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The Cold War (Introduction & Review)
The Cold War (Introduction & Review)
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A review of the Cold War Unit
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1
What was The Truman Doctrine
Plan to keep US out of Canada
A conflict between the Northern and Southern states
Policy providing economic and military aid to free nations
An alliance between aliens
2
What was the result of the Vietnam war?
United States won
North Vietnam won
North Vietnam surrendered/gave up
Australia won
3
During WWII the US became an Arsenal of Democracy, What does this mean?
We began placing Japanese Americans in internment camps
We began mass producing military supplies for our allies
Rosie became a superstar
We set fire to major world capitals
4
what does Capitalism means
none of the above
a place in the government
the most important city or town of a country or region
private business ownership - economic system
5
The international organization created after WWII to prevent future wars
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
Action League NOW
League of Nations (WWI)
6
What did women like Rosie the Riveter most likely do AFTER World War II?
left the country
Led labor unions
started an automotive shop
Returned to family responsibilities
7
The Korean war was between_________ and ______ vs _______ and ______ which ended in a stalemate (no winner).
Soviet Union and Italy
Germany and Austro Hungary VS US and Great Britan
North Korea and China vs South Korea and the US
Sweden and Ireland
8
What was the Berlin Airlift?
A great glass elevator in Berlin
USA intervention to get vital supplies to West Berlin by air
USSR used anti-aircraft
Truman's home state
9
To stop Communism from spreading the US and its allies used the strategy of ______
Extermination
Containment (making sure it didn't spread)
Guerrilla Warfare
Hide and Seek
10
Who negotiated with the Soviet Union and said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" in 1987?
President LBJ
President Ronald Reagan
President Nixon
Ronald McDonald
11
The conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union after WWII was called the...
WWII
Vietnam War
Cold War
Hot War
12
What happened to Germany after WWII?
Divided amongst the Allied Powers
Nuclear Attack
WW IV
China gave every country money
13
What was the Domino Theory?
Theory that x and equal y.
Policy to stop buses
The fear that communism would overtake countries one by one
The theory that dominos pizza is better than others
14
What event started the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The Bay of Pig Invasion
Soviet Union shooting down U2 spy plans
The removal of Soviet Missiles
Gulf of Tonkin Attacks
15
What did Roosevelt's GI Bill do for WWII veterans?
Gave them benefits when they returned
Gave them US citizenship when they returned
Forced them to pay high war debts
Gave them medals of honor
16
What marked the fall of communism in 1989?
The creation of the Mexican Wall
The Vietnam War
Ho Chi Minh's death and funeral
Fall of the Berlin Wall
17
The US feared the spread of Communism because...
It was like Fascism and could cause WWIII
It weakened the economy in America
Democracy would spread
It made people sick
18
A pact created to protect the gains of the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe
United Nations
NATO
NAACP
Warsaw Pact
19
What is the 17th parallel?
South Vietnam's nickname
A secret operation
A treaty between SouthAmerica and North America
Border of North and South Vietnam
20
The alliance of nations that promised to prevent the spread of communism
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
NATO
League of Nations (WWI)
21
What impact did the Labor Unions have on American workers?
Allowed the government to own businesses
increased benefits and salaries
Increased marriage
Increased in child labor
22
What was the Marshall plan?
A thing of beauty
Marshall Dillion's plan
A surprise party
The European Recovery Program
23
Which countries were superpowers during in the Cold War?
Soviet Union and Germany
Korea and Vietnam
Soviet Union and Japan
Soviet Union and United States
24
After the Soviet Union cut off access to West Berlin, how did the Allies help?
Berlin Airlift-supplies were brought to West Berlin by plane
They were each given Marshall Checks.
Supplies were carried in through a series of tunnels
Communist leaders gave them all homes and jobs
25
What is Communisim?
An Army
Where The Government Controls Everything
A Gathering
A Rocket
26
Wars between smaller countries fighting for the larger superpowers
Distraction Wars
Proxy Wars
Battles
Star Wars
27
The 38th Parallel divided
North Korea and South Korea
North and South Vietnam
East and West Berlin
Nationalist and Communist China
28
Dwight Eisenhower coined this term to describe the spread of communism.
Wild Fire Theory
Iron Curtain
Multiply Theory
Domino Theory
29
The Berlin Wall creates a barrier between:
East Germany and West Germany
North and West Canada
North and East India
North and South America
30
what was the Cuban missile crisis
when the Cuban nation had a party
when the USSR gave missiles to Cuba
when WWII was happening
when the us killed Bin Lauden
31
What did the United States' Marshall Plan do?
Allowed all refugees to live in America
Built a wall in Berlin in Germany
broke apart Germany and Canada
Provided Billions of Dollars for rebuilding Europe
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After the Tet Offensive, how did Americans at home protest and respond to the Vietnam War?
Anti-War Protests
Planted gardens
Volunteered to buy
Made bomb shelters
