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This quiz is a review for a unit on the Cold War. #worldhistory #coldwar #highschoollevel
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The Vietnam War was fought between the _____________ of the north and South Vietnam/U.S.
Khmer
Maoists
Reds
Viet Cong
2
What is going on in the video?
collapse of the Iron Curtain
fall of the Berlin Wall
fall of Red Square
Berlin Blockade
3
During the Cold War propaganda was used to:
Portray communism as a threat to Democracy
Reinforce the divide between communism and capitalism
Create fear in the population
All of the above
4
What prompted the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) to target the “Hollywood Ten”?
political pressure from racial groups regarding civil rights legislation
Support for American isolationism in the years leading up to World War II
Growing anxiety related to the economic effects of the Great Depression
Fear of communist infiltration within the American entertainment industry
5
What is this U2 spy plane photo showing?
nuclear warhead launch site in Cuba
hydroelctric dam in China
nuclear launch site in Turkey
nuclear reactor in Chernobyl
6
What is the second red scare?
Fear of Afghanistan becoming communist in the 1980s.
Fear of communism from Latin America to USA.
Fear of an H-bomb turning the world red.
Fear of communism rule during the Cold War with the USSR.
7
What are the children in this picture doing?
fire drill
duck and cover drill
tornado drill
lock down
8
The acronym for the Soviets and Americans destroying each other in a nuclear war was
SALT
NATO
NAFTA
MAD
9
The U.S. foreign policy to deal with the spread of communism was...
America First
Containment
Detente
Isolationism
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What is Detente?
Aiding third party conflicts
Phase of relaxed tensions
Soviet policy in East Berlin
How to roast someone in French
11
Because of the Space Race, both the Soviet Union and the U.S. put a great emphasis on
the military
client states
legal system
education in science & math
12
Critics of McCarthyism in the 1950s stressed the idea that
the government should always be on guard against communists
loyalty oaths can prevent espionage
communism will gain influence in times of prosperity
fears of subversion can violate constitutional liberties
13
What was the Kent State Massacre?
members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd at Kent State
Students at Kent state left the school because of discrimination
Students protesting Civil Rights
Teachers at Kent state attacked the students
14
What was the Domino Theory?
nuclear weapons would destroy the world
if one nation became Christian than others would too
If one country fell to communism others would too
if one country fell to capitalism others would too
15
This alliance was formed to counter NATO.
Warsaw Pact
Triple Alliance
Central Powers
Axis Powers
16
What was the role of the HUAC in the late 1940s and early 1950s?
Find/expose Communists
A bill passed by congress to bomb the USSR
persuade citizens to fight the Communist USSR
None of the Above
17
Why was the Vietnam War protested?
people didn't think the US should have got involved
we lost
we wasted money
we thought we should have sent more troops
18
The HUAC was created by Congress with the intention of
Increasing US defense spending to combat the Soviet Union
Monitoring Southern states abuses of African Americans
Encouraging Americans to buy consumer goods on credit
Investigating the spread of Communism within the US
19
A massive aid package to counter communism was offered by the United States called
Operation Vittles
Freedom Plan
Truman Plan
Marshall Plan
20
What marked the end of the Cold War?
An easing of tensions between the superpowers
All of the above
Destruction of the Berlin Wall
Collapse of the Soviet Union
21
How did the U.S. try to contain Communism in Cuba?
Trained and sent Cuban exiles to take down the leader
Dropped nuclear weapons on Cuba
Started a Civil War within Cuba
22
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the United States put a ____________ on Cuba.
blockade
sanction
quarantine
missile
23
Why was the Vietnam War draft unfair?
women were exempt from the draft
they had segregated units
college students could get a deferment
24
Which reform restructured the Soviet economy?
Demokratizatsiya
Perestroika
Glasnost
25
How did the west deal with the Berlin Blockade?
Airlifted supplies to the people of Berlin
Took troops out of Berlin
Plowed through Russian forces and took the highway
Built the Berlin Wall
26
Cold War Propaganda...
encouraged stereotypes of both Americans and Soviets
was only produced by the Americans
was more harmful to the soviets than the Americans
ended in the 1950's, we no longer see propaganda today
27
The Soviet invasion of ______________ led the U.S. to boycott the Moscow Olympic games.
Iran
Afghanistan
Syria
Pakistan
28
Which Soviet leader started a series of reforms in the late 80s?
Leonid Brehznev
<p>Nikita Kruschev</p>
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joesph Stalin
29
The Americans "won" the Space Race by
sending the first woman in space
sending the first satelite in space
sending the first man in space
landing on the moon
30
Why was Vietnam called the Living Room War?
The leaders signed a peace treaty in an informal setting
fighting happened in private homes
The public saw images of the conflict on the nightly news
Soldiers had comfortable quarters
31
What type of war was fought in Vietnam?
naval
nuclear
guerilla
trench
32
Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?
Recuritment procedures for the US military branches reformed
U.S. diplomats began to express political viewpoints freely.
U.S citizens were arrested for being suspected communists.
Membership in the U.S Communist Party increased.
33
Senator Joseph McCarthy is best known for his involvement in-
the war effort of the 1940s
the political scandals of the 1970s
the Red Scare of the 1950s
the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s
34
Both the Soviet Union and the U.S. spent massive amounts of money on
education
propaganda
cultural programs
nuclear weapons
35
What was the purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?
investigate Americans who refuse to serve during WWII
investigate possible Communists during the 2nd Red Scare
investigate the military following Truman's desegregation
put Nazi war criminals on trial
36
Why did the USA use chemical weapons in the Vietnam War?
They wanted to demoralise the civilians with lasting and horrific defects
To destroy the farm land and starve their enemy
To end the fighting as the war was long drawn out
To destroy the forest used in the Vietcong's guerrilla warfare
37
The closest the world has come to nuclear war was during the...
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean War
Berlin Blockade
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
38
How did the Marshall Plan try to contain communism?
Forced Americans to take loyalty oaths to keep their jobs
Gave money to help rebuild European countries
Helped build up armed forces in West Germany
Created a military alliance of North Atlantic countries
39
What is the War Powers Act?
Limits presidential power to initiate military conflicts
Grants unspecified powers during military conflicts
Limits the Supreme Court to initiate military conflicts
Grants presidential powers to initiate military conflicts
40
The Soviet Union tried to blockade the city of
Budapest
Warsaw
Berlin
Prague
41
Alliance formed to defend democratic nations from communism
Allies
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Central Powers
42
The Korean War was mostly a stalemate, beginning and ending at the
Pusan Perimeter
Seoul
Chinese border
38th Parallel
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What was the Truman Doctrine?
provided aid to help rebuild war torn countries in Europe
provided aid specifically to East Germany to stop Communism
allowed Congress to question loyalty of federal employees
provided aid to countries fighting Communist uprisings
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What was the reform that allowed greater freedom of expression?
glasnost
demokratizatsiya
perestroika
