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What does MAD stand for? (In the terms of the Cold War)
Military Absolute Domination
Marine Aviation Detachment
Mutually Assured Destruction
Mean Absolute Deviation
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What did the Soviet Union set up in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany?
An atomic bomb
Construction of the Berlin Wall
An embargo on wheat to NATO nations
A Soviet blockade of West Berlin
3
Dwight Eisenhower coined this term to describe the spread of communism.
Iron Curtain
Wildfire Theory
Domino Theory
Multiply Theory
4
What was the official foreign policy of the US in response to communist aggression?
Detainment
Entertainment
Containment
Non-Proliferation
5
What did the US do after the Korean War ended?
Fortified its positions in Korea after it captured Pyongyang
Left troops stationed in Korea to guard the 38th parallel.
Withdrew troops from Korea before N Korean captured Seoul
Left troops in Korea so US could monitor the nuclear program
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Why did Japan have to give up control of Korea?
Japan ran out of resources to control Korea
Japan lost WWII and had to surrender Korea to the US/Soviets
China defeated Japan in a war over the Korean Peninsula
The Koreans led a revolt to overthrow them
7
What did the US agree to do so that the Soviets withdrew the missiles?
Remove US missiles in Turkey
Withdraw from Berlin
Not invade Cuba
Pay money to the USSR
8
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis begin?
USSR threatened nukes in Cuba if the US did not leave Korea.
A Cuban plane photographed US ships approaching Cuba
US spy plane photographed USSR nuke missiles on Cuban soil
Cuba threatened attack on US for blockade of Cuba.
9
What is purpose of the Marshall Plan?
To stop the spread of Communism in Southeast Asia
To provide aid and rebuild Western Europe
To prove a point to the USSR
To keep the United States economy up
10
Who was the leader who successfully overthrew Fulgencio Batista in Cuba in 1959?
Daniel Ortega
Miguel Estrada
Antonio Somoza
Fidel Castro
11
Once fighting ended, what was a result of the Korean War?
Korea was divided into 2 countries, NK, free/SK Communist.
Korea was united under the rule of a democratic government
Korean was united under the rule of an autocratic government
Korea was divided into 2 countries, SK, free/NK Communist.
12
What is the Truman Doctrine?
Truman's list of enemies
U.S. policy to protect other nations from communism
A letter Truman wrote to the city of Independence, MO
Programs to aid minorities and reduce poverty
13
What was the goal of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
To help Fidel Castro fight against the Soviet Union
To help Fidel Castro, overthrow the government of Cuba
To overthrow Fidel Castro, and install a capitalist leader
To help the Soviet Union overthrow Fidel Castro
14
Why did Khrushchev send missiles and arms to Cuba?
To threaten USA
Communist Ally
Because America has missiles in Turkey
Liked Castro
15
What is Capitalism?
The name of a government
Farms and businesses should be owned by the workers
An economic system based on private ownership and businesses
A name of a political party
16
The first satellite launched into space was
Sputnik
Discovery
Apollo II
NCC-1701
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Which U.S. Senator became famous for his efforts to combat communism in the 1950's?
Joseph McCarthy
Henry Clay
Michael F. Bennet
John Boozman
18
Reason for US intervention in the Korean War?
Communist takeover of S Korea would endanger Asian countries
S Korea invaded Cambodia in violation of the Geneva Accords
N Korea invaded S Korea to form a democratic government
N Korea was selling large deposits of uranium to the USSR
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Which of these conditions was an economic cause of the Cold War in Europe?
US had a capitalist system; the USSR had Communist system
Truman failed to share secrets of the atomic bomb at Potsdam
Stalin resented Allies delay of invading France in WW2
USSR had rights to have a sphere of influence in E Europe
20
At the end of the Korean War and still today how is Korea divided?
North Democratic/South Communist/Divided 38th parallel
Korea became a unified democratic country
North communist/South Democratic/Divided 36th parallel
North Communist/South Democratic/Divided at 38th parallel
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The Iron Curtain was...
the wall that separated Berlin into East and West
a metal barrier constructed between East and West in Europe
actual curtain made of iron that hung in a Soviet palace
the fortified border between communist & democratic European
22
Cause of the Korean War?
