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The Cold War Era
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1
What was the Marshall plan?
to prevent the spread of communism
to help America after WWII
to help rebuild European nations after WWII
to protect America from communism
2
The Soviet Union dominated and controlled which of the following nations?
Western European Nations
Eastern European Nations
American Nations
German Nations
3
When did the Cold War begin?
1947
1943
1945
1941
4
What was the name of the event when the Soviet Union put nuclear weapons in Cuba?
Tet Offensive
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Bay of Pigs
The Cold War
5
All of the following relate to the end of the Cold War except
Gorbachev's policies helped East-West relations
the USSR splintered into 15 nations
Openness in the USSR caused the fall of the USSR
Nikita Khrushchev caused the end of the communist bloc
6
The Truman doctrine was to give aid to American countries when threatened by communism
false
true
7
The "Iron Curtain" was the invisible political barrier that divided Eastern and Western Europe.
False
True
8
All of the following are true statements about the Vietnam War except
hawks were against the war
media (TV) played an important role in American feelings
it was the first US military loss
the domino theory helped the US become involved
9
The Berlin Wall separated Capitalist East Berlin and Communist West Berlin.
False
True
10
The Bay of Pigs was an invasion to remove Castro from power.
True
False
11
All of the following relate to the changes in the US after WWII except:
McCarthyism
the UN
growth of suburbia
the G.I. Bill of Rights
12
Who sent troops to South Vietnam?
Canada
South Vietnam
United States of America
China
13
Senator who spread panic that the US was going to be taken over by Communists
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Regan
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph McCarthy
14
Who used Guerrilla tactics to combat massive American firepower?
Britain and China
Korea and Britain
Soviet Union and South Vietnam
North Vietnam Communists and Vietcong forces
15
Why Was the United Nations formed?
to fight war together
To got to war
to go to war with the soviets
To help solve world conflicts peacefully
16
The Domino Theory was a belief that
if one nation fell to capitalism others will follow
if one nation fell to socialism others will follow
if one nation fell to communism others will follow
if one nation fell to fascism others will follow
17
The UN were able to stop a communist takeover of South Korea after how many years of stalemate?
2 years
25 years
3 years
10 years
18
Mikhail Gorbachev was
the Soviet Premier in the 1980s
the East German leader during the 1980s
voted into his position due to the fall of the Soviet Union
lost his job when the USSR became 15 independent nations
19
The Berlin Blockade was an effort to gain control of West Berlin by starving the population
True
False
20
What was the satellite the Soviet Union launched called?
Hubble
Voyager
Spanket
Sputnik
21
Governor Joseph McCarthy led an effort to search for communist spies within the US government
False
True
22
The Cold War in Europe was started between the...
USA and Japan
USSR, Germany, and USA
Anne land and holbik world
China and Germany
23
What were the two sides of the cold war?
democrats vs. capitalists
Communists vs. capitalist
fascist vs. republicans
America vs the wolrd
24
How did the US respond to Stalin's blockade of Berlin?
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Containment
Berlin Airlift
25
What event started the nuclear age?
bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
D-Day
bombing of Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway
