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A #socialstudies Quiz about the #coldwar
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What alliance was formed as a defense to prevent the Soviet Union from invading Western Europe?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Steel Alliance
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Warsaw Pact
2
What term referred to making a false accusation based on rumor or guilt by association?
McCarthyism
Kennedyism
Nixonism
Johnsonism
3
What kind of economy did the Soviet Union have?
socialism
capitalism
mixed
traditional
4
What kind of economy does America have?
socialism
mixed
traditional
capitalism
5
What did the Cold War influence in America?
how America conducted foreign affairs
government's role in the economy
all of the above
American politics
6
What kind of government did the Soviet Union have?
democratic republic
aristocracy
totalitarian
democracy
7
What failed invasion attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro?
Communism Conversion
Piggly Wiggly
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Invasion
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What countries did America attempt to use its Cold War policy of communism containment?
Cuba
Russia
Vietnam
Korea
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What was NOT an internal problem for the Soviet Union?
enemy invasion
rising nationalism
economic issues
military expenses
10
What doctrine was the guiding principle of American foreign policy during the Cold War?
Truman Doctrine of "containment of communism"
Truman Doctrine of "destruction of communism"
Truman Doctrine of "destruction of communism"
Kennedy Doctrine of "containment of communism"
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Who stated, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country"?
Nixon
Kennedy
Truman
Johnson
12
What two Soviet Union spies were convicted of espionage during the Cold War?
Alger Hiss
Ethel Rosenberg
Wilhelm Kusaj
Ruth Petrov
13
What country caved and removed missiles from Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
America
Korea
Cuba
Russia
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The Cold War made foreign policy a major issue in every presidential election during that time.
False
True
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What kind of government does America have?
aristocracy
democracy
democratic republic
totalitarian
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What alliance did the Soviet Union enter into during the Cold War?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Warsaw Pact
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Steel Alliance
17
How did the Cold War change American citizens habits during the 1950s and 1960s?
Elections were not held out of fear.
Schools held drills for nuclear attacks.
Citizens built bomb shelters in their homes.
The President was housed in a shelter at all times.
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What did the phrase "containment of communism" mean?
stop communism in all countries
resist communist aggression into other countries
keep communism from spreading
help communism grow in the Soviet Union
