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"Duck and Cover" was a drill practiced during the Cold War to prepare Americans in case
a student tells them to duck from gunfire
they were attacked by a dog while walking home from school
they felt unsafe
of nuclear attack
2
During the Cold War years, federal spending increased most for
education and college programs
defense and the military
urban mass transit in major cities
homeland security around the U.S. borders
3
Capitalism is the economic system in the
Soviet Union
United States
4
Alger Hiss was accused of spying for the Soviet Union but only convicted of
womanizing
farming too much
espionage
perjury
5
________ supported North Korea and ________ supported South Korea during the Korean war.
China, Soviet Union
United States, China
United States, Soviet Union
Soviet Union, United States
6
The purpose of containment during the Cold War was to
become imprisoned
be put in a container
stop the Cold War
stop the spread of Communism
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In a capitalist economy, people can be a poor as Homeless George or as rich as Bill Gates
True
False
8
The purpose of the Berlin Airlift was to
overcome the Soviet supply blockade of West Berlin
deliver supplies to East Berlin
fly over Berlin to take pictures of their nuclear missiles
take over Berlin from the United States
9
What were the Rosenbergs sentenced to for trading atomic bomb secrets to the Soviet Union?
death
life in jail
life as a slave
coffee with the president
10
It was common for citizens to be punished for questioning their Communist governments. This was
Soviet Union
Capitalism
Imperialism
Nationalism
11
North Korea is still Communist today.
false
true
12
Why was the main reason the Berlin Wall was built?
to separate West and East Germany
to distance US-occupied Berlin from Soviet-occupied Berlin
to stop East Berliners from fleeing to West Berlin
to separate the Nazis from the Communists
13
The main concern which ignited the Cuban Missile Crisis was
U.S. missiles stolen by the Soviet Union
U.S. missiles discovered in Turkey
Cuban missiles discovered in the Soviet Union
Soviet missiles discovered very close to the U.S. in Cuba
14
Communism was the economic and political system found in the
United States
Soviet Union
15
An event that marked the end of the Cold War was
crossing the Berlin Wall
forming of the Soviet Union
construction of the Berlin Wall
break up of the Soviet Union
16
NATO and the Warsaw Pact were examples of _________ during the Cold War.
militarism
imperialism
nationalism
alliances
17
Satellite nations were countries
determined to get to space
dominated by the Soviet Union
with wifi service
that had satellites in space before the United States
18
The U-2 incident ___________ tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.
increased
decreased
hindered
helped
19
Which one is NOT an example of imperialism during the Cold War?
Soviet Union having control over satellite nations
U.S. and Soviet Union increasing defense spending
Soviet Union building the Berlin Wall
Germany being split into 4 parts
20
The Cold War was ________________ between the United States & the Soviet Union.
nonexistent
a war fought in China
an indirect political and economic war
fought during the winter
21
This system is founded on the idea of "equality for all".
Communism
Capitalism
22
In this system, there is usually a huge difference between the lives of the rich and the poor
Capitalism
Communism
23
U.S.S.R. was also known as
the People's Republic of China
the United States
North Korea
the Soviet Union
24
Sputnik was a victory for ____________, the first country to launch a satellite into space
the Soviet Union
the United States
Cuba
North Korea
25
Which country started the Korean War by crossing the 38th parallel?
North Korea
United States
Soviet Union
South Korea
26
Consequence for the Hollywood Ten who refused to cooperate with a Communist film investigation
execution
house arrest
fine
blacklist
27
Which country/ies joined the United Nations after WWII?
U.S. only
Soviet Union and Cuba
Soviet Union only
U.S. and Soviet Union
28
NATO was the first ___________ military alliance formed during peacetime
neutral
aligned
defensive
offensive
29
What did the Marshall Plan provide for certain European nations after WWII?
blame for starting the war
nothing if they were involved in the war
help for the United States to defeat them during the war
financial aid to rebuild after the war
30
Joseph McCarthy was a ________ who made many unsupported accusations of people being Communist
senator
captain
governor
president
31
A characteristic that is NOT associated with Communism but is associated with Capitalism
classless society
found in eastern European satellite nations
economic opportunity for all
no private property
32
In the 1970s, detente
brought U.S. and Soviet Union closer to ending the Cold War
brought more war
ended the Cold War
started the Pearl Harbor attack
33
SDI was a space defense system to keep U.S. safe from enemy missiles.
True
False
34
During the Cold War, the U.S. and the Soviet Union spent billions of dollars on
homeland security
urban mass transit
education
defense/military
35
The the Bay of Pigs invasion was unsuccessful in
getting rid of all "Pigs" in Cuba
stopping communism in Cuba
taking over Cuba
overthrowing Fidel Castro from power
36
McCarthyism involved accusing people of __________ without proof.
spreading Capitalism
having Communist ties
having Capitalist ties
practicing containment