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Unit 7 Cold War Review
Unit 7 Cold War Review
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1
Which term refers to the surprise attack by the Vietcong and North Vietnamese on the Vietnamese New Year holiday?
search-and-destroy missions
escalation
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Tet Offensive
2
Which of the following statements is
FALSE
about the impact of the Vietnam War?
It increased the American public's trust in the government
It carried heavy costs for the United States
Returning soldiers were not welcomed home as heroes
It decreased the American public's trust in the government
3
Which of the following words or phrases
DOES NOT
belong with the others?
Fair Deal
arms race
GI Bill of Rights
Taft-Hartley Act
4
Americans prepared for nuclear attacks in which of the following ways?
Growing vegetables in Victory Gardens
Building underground bomb shelters
Joining the military to invade the Soviet Union
Practicing "jump-and-run" drills at school
5
The Soviet Union won the Space Race in 1961 when Yuri Gagarin became the first person to walk on the moon.
False
True
6
After World War II, Korea was divided into North Korea and South Korea at which marker?
The city of Pyongyang
The city of Seoul
38th parallel
39th parallel
7
Which new weapon, far more powerful than the atomic bomb, was successfully tested by the United States in 1952?
Nitrogen bomb
Aluminum bomb
Atomic bomb
Hydrogen bomb
8
Which of the Big Three leaders from the Yalta Conference is pictured below?
Franklin D Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
Joseph McCarthy
Winston Churchill
9
Americans prepared for nuclear attacks in which of the following ways?
Practicing "duck-and-cover" drills at school
Joining the military to invade the Soviet Union
Buying "Nuke" Bonds from the government to pay for the war
Building underground swimming pools
10
From a Winston Churchill quote, what is the nickname for the Soviet Union's control of Eastern European nations?
Berlin Curtain
Space Race
Iron Wall
Iron Curtain
11
Which of the Big Three leaders from the Yalta Conference is pictured below?
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Dwight D Eisenhower
Franklin D Roosevelt
12
All of the following are reasons why the US was concerned about Fidel Castro's dictatorship in Cuba EXCEPT:
The Soviet Union could attack the US from Cuba
The Bay of Pigs was successful and Castro was removed from power
Cuba is only 90 miles from Florida
Castro's close ties with the Soviet Union
13
Which statement describes how Germany was handled after WWII?
It was split into four zones, and Berlin was divided also.
It was controlled by the Soviet Union
It was given back to the new German government
It was split into three zones
14
Which of the following words or phrases
DOES NOT
belong with the others?
Neil Armstrong
Nuremberg Trials
Project Apollo
Buzz Aldrin
15
Which U.S. President is credited with developing the plan of training Cuban exiles to remove Fidel Castro from power?
John F Kennedy
Harry S Truman
Dwight D Eisenhower
Franklin D Roosevelt
16
Which of the following words or phrases
DOES NOT
belong with the others?
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Vietnam War
Cuban Missile Crisis
John F Kennedy
17
Which of the following words or phrases
DOES NOT
belong with the others?
Joseph McCarthy
Richard Nixon
Dwight D Eisenhower
Harry S Truman
18
Though it was Eisenhower's plan, Kennedy took the blame for the failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion in Cuba.
True
False
19
Which statement is FALSE about the American economy after World War II?
New highway system increased personal and business travel
Home construction increased, moving people from cities to suburbs
Significant decrease in the number of babies born
Americans earned higher wages than ever before
20
Which of the following words or phrases
DOES NOT
belong with the others?
Cuban Missile Crisis
John F Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Berlin Wall
21
"One small step for man, one giant leap for Mankind" is a famous quote by which of the following?
Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin
John Glenn
Buzz Aldrin
22
Which of the following is
NOT
one of the Big Three leaders who attended the Yalta Conference?
Dwight D Eisenhower
Franklin D Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
23
What organization was started when the United States joined Canada, Iceland, and nine Western European countries?
