Foreign Aid
Brinkmanship/ Mutually Assured Destruction
Propaganda
56
During the Cold War which two countries were super powers?
Soviet Union and the United States
Soviet Union and China
United States and the United Kingdom
Cuba and Vietnam
57
Which US president would help other countries, such as Greece & Turkey, fight communism
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Truman
58
What word describes communist governments that exists in the real world, not in theory?
Repressive
Open
Free
Fair
59
East Germans storm the symbol Soviet repression and unite with West Germans in 1989
German Missile Crisis
SALT Agreements
Fall of Berlin Wall
Berlin Airlift
60
Convince the rest of the world that your enemy is dangerous and you are only hope for peace
Propaganda
Brinkmanship/ Mutually Assured Destruction
Foreign Aid
Proxy Wars
61
Which country would value the idea of
community
more?
USSR
US
62
What country was likely an original member of NATO?
Brazil
Russia
Japan
United Kingdom
63
How did the Space Race "finish"?
USSR sends Sputnik into space
US lands on the moon
USSR launches the first international space station
US develops the U-2 plane
64
A form of government in which people choose leaders by voting is known as
Democracy
Communism
Totalitarianism
Dictatorship
65
Create a network of friendly/ supportive countries so your country is stronger
Brinkmanship/ Mutually Assured Destruction
Foreign Aid
Alliances
Proxy Wars
66
What was the main purpose of US foriegn policy in the decade following WWII?
Invade Russia
Stop the spread of Communism
Defend China
Imperialism
67
How did the Vietnam War end?
Soviet Union took control of all of Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh was removed from power
Vietnam was divided into two seperate countries
Communist forces captured the South after the US leaves
68
What was the purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee
to provide opportunities for military veterans
To hunt down communists around the world
To hunt down communists in the US
to spy on communists in Canada
