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Review of Cold War except the collapse of the Soviet Union #coldwar #review
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1
What was the result of the Gulf War?
US liberated Kuwait from Iraqi control
The Iron Curtain was dissolved
The Berlin Wall fell
Vietnam was united under communism
2
The Soviet Union put the first of these in space
Squirrel
Chimpanzee
Satellite
Missile System
3
After the collapse of the Soviet Union
all Soviet-controlled countries switched to Democracy
all Soviet-controlled countries remained Communist
Soviet-controlled countries lost independence
many Soviet-controlled countries became independent
4
We fought the Vietnam War and Korean War due to the US and NATO policy of
reparation.
containment.
democracy.
total war.
5
Germany and Korea were similar during the Cold War because
They were both in civil war
They were both split in two
They were both poor
They were allies
6
How did Carter respond to the Iranian Hostage Crisis?
He allowed Ayatollah Khomeini to become an ally of the US
He refused let the former Shah of Iran into the US
Failed helicopter rescue and sanctions
Successfully rescued the hostages after a bombing mission
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What leader was the US fighting in Vietnam?
Kennedy
Kim Jong Il
Khrushchev
Ho Chi Minh
8
Which was first of the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Fidel Castro took power
US blockaded Cuba
Cuba defected to the Soviets
Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba
9
What did the GI Bill provide for veterans?
Free living in tenement housing
Resources for education and housing
Creation of Medicare and Medicaid
The expansion of jobs in factories
10
In Europe, the Marshall Plan was intended to promote
Dictatorship
Fascism
Democracy
Communism
11
Which of the following was a Medal of Honor recipient in Vietnam?
Omar Bradley
Roy Benavidez
Alvin York
Vernon Baker
12
How did the US help Europe recover from WWII?
They didn't
Marshall Plan
Reparations
Berlin Airlift
13
The Berlin Wall was built in order to
limit the movement of people.
hide Karl Marx.
keep out communist spies.
stop nomads from taking over China.
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What was the major risk of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
War
World War II
World War I
Mutually Assured Destruction
15
Vietnamese people fought using
total warfare
guerrilla warfare
nuclear weapons
open warfare
16
What was the name for the military alliance the US created?
Triple Alliance
NATO
Axis
Warsaw Pact
17
What was the goal of the Camp David Accords?
Established peace in the Middle East
Split Korea at the 38th parallel
Liberate Poland from Nazi control
Avoid WWIII
18
What did the Venona Papers show?
Communist spies successfully overthrew the US government
There were no spies in the US
Joseph McCarthy was a communist spy
People were in fact spies for the Soviet Union
19
What is the name of the military alliance the Soviet Union created?
United Nations
League of Nations
Warsaw Pact
Red League
20
Which of the following describes the Iran-Contra Affair?
Iranian students held US citizens hostage
Gorbachev allowed the Berlin Wall to fall
US secretly sold arms to Iran and gave the $ to the Contras
Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait
21
What is the image below?
Iron Curtain
Sirloin Wall
Berlin Wall
Great Wall of China
22
Collective security is when countries ally together
to be global police.
to provide health services.
for safety in alliances.
in order to collect resources through invasions.
23
What happened in the Bay of Pigs?
Failed attempt to overthrow Castro (lack of air support)
The U.S. briefly let the capital of Saigon fall
The Iron Curtain fell over Eastern Europe
Successful takeover of Havana, Cuba
