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Cold War Quiz
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Why did the US and USSR never declare war on one another?
Neither country wanted to engage in a nuclear war
The USSR was concerned about having to enter a war with all of the W Block
The US was concerned about having to enter a war with all of the E Block
2
The US and USSR emerged from WWII as the _________, powerful countries that had the capability of producing _______.
Lower class/ supplies
Superpowers/Nuclear Wepons
Leader/Food
3
The US wanted to instill ________ in the rebuilding European countries so the citizens could hold the power and vote.
Communism
Democracy
idealism
Dictatorship
4
What did the Soviet Union set up in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany?
An atomic bomb
an embargo on wheat to NATO nations
construction of the Berlin Wall
A Soviet blockade of West Berlin
5
The first satellite launched into space was
Discovery
NCC-1701
Apollo II
Sputnik
6
What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
Stop the USSR from spreading democracy
Deliver Poland to the West
Stop the spread of communism
Jumpstart Europe's economy
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What are border nations between the USSR and the West serving as a buffer zone called?
Satellite Nations
States
Iron Curtain
Stalin’s Wall
8
Of the following participants in the Korean War, which fought on the side of the Communists?
China
the United States
the United Nations
Souht Korea
9
What is a global conflict between the USSR and the U.S., marked by an avoidance of direct war?
Cold War
Space race
Truman Doctrine
Berlin airlift
10
General Douglas MacArthur argued that the Korean War
was not a vital American interest.
should be extended into a war against the Soviet Union.
should be limited to Korea.
should be extended into a war against China.
11
The US and USSR never fought directly but did offer aid and troops to opposing warring countries through
Arms Race
Space Race
Nuclear Wepons
Proxy Wars
12
How did the U.S. respond to the Soviet's first explosion of the atomic bomb?
By forming NATO
by exploding a hydrogen bomb
by firing satellite into space.
by exploding an atomic bomb
13
Which country was split into a democratic nation and a communist nation?
United Kingdom
USSR
Germany
United States
14
What is one event that lead to the end of the Cold War
The USSR realized they could not compete with the US in the Arms Race
The US lost the Space Race to the USSR
The USSR agreed to stop the spread of communism.
The USSR dissolved and broke apart into 15 separate countries
15
The 38th parellel became an important dividing line between
North and South Korea.
Korea and China.
China and Taiwan(Formosa).
North and South China.
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After World War II, Germany was split in four by the United States, Great Britain, France and
Spain
Soviet Union
Germany
Italy
