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Cold War Quiz
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1
Which statement best describes communism?
Communism is a free enterprise system
All industries are under government control
Prices are determined by individual businessowners.
All industries are privately owned
2
As a result of the Red Scare, The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was signed.
False
True
3
How was the outcome of the Korean War different from the outcome of the Vietnam War?
North Korea and South Korea stayed separatenations.
hundreds of thousands people died
South Korea and North Korea were joinedtogether.
Communism was replaced in Korea and Vietnam bydemocracy.
4
What is one way NATO affects the U.S.?
decides when the U.S. can go to war
NATO controls the price and supply of oil andgas.
makes recommendations to the United Nations’Security Council
Supports the U.S when it engages in international conflicts.
5
Which of the following does OPEC do?
Fight for democracy
Fight communism
Do UN administrative work
Set the price of oil
6
The Berlin Wall was finally torn down ending the communist control of Eastern Europe.
False
True
7
The United States was the first country to put a man on the moon.
True
False
8
Hundreds of secret agents were uncovered by McCarthy’s investigations.
False
True
9
The U.S. imports much only a small amount of oil from other countries.
True
False
10
The Vietnam War lost support of many Americans because the war was widely covered on the tv.
True
False
11
.The containment policy was the goal of the United States during the Cold War.
False
True
12
Why were the U.S. and the U.S.S.R on opposite sides of the Cold War?
TheU.S. had dropped bombs on the U.S.S.R.
TheU.S.S.R. was an Axis power during WWII.
They believed in different systems of governmentand economy.
TheyU.S.S.R had dropped bombs on the U.S.
13
The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the U.S. and the Soviet Union ever came to war.
False
True
14
What almost happened during the Cuban MissileCrisis when Cold War tensions were high?
World War II
Korean war
a nuclear war
World War I
15
What is a mission that the UN performs on behalf of its membercountries?
Unifying the price of petroleum
Protecting Western Europe from communism
Regulating the global economy
Finding peaceful solutions to internationalissues
16
Thelaunch of Sputnik made the U.S. and Soviet Union realize the importance ofeducation.
False
True
17
The Red Scare was fueled by Senator Joseph McCarthy.
False
True
18
What was McCarthyism?
Acontainment policy
TheCold War
The dividing of Korea
The search for Communists in the U.S.
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Why was the Berlin Wall built?
To keep the U.S.S.R. from invading East German
To keep East Germans from entering West Germany
To stop Germany from invading Great Britain
To keep Americans from entering Russia
20
The United States defended both South Korea and South Vietnam.
False
True
21
Space Race began when the United Stateslaunched the first unmanned satellite called Sputnik
False
True
22
Which political system prevailed in Vietnam after the Vietnam War ended?
The “domino theory”
McCarthyism
Communism
Capitalism
