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This quiz is a review for a unit on the Cold War. #worldhistory #coldwar #highschoollevel
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What is the War Powers Act?
Grants unspecified powers during military conflicts
Grants presidential powers to initiate military conflicts
Limits the Supreme Court to initiate military conflicts
Limits presidential power to initiate military conflicts
2
A massive aid package to counter communism was offered by the United States called
Marshall Plan
Operation Vittles
Freedom Plan
Truman Plan
3
Cold War Propaganda...
was only produced by the Americans
was more harmful to the soviets than the Americans
ended in the 1950's, we no longer see propaganda today
encouraged stereotypes of both Americans and Soviets
4
The closest the world has come to nuclear war was during the...
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Blockade
Korean War
5
Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?
Recuritment procedures for the US military branches reformed
U.S citizens were arrested for being suspected communists.
U.S. diplomats began to express political viewpoints freely.
Membership in the U.S Communist Party increased.
6
The Korean War was mostly a stalemate, beginning and ending at the
Chinese border
Seoul
Pusan Perimeter
38th Parallel
7
How did the west deal with the Berlin Blockade?
Plowed through Russian forces and took the highway
Took troops out of Berlin
Airlifted supplies to the people of Berlin
Built the Berlin Wall
8
The acronym for the Soviets and Americans destroying each other in a nuclear war was
SALT
NATO
MAD
NAFTA
9
What was the Kent State Massacre?
Students protesting Civil Rights
Students at Kent state left the school because of discrimination
Teachers at Kent state attacked the students
members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd at Kent State
10
The Vietnam War was fought between the _____________ of the north and South Vietnam/U.S.
Reds
Viet Cong
Khmer
Maoists
11
What are the children in this picture doing?
fire drill
tornado drill
lock down
duck and cover drill
12
What is the second red scare?
Fear of Afghanistan becoming communist in the 1980s.
Fear of communism from Latin America to USA.
Fear of an H-bomb turning the world red.
Fear of communism rule during the Cold War with the USSR.
13
Critics of McCarthyism in the 1950s stressed the idea that
loyalty oaths can prevent espionage
communism will gain influence in times of prosperity
fears of subversion can violate constitutional liberties
the government should always be on guard against communists
14
The HUAC was created by Congress with the intention of
Encouraging Americans to buy consumer goods on credit
Increasing US defense spending to combat the Soviet Union
Investigating the spread of Communism within the US
Monitoring Southern states abuses of African Americans
15
Senator Joseph McCarthy is best known for his involvement in-
the war effort of the 1940s
the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s
the political scandals of the 1970s
the Red Scare of the 1950s
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The U.S. foreign policy to deal with the spread of communism was...
Containment
Detente
America First
Isolationism
17
What marked the end of the Cold War?
An easing of tensions between the superpowers
Collapse of the Soviet Union
Destruction of the Berlin Wall
All of the above
18
The Soviet Union tried to blockade the city of
Warsaw
Berlin
Budapest
Prague
19
How did the Marshall Plan try to contain communism?
Created a military alliance of North Atlantic countries
Helped build up armed forces in West Germany
Gave money to help rebuild European countries
Forced Americans to take loyalty oaths to keep their jobs
20
What was the Truman Doctrine?
provided aid to countries fighting Communist uprisings
provided aid to help rebuild war torn countries in Europe
allowed Congress to question loyalty of federal employees
provided aid specifically to East Germany to stop Communism
21
How did the U.S. try to contain Communism in Cuba?
Trained and sent Cuban exiles to take down the leader
Dropped nuclear weapons on Cuba
Started a Civil War within Cuba
22
The Americans "won" the Space Race by
landing on the moon
sending the first woman in space
sending the first satelite in space
sending the first man in space
23
The Soviet invasion of ______________ led the U.S. to boycott the Moscow Olympic games.
Syria
Afghanistan
Iran
Pakistan
24
What is this U2 spy plane photo showing?
nuclear warhead launch site in Cuba
hydroelctric dam in China
nuclear reactor in Chernobyl
nuclear launch site in Turkey
25
What is Detente?
Soviet policy in East Berlin
Aiding third party conflicts
Phase of relaxed tensions
How to roast someone in French
26
Why was Vietnam called the Living Room War?
fighting happened in private homes
The leaders signed a peace treaty in an informal setting
Soldiers had comfortable quarters
The public saw images of the conflict on the nightly news
27
What is going on in the video?
Berlin Blockade
fall of Red Square
fall of the Berlin Wall
collapse of the Iron Curtain
28
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the United States put a ____________ on Cuba.
quarantine
blockade
sanction
missile
29
Both the Soviet Union and the U.S. spent massive amounts of money on
propaganda
cultural programs
nuclear weapons
education
30
During the Cold War propaganda was used to:
Portray communism as a threat to Democracy
Create fear in the population
All of the above
Reinforce the divide between communism and capitalism
31
What was the reform that allowed greater freedom of expression?
glasnost
demokratizatsiya
perestroika
32
This alliance was formed to counter NATO.
Axis Powers
Warsaw Pact
Central Powers
Triple Alliance
33
Which Soviet leader started a series of reforms in the late 80s?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joesph Stalin
Leonid Brehznev
<p>Nikita Kruschev</p>
34
Alliance formed to defend democratic nations from communism
Central Powers
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Allies
35
Why was the Vietnam War protested?
we lost
we thought we should have sent more troops
we wasted money
people didn't think the US should have got involved
36
What was the purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?
investigate Americans who refuse to serve during WWII
investigate the military following Truman's desegregation
investigate possible Communists during the 2nd Red Scare
put Nazi war criminals on trial
37
Why did the USA use chemical weapons in the Vietnam War?
To destroy the farm land and starve their enemy
To end the fighting as the war was long drawn out
They wanted to demoralise the civilians with lasting and horrific defects
To destroy the forest used in the Vietcong's guerrilla warfare
38
Why was the Vietnam War draft unfair?
they had segregated units
college students could get a deferment
women were exempt from the draft
39
Because of the Space Race, both the Soviet Union and the U.S. put a great emphasis on
legal system
client states
education in science & math
the military
40
What was the Domino Theory?
if one nation became Christian than others would too
nuclear weapons would destroy the world
if one country fell to capitalism others would too
If one country fell to communism others would too
41
What was the role of the HUAC in the late 1940s and early 1950s?
persuade citizens to fight the Communist USSR
None of the Above
Find/expose Communists
A bill passed by congress to bomb the USSR
42
What prompted the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) to target the “Hollywood Ten”?
political pressure from racial groups regarding civil rights legislation
Growing anxiety related to the economic effects of the Great Depression
Support for American isolationism in the years leading up to World War II
Fear of communist infiltration within the American entertainment industry
43
What type of war was fought in Vietnam?
naval
guerilla
nuclear
trench
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Which reform restructured the Soviet economy?
Glasnost
Perestroika
Demokratizatsiya
