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Origins of the Cold War
Origins of the Cold War
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The picture represents which Cold War idea?
The Berlin Wall
Massive Resistance
The Warsaw Pact
The Iron Curtain
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International organization committed to maintaining international peace and security
League of Nations
United Nations
14 Points
NAACP
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The Warsaw Pact was created by the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe for which purpose?
Prevent the spread of communism
To respond to the creation of NATO by western countries
Spread communism to Asian nations
To create a coalition to build nuclear weapons
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American initiative to provide foreign aid to Western Europe after WWII.
United Nations
Marshall Plan
Berlin Airlift
Geneva Convention
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What was the "Red Scare?"
A fear of Communists controlling the country
An irrational fear of the color red
A fear of monopolies
A fear of an economic collapse
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The Korean War reflected the United States Cold War policy of "containment"
True
False
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The Truman Doctrine was originally designed to
rebuild Korea by extending economic aid
use United Nations to eliminate threats posed by Soviets
stop the use of nuclear weapons
contain Communism by giving aid to countries to be democratic
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International organization dedicated to preventing the spread of communism
NATO
United Nations
NAFTA
League of Nations
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Why was Germany split into East and West zones after WWII?
Differing ideas on how to rebuild Europe between the US and The USSR
Germany had split during WWII and it was left that way
Punishment for starting WWII
The United Nations refused to accept Germany unless it was split
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Duck and Cover
was a fad dance done to the newest Rock and Roll music
camouflage patterns for soldiers and hunters
was the method of surviving an atomic blast
investigation of bribery by Congressional officials
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Who said it?:
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Esienhower's policy of Massive Retaliation was -
threat of using nuclear weapons to stop communist aggression
The US would try to limit the amount for nuclear weapons in the world
US would fight the spread of communism and aid free peoples
President could use the military to help Middle East fighting communism
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The Iron Curtain defines the division between which countries?
Democracies and Theocracies
Capitalist and Democratic countries
UN member countries and non member countries
Capitalist and Communist countires
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What event started the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Soviet Union shooting down U2 spy plans
Gulf of Tonkin Attacks
The removal of Soviet Missiles
The Bay of Pig Invasion
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Used to describe conflict between US and USSR; no actual battlefield fighting; communism vs. capitalism
Ideological Warfare
Cold War
Vietnam
World War II
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Who is the general that led American and UN troops in the battle against the North Koreans?
Valdamir Lenin
Geroge Patton
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
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Which country handled the rebuilding of East Germany?
Poland
The United States
The Soviet Union (USSR)
Great Britian
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Which of the following countries was NOT a member of NATO?
Great Britain
Poland
The United States
France
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Which countries refused Marshall Plan aid?
Great Britian and France
Turkey and Greece
No country refused
The Soviet Union and its satellite states
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What did the main goal of the Truman Doctrine become?
help Germany unite
keep peace in the UN
contain the spread of communism
promote free elections in south america
