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This quiz will help you review for your assessment on the Cold War.
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1
Fidel Castro’s hatred of the United States and alliance with the Soviet Union led to the
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean War
Berlin Airlift
Vietnam War
2
What was the Berlin Wall?
wall dividing East and West Germany
A wall dividing Eastern and Western Europe
A wall surrounding West Berlin
A wall surrounding East Berlin
3
Which development led to the space race between the Soviet Union and the United States?
The space race began.
The US govt increase funding for science and math education.
The Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite.
Pres Kennedy set the goal of landing a man on the Moon.
4
Post-war prosperity (growth) resulted in all of the following EXCEPT
People were able to spend money on American products.
Soldiers married and started families.
People bought new homes and the suburbs were developed.
More people moved into the cities to find jobs.
5
How did the end of WWII impact factories?
They produced less consumer goods.
They produced more war-related goods.
They hired more women than men.
They switched production back to consumer goods.
6
Which of the following is an example of a service industry?
newspaper publishing
television advertising
automobile manufacturing
dry cleaning
7
During which conflict of the 1950s did United Nations intervene?
Korean War
World War II
Vietnam War
Cuban Missile Crisis
8
What causes led to increased suburbanization after WWII?
developers built houses on the outskirts of towns
greater availability of the automobile
new highway system to link major cities
all of these things
9
What was Senator Joseph McCarthy responsible for?
building the Berlin Wall in Germany
planting nuclear bombs in Cuba to keep Castro supportive
creating panic about the spread of communism in the US govt
hiring actresses to play specific communist roles in movies
10
Many Americans who opposed sending United States to fight in the Vietnam War believed that
The United States should not police the world
International trade would be interrupted
Nuclear weapons should be used to end the war
The war should be extended into China
11
What was NOT an economic effect of WWII?
Americans had savings due to the increase in wartime jobs.
The United States was brought out of the Great Depression.
The stock market declined.
There was an increase in jobs and service industries.
12
Why did the Soviet Union choose to place missiles in Cuba?
Cuba’s communist government
hostility between Cuba and the United States
its close proximity to the United States
All of these reasons
13
The baby boom primarily resulted from the
soldiers returned from war and wanted to start families
Great Depression of the 1930s
economic prosperity of the 1920s
development of new technologies in the 1950’s
14
What event led to the promotion and the development of science and technology?
the invention of nuclear weapons
the launch of the Apollo mission to the moon
the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union
the invention of the computer
15
How did mass media affect how Vietnam veterans were treated upon returning to the US?
They were welcomed and honored in parades.
They were given radio interviews about their experiences.
They were shunned and made to feel unappreciated.
They were glorified as heroes on television.
16
During the Cold War, the containment policy was put into place
to spread communism to other countries
to spread feelings of nationalism
to contain the spread of imperialism
to contain the spread of communism
17
What was a
main
cause of the rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States?
The Soviet Union put nuclear bombs in Cuba
The USSR supported The Viet Cong during the Vietnam War.
The USSR supported North Korea during the Korean War.
The Soviet Union wanted to spread communism.
18
What was the symbolic end of the Cold War?
the launch of Sputnik
the collapse of the Berlin Wall
the end of World War II
the Korean Conflict
19
Which organization was established to find peaceful solutions to international issues?
NATO
UN
OPEC
League of Nations
20
Which organization is an alliance established because of the growing threat of the USSR?
UN
NATO
OPEC
League of Nations
21
How did mass media spread pop culture throughout the United States?
Movies and television let advertisers to spread consumerism.
All of these are true
Radio spread rock and roll music.
Television became the center of family entertainment.
22
Which organization determines the rate of oil production and the price of their products?
UN
League of Nations
NATO
OPEC
