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1
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
to stop the movement into a capitalist area
to stop the movement into communist areas
to protect West Berlin from becoming communist
2
What Soviet leader was responsible for ending the arms race and Cold War?
Castro
Khruschev
Stalin
Gorbachev
3
Who was the first human in space?
Nikita Khruschev
Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin
John Glen
4
TRUE/FALSE: Both the United States AND the Soviets have created and tested a hydrogen bomb
TRUE
FALSE
5
What was the largest hydrogen bomb ever tested called?
Mike Bomb
Queen Bomb
Tsar Bomba
Marshall Bomb
6
This is what spy planes used by the U.S. CIA to collect info on the Soviet Union were called
Sputnik
U-2
ICBM
Commune
7
What policy did Gorbachev introduce in the SU that allowed for freedoms of speech and press?
czar
checka
perestroika
glasnost
8
What country did the Soviet Union invade during the Cold War to spread communism?
Afghanistan
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Iran
9
What 2 actual wars were fought as part of the Cold War?
WW2 & Civil War
Vietnam & Korean
Afghanistan & Syrian
Korean & Iraq
10
TRUE/FALSE: The SOVIET UNION was the first to launch anything into space
TRUE
FALSE
11
Why were nuclear missiles place in Cuba?
Because Batista asked for them
Because the U.S. bombed the Soviet Union
Because Castro wanted protection
Because the U.S. bombed Cuba
12
How much money did the United States give to Europe in the Marshall Plan?
1 billion
10 million
13 million
13 billion
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The competition between United States and Soviet Union for bigger, better weapons is called...
Blockade
Containment
Arms Race
Space Race
14
TRUE/FALSE: The Soviet Union also got money in the Marshall Plan.
TRUE
FALSE
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The United States wanted to stop this type of government from spreading during the Cold War
Communist
Capitalist
Fascist
Democratic
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When did the Berlin Wall come down?
1993
1956
1962
1989
