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Cold War 18, 20 Part 1
Cold War 18, 20 Part 1
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1
North Korea invaded S. Korea in 1950, so the US pushed North Korea back, fearing a...
Domino effect
fascist legacy
Communist effect
Dictatorship takeover
2
The Cold War between the US and Soviets was waged mostly on what 2 fronts, with an arms race?
defensive and economic
military and financial
political and economic
political and propaganda
3
The communists won the Chinese Civil War after WWII, so the Nationalists fled to the island of
Indonesia
Taiwan
Britannica
Hong Kong
4
12 Nazi leaders were sentenced to death in the...
Paris trials
Nuremberg trials
Copenhagen trials
Berlin trials
5
What General publicly proposed attacking China, causing President Truman to fire him?
John Westmoreland
George Patton
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
6
What was created after World War II in order to stop offensive wars?
United Nations
League of Nations
Justice League of Nations
The Justice League
7
In 1953 President Eisenhower signed an armistice in the Korean War. What is an armistice?
formal division of the country
peace treaty/cease-fire
Just a little above the legistice
alliance
8
What 4 countries occupied Germany and Austria?
France, Spain, Britain, US
US, France, Italy, Soviet Union
Germany, Italy, Soviet union, Spain
Soviet Union, Britain, France, US
9
What is a coup d'état?
violent overthrow of an existing government
murder of a political leader
democratic change of government
A political agreement between countries
10
Which two European countries were divided into four occupation zones after WWII?
Austria and Germany
Italy and Germany
Germany and Japan
Italy and Bulgaria
11
The United Nations consists of what two bodies?
State Department & Justice Hall
Security Council & Ambassador Assembly
General Assembly & Justice Hall
General Assembly & Security Council
12
When the US pushed N. Korea back near its northern border, who pushed the US back to the 38th parallel?
the Soviet Union
Japan
China
North Korea
13
After the Iranian coup, the US inserted what type of leader in Iran?
Secretary-General
Grand Poobah
Shah
Emperor
14
The Iron Curtain was
A wall built between Poland and Hungary.
A line through Asia that divided democratic and communist countries.
a. The name of the USSR hockey team.
A line through Europe dividing democratic and communist countries.
15
The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to...
stop countries from becoming communist and/or fascist
stop World War III from happening
keep countries from becoming communist, trade, & gain allies
Gain allies
16
The U.S. funded $13 billion for European WW II recovery with the...
Recovery Act
Jensen Recovery Plan
Marshall Plan
European Democracy Initiative
17
The post World War II Soviet led alliance of communist countries was called...
The Communist Manifesto
The Marxist Compact
The Warsaw Pact
The St. Petersburg Plan
18
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
the name of the new US-led military alliance
the name of the new Soviet led military alliance
The National Alliance of Trading Organizations
the name of the plan to rebuild Japan with financial aid
19
Approximately how many Japanese leaders were executed for World War II crimes trials?
20
30
900
100
20
In 1951 the leader of what country nationalized (took over) its British-owned oilfields, leading to a coup?
Saudi Arabia
Venezuela
Iran
Iraq
