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Mao Zedong was the leader of which nation?
South Korea
The People's Republic of China
Taiwan
North Korea
2
What alliance did India belong to?
NATO
Warsaw pact
Non-Aligned
3
Which nation was NOT a member of the Big Three in WWII?
France
Great Britain
USA
Soviet Union
4
This plane served as the main bomber for the US during the Cold War, possibly serving to 2045!
C-130
U-2
A-10
B-52
5
He was the commander of SAC in the early 1960's spoofed as " GEN Ripper" in "Dr. Strangelove".
GEN George Patton
GEN Anthony Curtis
GEN Curtis LeMay
GEN Leslie Groves
6
India and much of Africa were part of this non-aligned category of nations:
Third World
First World
NATO
Second World
7
This was the largest nuclear device ever tested:
Czar Bomba
Ivy Mike
Castle Bravo
Tsar Bomba
8
This POTUS adopted the policy of " Flexible Response" :
Kennedy
Truman
Eisenhower
Johnson
9
This great British PM coined the term " The Iron Curtain "
Marlboro
Blair
Pitt
Churchill
10
NATO =
Nazi Aggressor Terrorist Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
National Assoc. for Trade and Oil
New Alliance for Technical Organizations
11
The "Satellite Nations" of the USSR during the Cold War included all BUT...
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Hungary
Austria
12
The US helped the Greek govt defeat communist guerrillas in the first test of this policy:
Eisenhower Doctrine
Nixon Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine
13
Korea was divided at the ___________ at the end of WWII, split between the USSR and US.
Prime Meridian
Yellow River
Pusan Perimeter
38th Parallel
14
The Cold War began after this war:
The Gulf War
The Korean War
World War II
The Vietnam War
15
In 1953, the CIA overthrew the Prime Minister of Iran and replaced him with...
The Pasha
The Caliph
The Shah
The Emir
16
This spy turned over US nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union in the 1940's:
Klaus Von Ludlow
Klaus Kinski
Pee Wee Herman
Klaus Fuchs
17
What alliance did East Germany belong to?
Non-Aligned
Warsaw Pact
NATO
18
Submarines capable of launching SLBMs are nicknamed this:
"Boomers"
"Fast Movers"
"Secret Squirrels"
"Boaty McBoat Face"
19
Josef Stalin was the leader of which nation?
North Korea
The People's Republic of China
The Soviet Union
Taiwan
20
This senator won notoriety for his allegations of Communist influence in the US gov't:
Paul McCartney
Eugene McCarthy
Al Franken
Joe McCarthy
21
Which of the following is NOT considered part of the US nuclear triad?
SAMs
Bomber Aircraft
Sub-launch Ballistic Missiles
ICBMs
22
The Presidential candidates of the first widely televised presidential debates were JFK and:
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Nixon
Biden
23
Which of the follow is NOT true about the Korean War?
Truman called it a "police action"
The USSR could have vetoed UN action
Truman asked Congress for a war declaration
It was a "Limited War"
24
MAD =
Megaton-Amplified Destruction
Manually Activated Devices
Mutually Assured Destruction
Morally Acceptable Devastation
25
In 1960, this US spy plane was shot down while on a mission over the Soviet Union
U-2
F-15
C-130
B-52
26
The Soviet launch of ____ in 1957 alarmed the US that the Russians were winning the space race:
MIG-17
Sputnik
Sukhoi 7
Soyez
27
This communist dictator allowed the USSR to install MRBMs in Cuba:
Fidel Castro
Hugo Chavez
Che Guevarra
Cesar Chavez
28
This Soviet aircraft surprised the US with its capabilities in the early part of the Korean War
F- 100 Super Sabre
U-2
MiG 15
B-52
29
This POTUS exclaimed, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
Ronald Reagan
George HW Bush
Jimmy Carter
Bill Clinton
30
" We went eyeball to eyeball, and the other guy blinked" (Said after the Cuban Missile Crisis)
Dean Martin
Al Haig
Dean Rusk
Robert Taft
31
The POTUS at the beginning of the Korean War was:
Johnson
Reagan
Dewey
Truman
32
These two Communist Party - USA members were executed for spying for the Russians in the 1950's
Donnie and Marie Osmond
Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara
Julius & Ethel Rosenberg
Fred & Ethel Mertz
33
What alliance did Great Britain belong to?
Non-Aligned
Warsaw Pact
NATO
Central Powers
34
JFK and Krushchev reached an agreement to ban this in 1963:
ICBMs
All nuclear weapons
Above ground nuclear tests
SAM's
35
India fought a brief but intense border war with this nation in 1962:
Burma
Bangladesh
China
Bhutan
36
Identify the area in yellow bordered w/ red:
The Kargil Line
The International Date Line
The Prime Meridian
The DMZ
37
What alliance did West Germany belong to?
Warsaw Pact
Non-Aligned
NATO
38
This Soviet Leader was JFK's rival during the " Cuban Missile Crisis"
Lenin
Stalin
Brezhnev
Khruschev
39
Cold War Era began and ended in what years?
1914-1918
1776-1781
1946-1991
1861-1865
40
This US State Dept official was the creator of the " Containment Policy"
McGeorge Bundy
George F. Kennan
George Jefferson
George Wallace
41
This nation was the chief supplier of military equipment to North Korea during the Korean War:
Imperial Japan
Nazi Germany
The Soviet Union
Fascist Spain
42
He was the Supreme Commander of the UN/US forces until fired by Truman:
GEN MacArthur
GEN Bradley
GEN Abrams
GEN Patton
43
Kim Il Sung was the leader of which nation?
Nationalist China
North Korea
Taiwan
South Korea
44
This CBS Evening News anchor was considered the " Most trusted man in America" by the public
Howard K. Smith
Walter Cronkite
Walter Mitty
Walter White
45
He was the Communist Party USA candidate for president from 1972-1984
Tom Hayden
Bernie Sanders
Gus Hall
Kris Kristofferson
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SAM's = ____________________
Self-Defense Area Missile
Surface to Air Missile
Self-guided & Accurate Missiles
Scientifically Aimed Missile