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15.1 The Cold War Unfolds
15.1 The Cold War Unfolds
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1
After the Cuban Missile Crisis, what structure did Americans become obsessed with having?
Swimming pools.
Fallout shelters.
A two-car garage.
Barbecue sets.
2
For what reason was the Berlin Wall constructed in 1961?
To keep East Berliners from leaving.
To prevent an invasion by NATO military forces.
So graffiti artists would have something to paint on.
To keep West Berliners out of East Berlin.
3
About how long did the Cold War last?
25 Years
6 Years
13 Days
45 Years
4
What was the Iron Curtain?
Defensive structure on the border of France and Germany.
An experimental hydrogen bomb developed in 1953.
A system of labor camps in the Soviet Union.
The border between democratic & communist regions of Europe.
5
What Cuban leader overthrew his corrupt government and established ties with the Soviet Union?
Che Guevarra
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Nikita Kruschev
6
What industry did the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) mainly target?
The music industry.
The oil industry.
The military-industrial complex.
The movie industry.
7
What major concept during the Cold War prevented either side from launching a nuclear attack?
MAD (Military Assistance Dilemma)
Pacifism
MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction)
MAC (Mutually Assured Cooperation)
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What Senator became famous in the 1950s for exploiting Americans' paranoia about communism?
Joseph McCarthy
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Edward R. Murrow
9
In a command economy, who makes most of the economic decisions?
No one.
Consumers and producers.
Corporations.
Government bureaus.
10
What were the two major opposing military alliances of the Cold War?
The Horde & The Alliance
The Triple Entente & the Central Powers
The Axis Powers & The Allies
NATO & The Warsaw Pact
11
During the Cold War, what concept guided most of the United States' foreign policy?
Economic cooperation.
Detente.
Containment.
Aggressive expansion.
12
In what Czech capital city was there a democratic uprising in 1968 that was brutally crushed?
Prague
Paris
Berlin
Budapest
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What does the term "detente" mean?
A nuclear arms race.
Stopping the spread of communism.
A relaxation of tensions.
A labor camp in the Soviet Union.
14
What was the U.S. response to the Soviet Union installing nuclear missiles in Cuba in 1961?
They blockaded Cuba with naval ships.
They attacked the Soviet Union.
They accepted it.
They spoke out against it at the United Nations.
