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1
Touch tone telephone, satellite television, the computer mouse, & smoke alarm were all created in the...
1950's
1970's
1980's
1960's
2
Who was the General of the U.S. and U.N troops during the Korean Conflict?
Dwight Eisenhower
General Burt Block
Douglas MacArthur
Fidel Castro
3
What did the U.S. offer to strengthen democratic governments in Europe?
the Berlin airlift
the arms race
the United Nations
the Marshall Plan
4
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
to support countries that rejected communism
to raise funds for Communist activities in Europe
to create a Communist party in the United States
to judge political parties that favored communism
5
Which of the following was
NOT
one of the agreements made during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The U.S. would remove missiles fromTurkey.
The Soviets would withdraw their nuclear weapons from Cuba.
The U.S. would not invade Cuba
The U.S. and U.S.S.R. would stop building nuclear weapons.
6
The Warsaw pact was Soviet reaction to what U.S. led action
The Marshall Plan
The creation of NATO
The Truman doctrine
U.S. military action in North Korea
7
President Nixon’s Vietnamization policy emphasized that the United States must
Burt Block is your Supreme Commander.
defeat communism in Vietnam to preserve other countries.
empower South Vietnamese forces to take over in combat.
open trade relations with a unified Vietnam.
8
Which best describes the underlying causes of the Cold War?
the destruction of Europe and Asia during WW 2
economic & political differences between the U.S. & U.S.S.R.
the remaining anger of enemies former of World War II
bitter personal disputes between Stalin and Truman
9
Who was the first U.S. President to go to China?
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Ronald Reagan
John F. Kennedy
10
What happened to Germany after WWII?
Germany had to give up its colonies to France
Germany took responsibility for the war and pay reparations
Germany was divided in zones, then became East & W. Germany
German Nationals refused to admit blame for the war
11
What were Gorbachev's social reform that ended religious bans & censorship in the Soviet Union?
Warsaw Pact
glasnost
détente
perestroika
12
President Eisenhower believed if one country falls to communist others will follow. This is called...
detente
brinkmanship
domino theory
containment
13
What is the policy of lessening Cold War tensions between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. called?
Glasnost
brinkmanship
détente
Perestroika
14
What were the Soviet controlled border nations between U.S.S.R. and the West in Europe called?
satellite nations
the wall
SALT Nations
NATO
15
What is the practice of going to the verge of war in order to win an advantage over a enemy?
détente
Domino Theory
brinkmanship
end game
16
Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of unsuccessful economic reform in the Soviet Union
Glasnost
détente
Perestroika
brinkmanship
17
What is the military alliance among the U.S., Canada, & nine Western European countries called?
SALT
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Perestroika
18
Who was the leader of USSR in the 1950’s-1960’s?
Joseph Stalin
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
19
What is the dividing line between North an d South Korea is known as?
The Great Divided
The Korean Divide
38th Parallel
24th Parallel
20
Who was the soviet Leader who reformed the USSR in the 1980s?
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
21
What is the policy of lessening Cold War tensions?
détente
SALT
brinkmanship
Perestroika
22
Following the United States’ military withdrawal from Vietnam in 1973, Vietnam
remained divided between North and South
was quickly taken over by China
adopted a communist form of government
became a democratic nation
23
How did the U.S. respond to the Berlin Blockade?
appeasing the East Germans by handing them West Berlin
allied with NATO to fight the East Germans
using airplanes to supply West Berlin for 327 days
declaring war on East Germany
24
Who was the leader of communist Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
Kim Ill Sung
Burt El Blocko
25
The state of tension between nations w/o armed conflict between the main rivals was known as
the world war
the Marshall Plan
the Cold War
the iron curtain
26
The Bay of Pigs was a failed attempt to overthrow
Anastasio Somozoa
Burt El Blocko
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
27
Which of following was during post WWII in America?
Women worked in factories
increase in the demand for housing
the Ford Model T was invented
the assembly lines
28
Americans first experienced the Vietnam War in the 1960's
False
True
29
What is the alliance among the Soviet Union and seven satellite states in Eastern Europe?
Perestroika
NATO
Glasnost
Warsaw Pact
30
Who was the first communist leader of North Korea?
Mao Zedong
Nikita Khrushchev
Kim Jong-un
Kim Ill Sung
31
Who was the U.S. President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Lyndon Johnson
32
Which country joined the Korean War after U.N. forces reached North Korea?
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Japan
China
33
The Soviet Union set up the __________ in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany.
Berlin Blockade
Berlin Airlift
German Democratic Republic
Iron Curtain
34
Which of the following doctrines promised to aid nations struggling against communist movement?
Monroe Doctrine
Eisenhower Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
35
The term the “Iron Curtain” originated by Winston Churchill. Where was he referring to?
China
Eastern Europe
Indochina
Middle East
36
Who was the leader of Red China after the revolution until 1970s?
Kim Jong-un
Nikita Khrushchev
Kim Ill Sung
Mao Zedong
37
Which of the following is the best answer for the start of the Korean War?
The Japanese invasion of Manchuria
North Korean invasion of South Korea
South Korean invasion of North Korea
The death of Sun Yat-sen
38
Which event is most closely associated with the end of the Cold War?
sending United States troops to Afghanistan
tearing down the Berlin Wall
President Richard Nixon’s visit to China
withdrawal of United States troops from Vietnam
39
What was Mao’s policy to re-start the revolution by starting peasant uprisings?
Indochina Revolution
cultural revolution
the 5 year plan
red guards
40
What was the treaty that limited the number of ICBM missiles signed by the U.S. & U.S.S.R?
Perestroika
SALT
S-Ban Treaty
Glasnost
41
In Tinker vs. Des Moines, the Supreme Court ruled that students have the right to dress how they want.
True
False
42
Which country launched the first satellite into space,
SputnikI
on October 4, 1957?
Germany
China
The Soviet Union
The United States
43
What is the policy of limiting communism to the areas already under Soviet control called?
SALT
brinkmanship
containment
détente
44
Who was the leader after China’s civil war had ended?
Faizal Eben
Mao Zedong
Jiang Jieshi
Naku Shun
45
The U.S., U.S.S.R.(Russia), Britain, France, &______are permanent members of he United Nations.
Japan
China
Canada
Germany
46
What economic system was used to reshape China's economy after the civil war?
communism
social democracy
capitalism
laissez faire
47
Which of the following was one of the goals of the Marshall Plan (1947)?
provide defensive weapons to Great Britain
bring Nazi war criminals to trial in Nuremberg
fund the construction of the iron curtain
rebuild the economy of Western Europe
48
What was one of Stalin’s goals in Eastern Europe?
to plant democracy in the area
to stop the spread of communism
to spread communism into the area
to allow free elections
49
The purpose of the War Powers Act passed by Congress in 1973 was
To limit the powers of the judicial branch
To prevent the president from declaring war w/o the Congress consent
To limit the powers of the Congress
To limit the powers of the president
50
While democratic elections were allowed in West Germany, East Germany
began war with the Soviets
fell to communism
joined the United Nations
won its independence
51
All of the following were conflicts during the Cold War
EXEPT
Berlin
London
Korea
Vietnam
