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WH/GEO II: Cold War Review
WH/GEO II: Cold War Review
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Review this Quiz to prepare for your Cold War Test
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1
Causes of the Cold War include...
Development of the atomic bomb
Conflicting ideologies: Capitalism vs. Communism
Suspicion & distrust between super powers of USA & USSR
None of the above
2
Which Cold War Event brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union closest to nuclear war?
Korean War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Blockade
Vietnam War
3
Why was the Berlin Wall constructed in 1961
To keep E. Germans from fleeing to W. Germany
To complete the post war rebuilding efforts
To meet the requirements of NATO
To promote the reunification of Germany
4
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia attempted to build an economic system based on
Feudalism
free-market capitalism
ideas of Marx and Lenin
Iron Triangle
5
Who played a key role in Chinese Communists’ control of mainland China in 1949?
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
Deng Xioping
Chiang Kai-shek
6
US policy whose goal was to stop the spread of Communism after World War II
Brinksmanship
Detente
Glasnost
Containment
7
How did the Allies respond to the blockade of Berlin?
Invaded East Berlin
Stalemate in 38th Parallel
Berlin Airlift
Allowed Soviet Union to take over Berlin
8
How did the Korean War end?
Stalemate at 38th Parallel
South Korea invaded North Korea
Blockade of South Korea
North Korea invaded South Korea
9
The destruction of the Berlin Wall and the break up of the Soviet Union signify the:
Collapse of the Taliban
power of the European Union
Strength of the Warsaw Pact
End of the Cold War
10
This country became communist after driving out the Nationalist army off the of the mainland
East Berlin
South Korea
China
Soviet Union
11
The Cold War was fought between the United States and...
England
Cuba
China
Soviet Union
12
Alliance between Communist countries were called:
The Central powers
Warsaw Pact
SEATO
The Allied Powers
13
What was the result of the Vietnam War, American's longest war?
North Vietnam took control of South Vietnam
All of the above
U.S forces were removed from South Vietnam
Cease-fire between U.S and North Vietnam
14
The invasion of South Korea from communist North Korea was a violation of which US policy?
Marshall Plan
Containment
Great Leap Forward
Truman Doctrine
15
The breakup of the Soviet Union resulted in...
New independent countries
partition of Germany
increase tension with the U.S
increase in arms race
16
The competition between the US and the USSR to place a man on the moon and return safely
Detente
Space Race
Stalingrad
Cuban Missile Crisis
17
One way that the Korean War and the Vietnam war are similar is that both:
attempted to remove the French from power
attempt to "contain" communism
Reflected the success of the containment policy
Resulted in unification of the two nations
18
The Division between Eastern and Western Europe was described as...
Satellite Countries
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
Buffer zone
19
What did the U.S find in Cuba, which caused John F. Kennedy to blockade the country?
Drug Trafficking
Military Invasion
Concentration Camps
Soviet Missiles
20
The primary purpose of the United Nations is to:
resolve conflicts between nations peacefully
control world grain prices
promote democratic governments
unite all nations militarily through alliances
21
NATO was originally formed to:
defend Western Europe from Soviet aggression and communism
promote religious freedom
spread communism to each nation
isolate member nations from the rest of the world
22
The Cuban Missile Crisis ended when the Soviet Union decided to...
attack U.S ships on the Atlantic
remove the missiles from Cuba
keep missiles on Cuba
Invade Florida
23
Who said these famous words... "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
Harry S. Truman
24
The Marshall Plan contained the spread of communism by providing:
Nuclear weapons to NATO members
Military assistance to Vietnam
Government housing to refugees
Funds for economic recovery mostly throughout Western Europe
25
"When one country falls to Communism, another country becomes Communist" describes...
Domino Theory
Marshall Plan
Blockade
Containment
