The Bay of Pigs incident was a planned attempt to do which of the following?

Overthrow the Communist government in Cuba.

The Space Race started with:

USSR Launch of the Sputnik I satellite

Detente during the 1970s can be described as:

A lessening of tensions and improved relations between the US and USSR

Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) meant that...

Two nuclear armed powers would destroy each other in a war

How did the US and allies solved the problem of the Berlin Blockade in 1948?

Flying supplies into Berlin - the "Berlin Airlift"

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

The Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was a sign that:

Soviet control over Eastern Europe was declining

The major focus of US Containment in the 1960s can be seen where?

Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia)

One of the earliest failures of "Containment," in 1949:

Success of the Chinese Communist Revolution

What was the Soviet (or Eastern) Bloc?

Communist states in Eastern Europe under heavy Soviet influence.

How did WWII conferences such as Yalta and Potsdam contribute to starting the Cold War?

Soviet leaders became increasingly suspicious of US and British motives

What was the result of the Korean War?

North and South Korea remain divided; tensions high even today

Under the reforms of Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev, Glasnot meant:

Openness: allowed more freedoms in the USSR

Which was NOT an effect/outcome of the Cold War?

Long term stability in most of the nations that sided with the US/NATO

What was the result of the Vietnam War?

Vietnam was unified under one Communist government

The US efforts in Vietnam during the 1960s and early 1970s demonstrate which of the following?

The US failed to understand the nature of the conflict in Vietnam

Which was NOT a cause of the Cold War?

Soviet espionage in the last days of WWII hindered US war efforts in Japan

What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?

Keep East Germans from fleeing Communism into West Berlin

Under the reforms of Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev, Perestroika meant:

Openness: allowed more freedoms in the USSR

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1
The Bay of Pigs incident was a planned attempt to do which of the following?
Prevent the spread of Communism into Guatemala.
Support independence fighters in Panama.
Overthrow the Communist government in Cuba.
Install a Capitalist, Democratic government in Nicaragua.
2
An early sign of weakening Communism in Eastern Europe was the Solidarity Movement in:
Poland
Bulgaria
Romania
Belarus
3
The Space Race started with:
First space walk by an American
The Soviets putting the first human in space
The US moon landing in 1969
USSR Launch of the Sputnik I satellite
4
Policy of the US that it should stop the spread of Communism.
Domino Theory
Great Society
Containment
MAD
5
Detente during the 1970s can be described as:
Diplomatic solutions to global problems without relying of the US and USSR
A lessening of tensions and improved relations between the US and USSR
Increasing hostility over the continued proliferation of nuclear arms
Actions taken by both the US and USSR to seize new territory in Asia
6
Soviet Union feeling threatened by US actions in WWII led to:
Bay of Pigs invasion
Building of the Berlin Wall
Nuclear Arms Race
Tiananmen Square incident
7
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) meant that...
The US caused the arms race when the first atomic bombs dropped
The US and USSR should not let other nations have nuclear weapons
Two nuclear armed powers would destroy each other in a war
Nuclear research should focus on energy, not weapons
8
How did the US and allies solved the problem of the Berlin Blockade in 1948?
Negotiating a peaceful resolution with Stalin
Assaulting Soviet military forces and breaking the blockade
Abandoning all hope of controlling Germany
Flying supplies into Berlin - the "Berlin Airlift"
9
What alliance did the USSR form to counter NATO?
The Warsaw Pact
The Iron Curtain
The Triple Entente
SEATO
10
NATO stands for:
Neutral Alliance of Taiwan and Oceania
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
No Action, Talk Only
Native American Territory Organization
11
Belief that when nations became Communist their neighbors were more likely to also become Communist.
MAD
Great Society
Containment
Domino Theory
12
The Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was a sign that:
Germany was rising to dangerous levels of military power
Soviet policies in East Germany were successful
NATO was too weak to prevent the unification of Germany
Soviet control over Eastern Europe was declining
13
The major focus of US Containment in the 1960s can be seen where?
Eastern Europe (Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria)
Africa (Ghana, Sudan, Nigeria)
The Middle East (Egypt, Syria, Iraq)
Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia)
14
One of the earliest failures of "Containment," in 1949:
Greece and Turkey declaring allegiance to the USSR
England electing several Communists to Parliament
Success of the Chinese Communist Revolution
Soviet crackdown on the Hungarian Revolution
15
What was the Soviet (or Eastern) Bloc?
Communist states in Eastern Europe under heavy Soviet influence.
Countries where the Cold War's "proxy wars" took place.
A buffer zone of neutral countries between East and West.
Nations that were part of the Non-Aligned movement, such as Egypt.
16
How did WWII conferences such as Yalta and Potsdam contribute to starting the Cold War?
The US lied about its intentions to use nuclear weapons against Germany
Soviet leaders became increasingly suspicious of US and British motives
Soviet spies were caught infiltrating US diplomatic offices
US leaders threatened to invade the USSR after the war
17
Which doesn't belong?
Capitalism & Democracy
Communism & Authoritarianism
Free market economy
US and NATO allies
18
What was the result of the Korean War?
Korea is occupied by UN peacekeeping forces
North and South Korea remain divided; tensions high even today
Korea was unified under one Non-Communist government
Korean was unified under one Communist government
19
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the US President was:
George H.W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Bill Clinton
20
A war in which the US and/or USSR supported a group that closely aligned with their ideology.
Localized Conflict
Social War
Proxy War
Puppet War
21
A Proxy War broke out in 1979 when Soviet forces invaded:
Korea
Afghanistan
Ukraine
Hungary
22
Under the reforms of Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev, Glasnot meant:
Expansion: extending Soviet influence to new countries
Restructuring: allowing free market/Capitalist reform in the USSR
Openness: allowed more freedoms in the USSR
Prosperity: rapidly industrializing the Russian countryside
23
Which was NOT an effect/outcome of the Cold War?
Proxy wars in Korea (1950-1953), Vietnam (1960s), Afghanistan (1979-1989)
Nuclear arms race resulting in the creation of 60,000 warheads
Communism that endures today in Cuba, China, North Korea, and Vietnam
Long term stability in most of the nations that sided with the US/NATO
24
Probably the closest the US and USSR came to actual war during the Cold War:
The Gulf of Tonkin incident
The Bay of Pigs invasion
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The U2 spy plane incident
25
What was the result of the Vietnam War?
North and South Vietnam remain divided along the 17th parallel
Vietnam is occupied by UN peacekeeping forces
Vietnam was unified under one Non-Communist government
Vietnam was unified under one Communist government
26
The US efforts in Vietnam during the 1960s and early 1970s demonstrate which of the following?
US Containment policy was effective in stopping the spread of Communism
The US failed to understand the nature of the conflict in Vietnam
Risking Soviet intervention was not worth the price of stopping Communism
Ideological differences prevented the Vietnamese people from uniting
27
Which was NOT a cause of the Cold War?
Soviet espionage in the last days of WWII hindered US war efforts in Japan
Territorial disputes at the end of WWII
Ideological differences between capitalism and communism
The USSR and US emerged as global superpowers from WWII, bound to compete
28
What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?
Keep East Germans from fleeing Communism into West Berlin
Protecting Berlin from NATO attacks
Creating a special economic zone of Soviet influence
Preventing the US and UK from allying with Germany
29
Under the reforms of Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev, Perestroika meant:
Openness: allowed more freedoms in the USSR
Expansion: extending Soviet influence to new countries
Restructuring: allowing free market/Capitalist reform in the USSR
Prosperity: rapidly industrializing the Russian countryside
30
Gave millions of $$$ to European nations to help stop Communism and rebuild
Domino Theory
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
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