Why was NATO was formed?

to defend the memeber nations from outside attacks

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

What is a satellite state?

A country that is influenced or controlled by another

What was HUAC responsible for?

holding hearings about communist ties to Hollywood

Why was the Berlin Wall constructed?

To stop East Germans from escaping E Germany via West Berlin

The Berlin Airlift ended when:

Stalin lifted the blockade of Berlin

What did the Iron Curtain symbolize?

The divide between communist and capitalist Europe

As WWII in Europe ended tension between the US and USSR increased over

free elections being held in Eastern Europe

What impact did Sen. J McCarthy have on American Society?

He encouraged a fear of communism

Life during the Cold War included all of the following except?

Decreased anxiety over a nuclear attack

Which of the following best describes the policy of massive retaliation?

threatening to use of nuclear war to force a back down

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The Origins of the Cold War 1945-1963

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1
Following WWII Korea was divided at the:
17th Parallel
38th Parallel
37th Parallel
18th Parallel
2
Which Cold War president believed in massive retaliation as a response to Soviet expansion?
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Truman
3
Which of the following nations did not receive an occupation zone of Germany?
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Belgium
US
4
Why was NATO was formed?
to defend the memeber nations from outside attacks
in response to the Soviet creation of the Warsaw Pact
to reduce tensions between the US and Soviet Union
in order to organize an attack on the Soviet Union
5
Which Cold War event came closest to an all out war between the US and USSR?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean War
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Berlin Blockade
6
Which of these nations did not officially fight in the Korean War?
South Korea
USSR
China
USA
7
NATO stands for?
Northern Alliance Treaty Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North American Treaty Organization
8
What is a satellite state?
A country that is formal territory of another
A country that is part of an empire
A country that houses another's satellites
A country that is influenced or controlled by another
9
What was HUAC responsible for?
negotiating a peaceful end to the Cuban Missile Crisis
screening federal employees
holding hearings about communist ties to Hollywood
enforcing anti-communist policies in the federal government
10
At the end of WWII Germany was divided into how many zones?
1
3
2
4
11
What action caused great concern that the US had fell behind the USSR & led to the space race
Soviet lauch of its first ICBM
Soviet launch of its first nuclear sub
Soviet development of the hydrogen bomb
Soviet launch of Sputnik
12
Why was the Berlin Wall constructed?
Stalin feared western influence on East Germany
To keep West Berliners out of East Germany
To provide work for unemployed East Germans
To stop East Germans from escaping E Germany via West Berlin
13
The Berlin Airlift ended when:
Stalin died
in 1989 when the Cold War ended
the Berlin Wall was completed
Stalin lifted the blockade of Berlin
14
The Truman Doctrine established the policy of
domino theory
concealment
peaceful co-existence
containment
15
Cold War policy adopted by the US to combat communism by preventing it from expanding.
flexible response
containment
massive retaliation
brinksmanship
16
All of the following are successful examples of containment except
Cuban Revolution
Korean War
Berlin Airlift
17
What happened to Berlin following WWII?
it was divided into 4 zones
it was controlled by the US
it was controlled by the USSR
it was given to the French
18
What did the Iron Curtain symbolize?
The Berlin Wall
The division between East and West Germany
A Soviet punk rock band
The divide between communist and capitalist Europe
19
As WWII in Europe ended tension between the US and USSR increased over
The use of atomic bombs to end the war
Soviet treatment of POWs
Soviet refusal to join the war in the Pacific
free elections being held in Eastern Europe
20
Communist under Mao Zedong sucessfully gained control of this nation in 1949
Cuba
China
Japan
Korea
21
What impact did Sen. J McCarthy have on American Society?
He was important to the creation of the GI Bill
He encouraged a fear of communism
He was instrumental in ending the Cold War
He was instrumental in starting the Space Race
22
The Eisenhower Doctrine extended the Truman Doctrine to
Eastern Europe
South East Asia
Middle East
Latin America
23
The Cold war was fought between
the USSR and France
the US and China
Great Britain and China
the US and USSR
24
This agency was created to carry out covert operations and spy on nations abroad
FBI
NASA
CIA
UN
25
The Cold War started
When North Korea invaded South Korea
following the Soviet launch of Sputnik
duirng the Yalta Conference
after WWII
26
Which Cold War president believed in using limited wars to combat Soviet expansion?
Johnson
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Truman
27
Life during the Cold War included all of the following except?
Decreased anxiety over a nuclear attack
Duck and Cover drills in schools
An increase in the use of bomb shelters
Concern about fall out from an atomic attack
28
What was the first major crisis of the Cold War?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Blockade
Korean War
Chinese Revolution
29
Which of the following was not a result of the Truman Doctrine?
The Marshall Plan
The Korean War
The Berlin Airlift
Chinese Civil War
30
Which of the following best describes the policy of massive retaliation?
working with the Soviet Union to peacfully resolve disputes
threatening the use of limited war to force a back down
threatening to use of nuclear war to force a back down

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