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