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Unit 8: The Cold War
Unit 8: The Cold War
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1
This group’s covert actions helped to topple governments in Chili and Nicaragua.
Nazis
KGB
CIA
FBI
2
What part of the U.N.'s main function is to
preserve peace and halt international aggression
?
Peace Keeping Assembly
General Assembly
Security Assembly
Security Council
3
The failed invasion of the Bay of Pigs resulted in...
Collapse of democracy in Cuba
Strengthening our ties to the Soviet Union
Soviet Union strengthened ties with Cuba
Embarrassment of the Kennedy administration
4
What year did the Soviet Union break up?
1979
1989
1991
1967
5
For the United States, the main success of the Korean War was that
communism was contained without the use of nuclear weapons
the United States was able to united Korea
United States was able to stop Chinese interference in Korea
Korea was disarmed without force
6
Opposition to the war in Vietnam grew in part due to...
TV Broadcasts
bombing of Cambodia
Tet Offensive
All of the Above
7
The second nation to detonate the atomic bomb was...
France
Soviet Union
Germany
Japan
8
As a result of the Korean War...
Kore united in a dictatorship
Kennedy became President
Korea united in a democracy
the country got divided at the 38th parallel
9
The International Monetary Fund...
promotes stability in the exchange rates of currency
assist nations suffering from short term balance payments
provide the United States with more wealth
keep peace in the world
10
During Reagan’s presidency, federal spending increased most for
defense
job training
environment
poverty
11
The belief that the US had to prevent the USSR from spreading Communism is know as...
Domino
Retaliation
Containment
Marshall Plan
12
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) helped
establish strong ties in trade between the US and Europe
Agree to stop all future Worlds Wars
Create peace around the world
Regulate Nuclear Bombs around the world
13
Twelve nations originally formed which of the following organization to stop the Soviets...
UN
NATO
IMF
NAFTA
14
The Soviet Union offered to remove their missiles from Cuba if the United States would...
Destroy all existing Nuclear Weapons
Remove its Nuclear Weapons
Ask NATO for an armistice
promise not to invade Cuba
15
Alger Hiss was accused of...
creating a Communist Party in Germany
blacklisting Hollywood actors
being a communist spy
assassinating Fidel Castro
16
HUAC, Hollywood Ten and blacklisting are all examples of...
Reaganomics
World War II
McCarthyism
Democracy
17
A governmental action that was consistent with the Cold War mentality was the...
establishmentof loyalty reviews of government employees
eliminationof the CIA
reductionin military defense spending
adoptionof the GI Bill of Rights
18
The purpose of the UN is to bring all nations of the world together to work for what?
finance
equality
peace
wealth
19
The Korean War began in 1950 when...
South Kore began bombing Pyongyang
North Korea invaded South Korea
South Korea invaded North Korea
MacArthur passed the 38th parallel
20
Will Ms. Marcos accept late packets?
Maybe
I Dont Know
Yes
No
21
What
document
was developed by the U.N. to assure the rights of all people in the world?
Bill of Rights
League of Nations
United Nations
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
22
In 1962 President Kennedy ordered a naval blockade of Cuba in order to
cut off communication to the USSR
keep the USSR from delivering missiles
set up missiles in Turkey
protect the Cubans against communist aggression
23
Who was the most infamous member of the HUAC?
Joseph McCarthy
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
George Bush
24
As World War II ended, the Soviets began to create a communist zone in...
Africa
East Europe
Asia
Mexico
25
The World Bank was created to
regulate trade
decrease the use of nuclear weapons
finance postwar reconstruction
keep peace in the world
26
U.S. involvement in Vietnam was mainly due to __________
Conspiracy Theory
Domino Theory
SEATO Theory
Financial Instability
27
"McCarthyism" is used to describe events related to...
presidential political campaigns
gun control in the South
accusations without evidence
international terrorist activities
28
What was the Marshall Plan intended to do?
Build the Berlin Wall
Destroy the Soviet Union
Rebuild war torn Europe
Give aid to Germany
29
What did President Nixon hope to accomplish through the policy of Détente?
decrease tension with the Soviet Union
improve relations with Cuba
create more tension with the Soviet Union
destroy governments in Latin America
30
Which goal describes the USSR's intentions after World War II?
only maintain a communism in the USSR
expand communism through Eastern Europe
expand communism into countries around the world
convert to a democratic government