United Nations
North American Treaty Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Non-American Truce Organization
24
Which U.S. President is credited with ending segregation in the armed forces & banning discrimination in federal hiring?
Dwight D Eisenhower
Harry S Truman
Franklin D Roosevelt
John F Kennedy
25
President Kennedy focused on using the military ONLY to confront Communism around the world.
True
False
26
The Berlin Wall separated communist West Berlin and democratic East Berlin.
True
False
27
Which of the Big Three leaders from the Yalta Conference is pictured below?
Franklin D Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Yuri Gagarin
28
Which of the following is
NOT
one of the agreements made to end the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The Soviet Union agreed to remove nuclear missiles from Cuba
The Soviet Union agreed to move the missiles to Canada instead
The Soviet Union & US agreed to the Limited Test Ban Treaty
Kennedy promised not to invade Cuba
29
Which of the following describes the War Powers Act?
It ended segregation in the armed forces
It officially ended the Vietnam War
It required the president to get approval before sending U.S. troops to war
It provided loans for veterans to buy homes and businesses
30
Which of the following words or phrases
DOES NOT
belong with the others?
38th parallel
South Korea
North Korea
Tet Offensive
31
The Nuremberg Trials established that individuals must be held responsible for war crimes even if acting as a government
True
False
32
Which of the following words or phrases
DOES NOT
belong with the others?
United Nations
Palestine
NATO
Israel
33
What was one of the first decisions made by the United Nations?
To condemn the 1949 war on Israel
To protest the division of Palestine
To send peacekeeping troops to Palestine
To divide Palestine into separate Arab and Jewish states
34
Which statement is true about the Space Race between the United States and Soviet Union?
The United States was first to land on the moon
The Soviet Union was first to land on the moon
Neither the US or Soviet Union ever orbited the earth
The Soviet Union was first to create a civilization on the moon
35
Which of the following words or phrases
DOES NOT
belong with the others?
Yalta Conference
containment
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
36
Which of the following is considered the cause of the Cuban missile crisis?
President Kennedy was embarrassed by the result of the Bay of Pigs invasion
The Soviet-trained and equipped North Koreans invaded South Korea
The Soviet Union failed to follow the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
American U-2 spy planes discovered Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba
37
Which of the following is considered the cause of the Korean War?
President Kennedy was embarrassed by the result of the Bay of Pigs invasion
The Soviet-trained and equipped North Koreans invaded South Korea
American U-2 spy planes discovered Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba
The Soviet-trained and equipped South Koreans invaded North Korea
38
Why did President Truman decide to fire General MacArthur as commander of UN forces in Korea?
MacArthur did not want to continue fighting the war, and Truman did
MacArthur became too ill to do his job
MacArthur wanted to attack and invade mainland China, and Truman did not
MacArthur was losing the war
39
Which of the following words or phrases
DOES NOT
belong with the others?
United States
Berlin Wall
Cuba
Soviet Union
40
Which of the following words or phrases
DOES NOT
belong with the others?
Germany
Nuremberg Trials
Japan
Yalta Conference
41
Which of the following is the name of the series of space missions with the goal of landing an American on the moon?
Project Golf Ball
Project Apollo
Project Moon
Project Eagle
42
The purpose of the Berlin Wall was to separate which of the following?
West Berlin and East Berlin
West Germany and the Soviet Union
West Germany and East Germany
West Europe and East Europe
43
Which American astronaut became the first man to orbit the Earth in 1962?
Alan Sheperd Jr
Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
John Glenn
44
Which statement is true about the Space Race between the United States and Soviet Union?
The Soviet Union was first to land on the moon
The Soviet Union was first to orbit the earth
Neither the US or Soviet Union ever orbited the earth
The United States was first to orbit the earth
45
Which of the following is
NOT
included in President Truman's Fair Deal policy?
Higher minimum wage
Expanded Social Security benefits for older Americans
Loans for veterans to go to college or purchase homes & businesses
Creation of a national health insurance plan
