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1
Who was the Communist leader of Cuba?
Ho Chi Minh
Fidel Castro
Kim II Sung
Pol Pot
2
Which Cold War symbol is indicated on the map below?
Berlin Wal
Warsaw Pact vs. NATO
Iron Curtain
The Cuban Missile Crisis
3
Which U.S. President introduced the policy of containment?
Ronald Reagan
Franklin D. Rosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Harry S Truman
4
The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were designed to:
To prevent Communism from spreading
Promote economic and political stabilityin Europe
To benefit ourselves economically
Because we made a deal with Europe
5
For the U.S., how were the Korean and Vietnam wars similar?
Involvement to prevent nuclear warfare.
Both sought to prevent the spread of Communism
The U.S. wanted to mediate international conflicts
Ending the rise of Totalitarian dictatorships
6
Which event is most acknowledged to have nearly lead to a nuclear war?
The Red Scare
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Revolution
7
Who was the Communist Leader of Cambodia?
Pol Pot
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
Kim II Sung
8
Which three people led successful communist uprisings in their nations:
Ho Chi Minh, Fidel Castro, and Mao Zedong
Ho chi Minh, Kim II Sung, and Syngman Rhee
Fidel Castro, Joseph Stalin, and Mao Zedong
JFK, Kim II Sung, and Chiang Kai-shek
9
Inthe late 1960s, the writings Simone de Beauvoir createdrenewed interest in
federalism
capitalism
communism
feminism
10
What are the two ideologies which created conflict between the two superpowers?
Capitalism vs. Communism
Monarchy vs. Democracy
Democracy vs. Totalitarianism
Communism vs. Nazism
11
Who was the Communist Leader of Vietnam?
Pol Pot
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
Kim II Sung
12
Who was the leader of the Communists in China's civil war?
Kim II Sung
Pol Pot
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
13
the actual purchasing powerof income
bloc
heavy industry
real wages
inflations
14
During the Cold War, the people of which group of nations were powerless against the Soviet?
The Domino Theory
Soviet Satellites
The Republic of China
Western Bloc
15
When were the approximate years of the Cold War?
1939-1945
1945-1990
2001-Current
1914-1918
16
During the 20th Century, what country began to align their policies with those of the U.S.?
Britain
Soviet Union
Germany
France
17
Which U.S. President introduced the policy of Containment?
FDR
Reagan
Obama
Truman
18
Who was the Communist leader of Korea?
Ho Chi Minh
Kim II Sung
Pol Pot
Fidel Castro
19
Who was the leader of Nationalist China, who fled offshore to the island of Taiwan?
Chiang Kai-shek
Pol Pot
Kim II Sung
Mao Zedong
20
The policy of containment prevented the expansion of what type of government system?
Communism
Monarchy
Totalitarianism
Democracy
21
The Cold War that followed WWII emerged as a rivalry between?
U.S. vs. China
U.S. vs. Korea
U.S. vs. Britain
U.S. vs. Soviet Union
22
Vietnam was a former colony of what country?
France
Soviet Union
China
Japan
23
What is the current status of Vietnam today?
Reunited as a communist nation
Remains divided
Taken over as a Soviet Satellite nation
Established as a U.S. territory
24
Whenthe Soviet Union launched the
Sputnik I
satellite in 1957,Americans feared that the Soviets
could now use satellites to bomb the United States
would become the first nation to place astronauts onMars
were ahead of the U.S. in theproduction of missiles.
could use satellite technology to steal secretsfromAmericans
25
The defeat of what colonial power in WWII effectively led to the North-South split in Korea?
U.S.
China
Russia
Japan
26
How did the U.S. attempt to help Western Europe after WWII?
Re-armed nations for protection against invasion
Established democracies across Europe
Sought justice for war crimes
Gave economic assistance to war-torn countries
27
Which group of nations were powerless against the Soviet Union's troops?
Communist Countries
Soviet Satellites
Western Bloc
United Nations
28
JFK, Castro, and Cuba are representations of what two events:
Collapse of Communism and WWII
Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Revolution and Bay of Pigs
WWIII and Cuban Missile Crisis
29
Who was the Nationalist Leader of Korea?
Syngman Rhee
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kim II Sung
Douglas MacArthur
30
The Cold War can be described as:
A nuclear war
A war to end all wars
An ideological war
Another world war
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The Iron Curtain:
Was established to keep peace
To prevent another war
To equally divide Europe
Seperated Communism countries from non-Communism Countries
32
Marshall Plan, the Iron Curtain, and the Berlin Airlift are events associated with what era?
The Cold War
Interwar
World War II
World War I
33
Which war resulted in another country falling to communism and remained divided peninsula?
Cold War
Chinese Civil War
Vietnam War
Korean War
34
stressed the importance of betteringone's inner self over and above material possessions.
Beatniks
Hippies
35
What action became a symbol of the divide between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?
The space race
Construction of the Berlin Wall
Rivalry after WWII
The Cuban Missile Crisis
36
Why were the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. reluctant to be involved in direct military action?
Both populations would be destroyed
Potential for global nuclear war
Both sides strived for world peace
Both economy's would be destroyed
37
Who was the Nationalist Leader of China?
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
SyngmanRhee
Chiang Kai-Shek
38
TheU.S. senator responsible for the anti-Communist movement known as the “RedScare” was . . .
Barry Goldwater.
Joseph McCarthy.
Earl Warren.
Lester Pearson.
39
How did the U.S. respond to the Soviet Union stockpiling weapons in Cuba?
Decided to drop a missile upon Cuba
They blockaded Cuba with Navy ships
Went to the UN for support
Pulled out of Cuba
40
Who was the Communist Leader of China?
Mao Zedong
Pol Pot
Kim II Sung
Ho Chi Minh
41
Actively engaged with the civil rights movementand the anti-war movement
Beatniks
Hippies
42
What was the main goal of the U.S. in Vietnam?
To help establish a Democracy
Containing Communism
To prevent a nuclear war
To reconstruct after WWII
43
The outcome of China's civil war worried American's because:
China would start spreading Communism
The U.S.S.R. was in the lead as a superpower
American containment was failing
Communism was successfully advancing over the world
44
After 3 years of fighting the Korean War, the border between North and South Korea:
Established the Korean Wall
Remained at the 38th Parallel
Moved down to expand North Korea
eliminated and united as one Korea
45
In Berlin, this President said, "As a free man, I take pride in saying,
"
Ich bin ein Berliner
"
Harry S Truman
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
John F. Kennedy
46
U.S. secretary of state whocompared Communist expansion to the spread of an infection
Richard Nixon
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Dean Acheson
George Kennan
47
WhichU.S. president signed into law the Civil Rights Act?
Gerald Ford
Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
48
What is described as the fall of one country to communism leading to the fall of its neighbors?
Truman's policy of containment
NATO
The Domino Theory
Warsaw Pact
49
Using the map below, which war resulted in the country reuniting as a communist nation?
Cold War
Vietnam War
Korean War
China Civil War
50
During the Cold War, NATO and the Warsaw Pact represent:
Competing ideologies
Competing companies making nuclear bombs
Two competing military alliances
Competing trade routes