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Review for 8th grade U.S. History exam on the Cold War. #coldwar
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1
Which city was the first to host a United Nations meeting?
Paris
New York
San Francisco
London
2
Stalin blocked aid from making it to West Berlin because he claimed
East Germans were escaping on their trucks.
West German currency was causing inflation in East Germany.
Soviet missle technology had been stolen by American spies.
the West Germans were stealing Soviet supplies.
3
Which American commander led the initial invasion of Korea?
Dwight Eisenhower
George Marshall
Douglas MacArthur
George Patton
4
The Truman Doctrine was an example of what type of policy?
containment
consolidation
appeasement
elimination
5
North & South Korea were divided along which parallel?
39th
35th
32nd
38th
6
The United States helped to establish a pro-western government in which Middle Eastern nation?
Kuwait
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
7
Which organization was formed to defend democratic nations around the world following WWII?
United Nations
League of Nations
Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
8
What was the official name of West Germany?
People's Federation of German States
Federal Republic of Germany
West German Democratic Alliance
West German Federal Republic
9
Douglas MacArthur was fired by Truman after
he invaded China without permission.
he lost the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
he went to Congress seeking a declaration of war.
his invasion plan near Inchon failed.
10
Approximately how many American soldiers died in the Korean War?
22,000
44,000
31,000
54,000
11
The dividing line between China and Korea is which river?
Yangtze
Songhau
Mekong
Yalu
12
What occured in Germany following the Yalta Conferece?
It was divided into two sides, both communist.
It was divided into four zones run by an Allied nation.
It was left independent.
Hitler was allowed to stay in power.
13
Winston Churchill described the Soviet Union as the
Steel Trap
Stone Wall
Iron Curtain
Iron Cage
14
Following the Korean War, the American military
tripled in size in five years.
stayed about the same size as they had been during the war.
reduced in size.
began spending less yearly on defense spending.
15
Which of the following was NOT a puppet state of the Soviet Union?
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Poland
Romania
16
Which event first led many Americans to fear we were losing the space race to the Soviet Union?
The launch of Yuri Gagarin in to space.
The explosion of the Challenger space shuttle.
The lauch of Sputnik space satellite.
Neil Armstong walking on the moon.
17
Which former high level State Department employee was accused of being a communist spy?
Alger Hiss
Joseph McCarthy
Humphrey Bogart
Ethel Rosenberg
18
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of stealing what information?
U.S. nuclear technology
East German banking information
Soviet weapons technology
British radar technology
19
What island became the home of the nationalists after they fled mainland China?
Japan
Korea
Hong Kong
Taiwan
20
What was the official name of East Germany?
East German Unified Authority
People's Republic of East Germany
German Democratic Republic
German Communist League
