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1
Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and what ultimately happened to them?
HUAC members that accused gov't officials
HUAC members that accused spies
Soviet spies that were executed
Soviet spies that were blacklisted in Hollywood
2
Winston Churchill said an "___" had fallen with half of Europe being under Soviet control.
Marshall Plan
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
Containment
3
During the space race, which country was the first to put a man on the moon?
Soviet Union
United States
4
At this meeting in 1945, political divisions between US and USSR became clear.
Potsdam Conference
Yalta Conference
United Nations
Wannsee Conference
5
Why was the Warsaw Pact created?
To help with postwar decisions concerning Poland
In response to the ineffectiveness of the UN
In response to NATO
To protect communist countries from the rest of the world
6
What area of the world did the Eisenhower Doctrine vow to aid?
Germany
Turkey and Greece
The Middle East
Cuba
7
The Berlin Wall was torn down in what year?
1991
1969
1980
1989
8
Which event was the closest the world has come to a nuclear WWIII?
Berlin Airlift
Berlin Wall
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean War
9
What happened during the U-2 Incident?
Soviets shot down US spy plane
US discovered missiles in Cuba
HUAC discovered Hollywood communist sympathizers
US shot down Soviet spy plane
10
Which of the following is a cause of the Cold War?
NATO
HUAC
Political Differences
Korean War
11
Who was the US President during the Bay of Pigs?
Harry Truman
John Kennedy
Barack Obama
Dwight Eisenhower
12
Who was the U.S. gov't member that added to the fear and suspicion with his many accusations?
Joseph McCarthy
Joseph Stalin
Douglas MacArthur
Harry Truman
13
Satellite nations were always willingly accepted communist rule?
False
True
14
The Marshall Plan was created to help rebuild European economies after which event?
WWII
Cold War
Korean War
WWI
15
During the Berlin Airlift, what was the operation to drop candy to kids in W. Berlin called?
Little Vittles
Operation Overlord
Wild Wings
Operation Mongoose
16
How did the US respond when the USSR put up a blockade around West Berlin?
Marshall Plan
Berlin Wall
Berlin Airlift
Truman Doctrine
17
What was the group of actors, directors, etc. that were jailed for suspected Communist support?
Rosenbergs
HUAC
Hollywood Ten
Cubans
18
Which event was a disaster and made the US look too aggressive in stopping communism?
Berlin Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Berlin Airlift
19
Which of the following was
NOT
a satellite nation?
Poland
Canada
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
20
Which of the following was
NOT
a characteristic of Soviet beliefs?
socialism
collectivism
capitalism
communism
21
This group was created in 1945 to effectively keep peace between world nations.
Congress
United Nations
League of Nations
Warsaw Pact
22
What was the result of the proxy war in Korea?
US won
South Korea won
stalemate
North Korea won
23
What was built in 1961 that became the physical divide of the Cold War tension?
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
24
Which of the following did not support the Marshall Plan?
France
Soviet Union
United States
Great Britain
25
The Cold War was political and military tension between the US and the Soviet Union.
True
False
26
Which country was the first to send the satellite, Sputnik, into orbit?
United States
Soviet Union
27
The increasing weapons in the Butter Battle book were a symbol of which of the following?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Iron Curtain
Arms Race
Space Race
28
Which of the following reflected the US policy of containment?
Vietnam War
The construction of the Berlin Wall
China becoming communist
The Korean War
29
The Bay of Pigs invasion was an attempt to overthrow which communist leader?
Mao Zedong
Fidel Castro
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
30
In which event did the US initiate a blockade to stop Soviet threat close to the US?
Berlin Wall
Berlin Airlift
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis