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Cold War Review
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1
The American military buildup in Vietnam
intensified
under which president?
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Harry Truman
2
Which U.S. president challenged the Soviet Union to tear down the Berlin Wall in the 1980s?
Harry Truman
Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Jimmy Carter
3
This Soviet leader was known for his progressive policies of "glasnost" and "perestroika":
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
Yuri Andropov
Nikita Krushchev
4
Which U.S. president was known for the policy of "massive retaliation"?
Harry Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
5
What was the result of the Vietnam War?
The U.S. took over
Stalemate
Victory for South Vietnam
Victory for North Vietnam
6
This international organization was formed after WWII to replace the League of Nations.
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
European Union
Triple Entente
7
This video was shown in order to inform Americans
how to enlist in the U.S. Army.
how to identify communist spies.
how to help with the Cold War effort.
how to protect themselves from nuclear fallout.
8
This former government official was accused of espionage during the Cold War:
Richard Nixon
Alger Hiss
Herbert Hoover
Lyndon B. Johnson
9
Japan adopted a(n) ________ form of government after WWII.
communist
imperial
monarchical
democratic
10
Winston Churchill described the division of Europe after WWII as a(n) "_________ Curtain."
Red
Steel
Gold
Iron
11
Who led the communist takeover of Cuba in the late 1950s?
Fulgencio Batista
Simon Bolivar
Fidel Castro
Eugene Delacroix
12
This U.S. senator led a "witch hunt" against communists during the Cold War:
Julius Rosenberg
Bernie Sanders
Joseph McCarthy
Joseph Stalin
13
What was Richard Nixon's plan to end the Vietnam War called?
Massive Resistance
Domino Theory
Vietnamization
Massive Retaliation
14
The Soviet Union created this alliance in response to the formation of NATO:
Triple Powers
NAFTA
Triple Entente
Warsaw Pact
15
The German city of ________ was partitioned (divided) after WWII.
Nagasaki
Frankfurt
Berlin
London
16
How did the Cold War affect the economy of Virginia?
it got worse
it grew
it increased participation in the stock market
it stayed the same
17
The U.S. and U.S.S.R came closest to full nuclear war during this event:
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Crisis
Yalta Conference
18
What was the result of the Korean War?
Victory for North Korea
Victory for South Korea
The Chinese took over
Stalemate
19
The U.S. attempted to overthrow the communist government in Cuba during which event?
D-Day Invasion
Bay of Pigs
Manila Bay Invasion
Cuban Missile Crisis
20
The ________ ________ was used to help Europe rebuild after WWII.
Marshall Plan
Berlin Wall
Monroe Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
21
_________ Germany adopted a democratic government after WWII.
West
South
North
East
22
This U.S. policy called for "containment" of communism during the Cold War.
Open Door Policy
United Nations
Monroe Doctrine
Truman Doctrine