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NBJH Cold War Review
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1
What gave money to American veterans to spend on education, business, or homes?
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
GI Bill
2
the Korean war began when North Korea invaded:
China
India
Japan
South Korea
3
The Soviet alliance was known as:
Warsaw
Kremlin
NAFTA
NATO
4
The first satellite into space was called:
John Glenn
Laika
Glastnost
Sputnik
5
What prevented citizens from the communist side of the German capital from leaving?
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
Maginot Line
Marshall Plan
6
The US decided to employ a policy of ________ in regards to communism
Antagonism
Nuclear Provocation
Aggression
Containment
7
What was the Berlin Airlift?
Fleet of Japanese weather balloons that fire bombed the US
A way to get over the Berlin Wall
An aircraft maintanence center
Western planes that delivered food over the Soviet blockade
8
Who was the Communist leader of Cuba who took power in 1939?
Castro
Stalin
Khruschev
Hiss
9
The alliance of the US and other democratic countries was known as:
NASA
Warsaw
NATO
NAFTA
10
Which two countries led the arms race?
USA and UAE
USA and USSR
USSR and Britain
USA and China
11
The tense standoff between the US and USSR over missiles in Cuba was:
Iron Curtain
Berlin Air Lift
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis
12
What did the US Gov increase spending on post-WWII?
War materials
Raise minimum wage
Health insurance
Education
13
Which system has a problem with keeping citizens motivated to work?
Free Market
Communism
Democracy
Capitalism
14
The Cold War led to the creation of ____________, which searched for communists in the US
Alien and Sedition Acts
Red Scare
Truman Doctrine
HUAC
15
What was established along the 38th Parallel after the Korean War?
Wall
Demilitarized Zone
Canyon
Stockpile of weapons
16
When demand exceeds supply, what occurs?
Great Depression
Nothing
Inflation
Falling prices
17
Who announced that they had a list of names of confirmed communists operating within the US?
MacArthur
Eisenhower
McCarthy
Truman
18
What said that the US would oppose communism anywhere in the world?
Truman Doctrine
H bomb
Roosevelt Corollary
Monroe Doctrine
19
The Standard of Living is:
What life was like in the USSR
Moral codes people must live by
A ranking of countries by the strength of their army
Measure of how comfortable life is
20
Which President dealt with the Cuban Missile Crisis?
JFK
Truman
Eisenhower
FDR
21
During the 50's which product had a major impact on American life?
Telephone
Phonograph
Television
Ice Box
22
What gave economic assistance to Western European countries?
Munich Pact
Truman Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine
Marshall Plan
23
Musicians like Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley pioneered:
Punk
Rock and Roll
Country
Rap
24
What did the US hope to accomplish in N. Korea?
Prevent WWIII
Destroy communism
Contain Communism
Attack China
25
Person who developed the theory of communism
Marx
Castro
Stalin
Lenin
26
When people and jobs moved to the suburbs:
The wealthy took over inner cities
the inner city became poorer
The poor moved to the suburbs
Crime increased in the suburbs
27
The Korean War ended in a:
UN Victory
Genocide
Peace Treaty
Stalemate
28
The US was wary of getting involved in foreign conflicts after:
Korean war
Red Scare
Stalin's rise
Rosenburgs' conviction
29
Which President created the Interstate Highway Act
Eisenhower
MacArthur
JFK
Truma
30
Who was found guilty of giving information to the USSR?
Alger Hiss
Truman
McCarthy
Rosenburgs
31
The Cold War became more deadly when the USSR:
Built the Berlin Wall
Created their own Atomic Bomb
Invaded Korea
Took control of Cuba
32
After WWII, what organization had the goal of maintaining world peace?
League of Nations
NATO
Warsaw
United Nations
33
The divide between democratic west and communist east was called:
NASA
Iron Curtain
NAFTA
Demilitarized zone
34
What did NOT help cause the Cold War?
Stalin gains power
Germany's Aggression
Spread of communism
USSR builds atomic bomb
35
After WWII Germany was:
Divided into 4 zones
Put under the rule of the Treaty of Versailles
Allowed to elect new leadership
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