What was the purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?

Unite the democratic nations in a defensive alliance

What does this photograph indicate about the United States in the 1950s?

Much fear was created by the Cold War.

The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 was initiated because

Soviet nuclear missiles were revealed in Cuba

What is the primary reason for the collapse of the USSR?

USSR economy collapsed due to excessive military spending

President Harry Truman supported a containment policy after World War II in an attempt to

reduce the influence of the USSR in European countries

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

Rebuild western Europe after WWII

After World War II, the Marshall Plan was proposed as a way to

help European nations recover economically

a failed attempt by the United States to invade Cuba

Why did the Soviet Union established satellite countries in Eastern Europe?

expand its power and control over Eastern Europe

Which is generally a characteristic of a communist economy?

Government agencies are involved in production planning

The immediate impact of the 1957 launch of Sputnik I was that it

heightened the space race as a form of Cold War competition

Why were the US and USSR reluctant to go to direct war with each other?

the potential for global nuclear destruction.

relaxation on what people can read and say in USSR(openness)

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1
What was the purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
Unite the democratic nations in a defensive alliance
Unite communist nations in a defensive alliance
Spread the use of nuclear weapons in Asia
Unite the nations of Africa in a defensive alliance
2
Aid that was sent to Turkey and Greece to fight communism was part of which doctrine?
Truman
Roosevelt
Monroe
Eisenhower
3
What does this photograph indicate about the United States in the 1950s?
Much fear was created by the Cold War.
Only government officials would be safe in a nuclear attack.
The nation had become the only nuclear superpower
Extraordinary steps were taken to hide atomic weapons.
4
The Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved by
JFK removes ICBMs from Turkey
Khrushchev removed his missiles
Soviet ships turned around
all of the choices
5
The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 was initiated because
the US had a monopoly on weapons
Soviet nuclear missiles were revealed in Cuba
Cuba was invaded by Soviets
U-Boats were threatening the US
6
What is the primary reason for the collapse of the USSR?
The Soviet economy prospered in a capitalist system
The Soviet Communist Party became isolationist
USSR economy collapsed due to excessive military spending
The USA defeated them in direct combat
7
President Harry Truman supported a containment policy after World War II in an attempt to
end colonialism in Africa and Asia
reduce the influence of the USSR in European countries
limit the use of atomic bombs and other nuclear weapons
bring German and Japanese war criminals to justice
8
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
Create a DMZ after the Korean War
Spread communism in Europe
Rebuild western Europe after WWII
Rebuild Japan after WWII
9
After World War II, the Marshall Plan was proposed as a way to
remove nuclear weapons from Western Europe
help European nations recover economically
improve diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union
bring Nazi war criminals to justice
10
The Bay of Pigs was
the United States’ invasion of China
a failed attempt by the United States to invade Cuba
all about bacon, bacon, and more bacon
a beach vacation in Cuba
11
What was the policy that was meant to stop the spread of communism?
Detente
Proliferation
Containment
Naval Quarantine
12
What was the reason the United States entered the Korean War?
the US adopted the Domino Theory
All of the choices
the US became focused on the Containment of communism
The USSR used the Korean War to indirectly fight the “West”
13
When an “Iron Curtain” fell across Europe, nations like Poland became which type of government?
Democratic
Capitalist
Communist
Monarchy
14
Why did the Soviet Union established satellite countries in Eastern Europe?
establish democratic governments in Eastern European nations
preserve capitalism in Eastern Europe
support the remaining Fascist governments in Eastern Europe
expand its power and control over Eastern Europe
15
Which is generally a characteristic of a communist economy?
Government agencies are involved in production planning
The role of government in the economy is restricted by law
Investment is encouraged by the promise of large profits.
Business owners sell shares in their companies to the govt.
16
The Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan represented attempts by the United States to deal with...
arms race
President’s political opposition
spread of communism
national debt
17
Who was the leader of the USSR when the Cold War ended?
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Putin
18
Which city had 2 separate incidents where it was cut off from the surrounding area?
Munich
London
West Berlin
Warsaw
19
The immediate impact of the 1957 launch of Sputnik I was that it
ended the period of peaceful coexistence between the US USSR
focused attention on the need to regulate outer space
forced the United States to find new sources of fuel
heightened the space race as a form of Cold War competition
20
A key reason for the ending of the Cold War was the Summit meetings that occurred between
Stalin and Truman
Reagan and Gorbachev
Kennedy and Kruschev
Nixon and Brezhnev
21
Why were the US and USSR reluctant to go to direct war with each other?
the peacekeeping role of the U.N.
increased tensions in the Middle East
pressure from neutral countries
the potential for global nuclear destruction.
22
In what year did the Soviet Union officially dissolve?
1991
2001
1989
1980
23
What was glasnost?
relaxation on what people can read and say in USSR(openness)
a term meaning economic freedom in China
increased political involvement in the USSR
the making of stained class in the Soviet Union
24
The goal set by JFK to achieve by the end of the 1960’s was
To end the arms race
For a man to walk on the moon
to pass the Civil Rights Act
to end the Vietnam War
25
Which was a result of the usage of the “domino theory”?
US intervention in Vietnam
Assassination of JFK
US invasion of Iraq in 2003
Brown vs. Board of Education

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