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After World War II, Germany was split in four by the United States, Great Britain, France and
Spain
Italy
Soviet Union
Germany
2
What are border nations between the USSR and the West serving as a buffer zone called?
Stalin’s Wall
Iron Curtain
Satellite Nations
States
3
The alliance between the Soviet Union and its allies during the Cold War was called
NATO
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
League of Nations
4
The first satellite launched into space was
Apollo II
NCC-1701
Discovery
Sputnik
5
What was the Berlin airlift a response to?
German development of the atomic bomb
construction of the Berlin wall
reunification of East and West Germany
Soviet blockade of West Berlin
6
Since the the 1950s, the false and unsupported accusations of a person's actions is now called?
containment
McCarthyism
infiltration
brinkmanship
7
Who is best known for investigating communism in the film industry?
The UN
The CIA
HUAC
NATO
8
Which of the following was NOT a member of NATO?
Britain
France
United States
Soviet Union
9
How did the government root out suspected Communists?
Secret telephone calls
Loyalty Oaths
Making people pick their favorite color
Shouting "Communist"
10
What did the Soviet Union set up in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany?
An atomic bomb
an embargo on wheat to NATO nations
A Soviet blockade of West Berlin
construction of the Berlin Wall
11
What was Julius Rosenberg and his wife Ethel convicted of?
containing Communism
passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union
destroying U.S. plans for the Hydrogen Bomb
aiding the launch of Sputnik
12
The Hollywood Ten were ordered to go to prison because they were convicted of
being communist sympathizers.
being communists.
leaking top secret material to the press.
being in contempt of court.
13
What is best known for investigating communism in the film industry?
NATO
HUAC
The CIA
The UN
14
General Douglas MacArthur was fired from the Korean War because he believed
the war should be extended into a war against the USSR
the war should be limited to Korea.
the war should be extended into a war against China.
Korea was not a vital American interest.
15
Of the following participants in the Korean War, which fought on the side of the Communists?
the United Nations
the United States
China
Souht Korea
16
What is the domino theory?
One nation turns Communist, its neighbors will too
Nations with Domino's pizza are happy
Who ever wins at dominoes wins the Cold War
Whoever sets up dominoes gets to make them fall
17
How did the U.S. respond to the Soviet's first explosion of the atomic bomb?
By forming NATO
by exploding an atomic bomb
by firing satellite into space.
by exploding a hydrogen bomb
18
In which of the following did the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. come close to nuclear war?
Warsaw Pact
Berlin Airlift
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs Invasion
19
What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
Stop the USSR from spreading democracy
Stop the spread of communism
Deliver Poland to the West
Jumpstart Europe's economy
20
What is a global conflict between the USSR and the U.S., marked by an avoidance of direct war?
Berlin airlift
Truman Doctrine
Cold War
Space race
21
The 38th parellel became an important dividing line between
North and South China.
China and Taiwan(Formosa).
Korea and China.
North and South Korea.
22
What principle was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) based on?
free trade
isolationism
collective security
appeasement