North Korean forces, with USSR assistance, invaded S Korea
United Nation inattention allowed guerrillas into S Korea
Anti-colonial riots forced Korean government into the war
NATO air & naval forces blocked ships sailing to North Korea
23
This is a method of personal protection from nuclear attack taught to US school children
Duck-Duck-Goose
Hide and seek
Duck and cover
Run and cover
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Truman admin permitted govt agencies to screen federal employees for signs of commie support
Federal Employee Loyalty Program
Red Menaces of America Chapter
Federal Emergency Management Agency
National Recovery Administration
25
After the Red Scare, one can conclude that
Every government official is secretly a communist
Capitalism rules
We are all slaves to a totalitarian regime in disguise
Mass hysteria can cause a loss of fundamental rights
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What does NATO stand for?
National Authority Territory Organization
North Atlantic Territory Organization
National Authorized Territory Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
27
Once UN forces pursued the North Koreans across the 38th parallel what country came to help?
United States
China
Soviet Union
Japan
28
What was Julius Rosenberg and his wife Ethel convicted of?
containing Communism
destroying U.S. plans for the Hydrogen Bomb
aiding the launch of Sputnik
passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union
29
This agency was created during the Cold War as a response to Sputnik
NASA
NAWSA
NAFTA
NATO
30
Which statement best describes the goal of the Marshall Plan?
Trying to restore stability throughout Western Europe
Encouraging domestic revolutions in Europe
Trying to make European nations dependent on the UN
Providing military aid to France and Great Britain
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What strategy was the Truman Doctrine based on?
restriction policy
attrition
big stick diplomacy
containment
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Industry targeted by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hunting for communists.
Hollywood Film Industry
Banking
Oil and Gas
Stock Brokerage
33
What are border nations between the USSR and the West serving as a buffer zone called?
Iron Curtain
Stalin’s Wall
States
Satellite Nations
34
The spread of McCarthyism resulted from
Public fear of threats to internal security
Polarization over civil rights cases
The suppression of Japanese-Americans after World War II
A rise in the number of practitioners of Witchcraft
35
Why were the Loyalty Review Board and the House Un-American Activities Committee created?
to discourage future antiwar protests
to uncover instances of voter fraud
to seek out communists
to investigate social unrest in the US
36
A "Red Scare" is a widespread fear of what?
Nazism
Communism
Monarchy
Russians
37
The willingness to go the edge of war was known as
Brinkmanship
The Stalin Doctrine
Retaliation theory.
The Truman Doctrine
38
One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to
keep East Germans from fleeing to the West section of Berlin
promote reunification of East Germany and West Germany
complete the post World War 2 rebuilding of Berlin
meet the requirements of NATO
39
What was the response of the Allies to the Berlin Blockade by the USSR?
Berlin Airlift
Reunification of Germany
Collapse of the Berlin Wall
Allied Invasion of Normandy
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How many zones was Germany divided into?
3
4
2
1
41
What is the definition of an "Arms race?"
A race to manufacture the most planes
A competition to make cars
A race against arms
A competition to make powerful weapons
42
Which statement about McCarthy is correct?
Was as a spy for the USSR and sold plans for a nuclear bomb
Wrote a book called The Red Scare and world dominance
Accused people of doing things to harm the US without proof
Started a new political party based on communist ideas
43
The alliance between the Soviet Union and its allies during the Cold War was called
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
League of Nations
NATO
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What did US participation in the United Nations and (NATO) after WWII demonstrate about the US?
It embraced a postwar policy of strict neutrality
It recognized the importance of international cooperation
It returned to the policy it followed after World War I
It believed in the principle of hemispheric isolation
45
What was the dividing line between North and South Korea called?
37th Parallel
36th Parrallel
DMZ
38th Parallel
46
The term "iron curtain" was made famous in a speech by what political figure?
Harry S. Truman
Winston Churchill
John F. Kennedy
Joseph Stalin
47
Which zone was Berlin located in?
American
Soviet
French
British
48
What is a global conflict between the USSR and the U.S., marked by an avoidance of direct war?
The Truman Doctrine
The Cold War
The Space Race
The Roosevelt Corollary
49
What immediate action did JFK take after discovering the USSR placed nuclear weapons in Cuba?
Bombed Cuba until they surrendered
Broke off diplomatic relations with USSR
Ordered a naval blockade of Cuba
Asked UN for military assistance
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Wars between smaller countries fighting for the larger superpowers
Storage Wars
Proxy Wars
Star Wars
Distraction Wars
