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Test 1: The Cold War
Test 1: The Cold War
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1
This location was the border between North and South Korea
38th Parallel
Sea of Japan
48th Parallel
Korea Bay
2
What was the name of the proxy war in China during the Cold War?
The Indochina War
The Chinese Civil War
The War for Chinese Liberation
The Sino-Japanese War
3
A fallout shelter was designed to minimize exposure to fallout?
True
False
4
If you were at school during a nuclear explosion, where would you hide?
Under your desk
Under the door frame
In the restroom
You would go in the hallway
5
McCarthyism was a fair tactic used to find communists. McCarthy always provided the names and evidence of the accused
False
True
6
Duck and cover was the safety strategy taught to student about nuclear safety
True
False
7
In a communist nation, employees have a wide range of salaries depending on the job they perform
False
True
8
What year did the Soviet Union fall?
1956
2001
1991
1980
9
America's policy towards communism throughout most of the Cold War was known as?
The Marshall Plan
The Monroe Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine
The Roosevelt Corollary
10
What was the American and British response to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin?
The Berlin Airlift
Military buildup along the border between the two halves of Germany
A declaration of war
The surrendering of West Berlin to the Soviet Union
11
Which of the following would be the best characteristic for a fallout shelter?
A big room with plenty of space
A walk-in safe with few windows
A basement with thick concrete walls
A basement with a lot of storage
12
Hollywood instituted what after the hearings of the Hollywood Ten?
Blacklisting
Background checks on everyone
Blocking
13
The name of the island where the first H-Bomb was detonated was called Bikini Bottom
False
True
14
The man who made the accusations of Alger Hiss was?
Whittaker Chambers
Joseph McCarthy
Forrest Whittaker
Richard Nixon
15
Anyone can cross through the Demilitarized Zone at any time, especially North Koreans trying to go to South Korea
False
True
16
The evidence which eventually helped convict Alger Hiss became known as?
The Spy Papers
The Pumpkin Papers
The Pentagon Papers
The Hiss Files
17
The U2 plane was a super speed plane, built with the intent of breaking world speed records
False
True
18
People would build fallout shelters at night because that's when they had the most time
False
True
19
This couple became the only Americans to receive the death penalty for being spies.
Mike & Suzy Johnson
John & Jane Doe
Pierre & Marie Curie
Julius & Ethel Rosenberg
20
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union that we have discussed in class?
Nikita Khrushchev
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Leon Trotsky
21
The radioactive ash created by a nuclear explosion is known as what?
Radiation Debris
Toxic waste
Fallout
22
How long were families instructed to keep a food supply for?
2 weeks
1 year
1 month
5 days
23
What was the animated character that taught nuclear safety called?
Bert the Turtle
Tommy the Atom
Bugs Bunny
24
What project deemed that the HUAC had well-founded fears of communism?
McCarthyism
The McCarran Act
The Venona Project
25
If one nation fell to communism, other nations in the same region would also fall. This theory is known as?
The Chain Reaction Theory
The Avalanche Theory
The Slippery Slope Theory
The Domino Theory