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Review of Cold War issues
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1
The reason why the US sent troops to fight in the Korean War and Vietnam War was to
take over Korea
spread communism
take over China
contain communism
2
The Soviets moved to put nuclear missiles in Cuba after...
the Bay of Pigs invasion
World War III
the Russian Revolution
the Cuban Missile Crisis
3
Which of the following are part of the Containment Policy?
SHIELD & Stark Enterprises
Yalta Conference & Warsaw Pact
Truman Doctrine & Marshall Plan
Operation Overlord & Manhattan Project
4
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Americans feared that
they would lose the Space Race
Soviet missiles would be launched at the US
Kennedy was a Communist
Cuba would fall to communism
5
Conflict between the US and USSR from 1945 to the 1990's.
Gulf War
Cold War
Vietnam War
Korean War
6
Presidential policy to provide economic assistance to help countries avoid Communist threat.
Reaganomics
Eisenhower Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
Breshnev Doctrine
7
The US mistrusted the USSR mainly because of the actions taken by which individual?
Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Nikita Kruschev
8
The USSR learned how to build an atomic bomb from
Peppa Pig
secret info discovered in Communist Korea
the Hollywood 10
Spies (Julius & Ethel Rosenberg)
9
What do the Salem Witch trials, Palmer Raids, McCarthyism, Japanese internment have in common?
Radical Conservatism
Fear-based government actions
Liberal Foreign Policy
Religious foundations
10
Why were the US and USSR considered "superpowers"? They both...
were the two leaders of the UN
had atomic bombs at the end of WWII
all of the above
were the most economically stable after WWII
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Leaked secret info to Communist Korea
were the only Americans ever convicted of being Communist
Were part of the Hollywood 10
were convicted of passing nuclear bomb info to USSR
12
The Yalta Conference was significant because it was there that Stalin
made false promises
all of the above
betrayed US trust
lied about occupied territory
13
In order to protect themselves against the atomic bomb, Americans were encouraged to
Duck and Cover
Just Say No
Conserve energy
Grow Victory Gardens
14
McCarthy's tactics of false accusations, fear and hysteria has its roots in the Red Scare of
President Truman
the 1920's
President Richard Nixon
Sec. of State William Seward
15
US-led military alliance between many democratic (anti-communist) world nations.
NATO
NAFTA
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
16
Which of the following contributed to the economic collapse of the USSR?
Vietnam War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean War
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
17
In 1949, two events occurred that shocked the US: the Soviets exploded an atomic bomb and
China fell to communism
the Berlin Wall was built
the Nazis regained control in Germany
the US fell to communism
18
During the Cold War, the US saw Stalin as
someone to be trusted
another Hitler
an ally
as a mad scientist
19
In the 1950's, there was an emphasis on conformity. This means to be
unique
like McCarthy
different
the same as everyone else
20
False accusations of Communist activities that caused mass hysteria in the US in the 1950's.
Palmer Raids
Pink Menace
McCarthyism
Red Fear
21
After WWII, the US and USSR emerged as
secret allies
neighbors
enemies
superpowers
22
The US goal during the Space Race was to
compete with the USSR
all of the above
improve technology
try to use space for military purposes
23
What factor made the US and USSR avoid fighting each other DIRECTLY during the Cold War?
Belief that communism is evil
Eisenhower Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Fear of using nuclear weapons
24
McCarthy's political influence shrunk after it was discovered that much of his evidence was
stolen
false
reproduced by Congress
lost in a fire
25
Both the US and the USSR blamed one another for starting the Cold War.
True
False
26
Which of the following was a social change that occurred in the US after WWII?
growth of suburbia
all of the above
economic prosperity
baby boom
27
Divided Europe into anti-Communist West and Communist East.
Iron Curtain
Steel Curtain
Berlin Wall
Suez Canal
28
Which of the following is a result of Cuba falling to communism?
McCarthyism
Bay of Pigs Invasion
the Red Scare
the Civil Rights Movement
29
US foreign policy to stop the spread of Communism around the world
Isolationism
Warsaw Pact
Mutual destruction
Containment
30
A fear of foreigners/foreign ideas in the US led to
threats to civil liberties
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Marshall Plan
The Salem Witch Trials
31
The Cold War is still going on.
False
True
32
The U.S. government provided college education and low mortgage rates to
G.I.'s
women
African-Americans
people who exposed Communists
33
Which event is associated with the ending of the Cold War?
Berlin Blockade
building of the Berlin Wall
Berlin Airlift
falling of the Berlin Wall
34
Cold War conflicts spread to Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
True
False
35
Belief that if one country fell to communism more would follow
Eisenhower Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Domino Theory
36
Defensive treaty of Communist countries in Central/Eastern Europe during Cold War
Warsaw Pact
Marshall Plan
Stalinism
Iron Curtain
37
Massive economic aid to Western Europe so that countries did not fall to Communism ideology
Marshall Plan
Iron Curtain
Operation Overlord
Warsaw Pact
38
In the 1950's, it was illegal to engage in Communist activities that were perceived as harmful to the US.
False
True
39
When the Soviets placed a blockade around Berlin to prevent the Western powers from entering,
the US attacked
Iron Man flew in supplies
the Berlin Airlift began
the Iron Curtain was built
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The Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved peacefully.
False
True
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After the Cuban Missile Crisis, President Kennedy was looked at as a
failure
reformer
person to be suspicious of
hero
