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What type of weapons did superpowers compete for during the Cold War?
pistols
submarines
nuclear weapons
missiles
2
The Cold War was a state of tension between the US and Soviet Union 1945 – 1990
False
True
3
Which of these statements would Winston Churchill most likely agree with?
Both Western Europe and Eastern Europe are in good hands
The communist governments in Eastern Europe are a threat to democracy
an iron curtain is necessary to keep the Soviets safe
The United States and the Soviet Union should remain allies
4
What were the three major conflicts during the Cold War?
WW1, WW2 and French & Indian War
None of these
Civil War, Southern War and Germany War
Korea War, Vietnam War and Afghanistan War
5
The Red Scare was when?
Hitler killed Jewish children
Citizens in the USSR stayed home
Japanese people moved to Canada
Americans were terrified that there were Communists among them
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Communism is an economic system where the people own the means of production.
True
False
7
Which president set the goal of sending Americans to the moon?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Which of the following best describes the Cold War?
a war with more battles than any other war before
a very long fistfight
a long competition without any direct fighting
a short battle in which devastating weapons were used
9
The United Nations was formed as a result of
the use of propaganda during World War I
countries avoiding destructive wars
a common fear that another world war would destroy all of humanity
fear that communism would spread through all of Europe and beyond
10
What is another name given for the Vietnam War?
The Guerilla War
The Indochina War
None of the above
The Battle of Korea
11
What is the Domino Theory?
A Military Game/Strategy between nations
once one country falls to communism the surrounding nations would also fall
The Theory that the strong survive
A Theory that started during the Scientific Revolution
12
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution said the U.S. would take all measures necessary to stop Soviet aggression in North Vietnam.
True
False
13
What did NOT occur during the Cold War?
Vietnam War
The Red Scare
Korean War
World War II
14
What is the driving goal of the United Nations?
to develop a high-tech military
to raise funds for itself
to bring leaders to New York City
to keep peace between countries
15
Which of the following events led Germany to be divided into West Germany and East Germany?
The construction of a wall through Berlin
A wall being taken down in 1989
The Berlin Airlift
the fall of Hitler and the end of World War II
16
Which countries were the superpowers on the two sides of the Cold War?
England and China
The United States and England
China and the Soviet Union
The United States and the USSR
17
What event is generally considered the mark of the end of the Cold War?
Cuban missile crisis
Moon landing
Cuban missile crisis
Fall of the Berlin Wall
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What event was the direct cause of the Cuban missile crisis?
The invasion of the Bay of Pigs
Nikita Khrushchev's shoe-banging speech
Fidel Castro's revolution in Cuba
the nuclear bombing of Cuba
