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Cold War Review Part II
Cold War Review Part II
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1
What year did the US first send military advisors to Vietnam?
1979
1950
1975
1964
2
What country did the Soviet Union invade in 1979 to help prop up a new communist government?
Afghanistan
West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Pakistan
3
What is the name of Kim Kardashian's first kid?
Kimmy
North
chicago
Harper
4
Approximately how many U.S. troops were killed during the Korean War?
2,400
10,000
36,000
47,000
5
What happened to South Vietnam after the US troops left in 1973?
It became an independent country
It was captured by North Vietnam in 1975
It was captured by Cambodia in 1975
It was given back to France in 1975
6
Why is the official name of North Korea, The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea misleading?
North Korea is a monarchy
The name should also include South Korea
There is nothing misleading about the name
North Korea is a totalitarian government
7
What was the purpose of the SALT treaties between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in the 1970s?
Reduce conventional miltary forces to 100,000 personnel
Give Eastern Europe a chance to try democracy
Allow American farmers to sell grain to the Soviet Union
Reduce the number of ICBMs on both sides
8
What year did communism end in Europe?
1989
1949
1961
1999
9
Which was NOT a way that Ronald Reagan helped win the Cold War in the 1980s?
Continued the buildup of U.S. military forces after the Vietnam War
Improved the U.S. economy
Rebuild the U.S. military
Forced the Soviet Union to accept democratic governments in Eastern Europe
10
How was Korea divided after World War II?
East Korea-Communist West Korea-Democratic
North Korea-Communist South Korea-Democratic
North Korea-Democratic South Korea- Communist
It was not divided after WW II as it was controlled by the Soviet Union
11
Why are there still 30,000 American troops in South Korea in 2023?
Protect against an invasion by the Soviet Union
Protect against a North Korean Invasion
Protect South Korea against a Chinese invasion
To help end Japanese colonialism
12
The US and the Soviet Union fighting through other countries and NOT directly is called?
Proxy War
Cold Conlict
Hot War
Nuclear Issue
13
What metaphor described the division between communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe?
The Barbed Wire
The Communist Iron Wall
The Iron Curtain
The Iron Maiden
14
Korea signed a peace treaty to end the Korean war
True
False
15
Why did American send military adivisors to Vietnam in 1950?
To help the South Vietnamese government win the war
To get training to fight in the Korean War
Help the British maintain control of Hong Kong
Help the French defeat communist rebels in Vietnam
16
Which European country was the first to free itself from having a communist government in 1989?
Estonia
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
17
Approximately how many U.S. troops were killed during the Vietnam War?
28,000
47,000
2,400
36,000
18
The U.S. ceased fire in Vietnam in 1975
True
False
19
The long struggle over the world between the United States and the Soviet Union was known as?
East Asian War
Cold War
Nuclear War Conflict
World War II
20
What is the heaviest mammal in the world
Shark
Elephant
Hippo
Blue Whale
21
The easing of hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1970's is?
Truman Doctrine
Reagan Theory
Coup d' Etat
Detente
22
Why did China intervene in the Korean War?
They did not want a U.S. allied country on their border
They wanted to own all of Korea and colonize it.
To set a precedent for intervention in the Vietnam War
The Soviet Union forced China to use their military against the U.S.
23
What President wanted to "bring the us back together"
Carter
Nixon
Johnson
Reagan
24
A nuclear warhead that could be delivered on a missile is called?
Sputnik Missile Delivery
Star Wars defense
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
Long Range rocket
25
The idea that if Vietnam goes communist then the rest of Asia will follow is called?
Brinkmanship
Domino Theory
Vietnam Theory
Containment
26
Trying to keep communism in the USSR and not allowing it to spread to other countries is?
Iron Curtain
Containment
Reagan Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
27
What US foreign policy stated that if a country in SE Asia went communist the rest could follow
Domino Theory
Truman Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine
Breshnev Doctrine
28
Which was a reason why Communism fell in the Soviet Union?
Workers captured and executed Soviet leaders in 1991
The USSR started programs that allowed capitalism and democracy
Communism never fell in the USSR because it is still a country in 2023
The USSR lost the land war in Europe in 1989 against NATO
29
What came first?
Chinese troops attack U.S. troops in Korea
U.S. reaches border of China
North Korea invades South Korea
Armistice signes dividing Korea at the 38th parallel/demilitarized zone
30
Who was the President for the Great Society
Johnson
Kennedy
Reagan
Nixon
31
Why was the Berlin Wall a propaganda disaster for East Germany and the Soviet Union?
If communism is great why is a wall needed to keep people in
It took to long to build
It showed the weakness of capitalism and democracy
The needed help from West Germany to build it
32
What Soviet policies led to the end of communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union?
Glasnost and Perestroika
Proton and Neutron
Sputnik and Laika
Vostok and Soyuz
33
Superpowers building massive quantities of nuclear weapons so that they would never be used is?
Mutual Assured Destruction
Complete Destruction
Star Wars Defense
Doomsday Weapon Scenario
34
In what year did the Berlin Wall come down and communism end in East Germany?
1989
1949
1945
1961
35
How many times were ICBMs used as a weapon during the Cold War?
50
0
Twice
121
36
Who is this?
Christina aguilera
Miley Cyrus
Britney Spears
Jamie Lynn
37
Why was the struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union known as the Cold War?
Nuclear Weapons were never used
Nuclear Weapons were used only twice
The conflict took place in mostly the Polar Regions
Conflict took place in the Northern hemisphere only
38
What country intervened in the Korean War to drive the US and South Korea out of North Korea?
Soviet Union
China
Japan
Vietnam
39
What 1971 U.S. gov't report was highly critical of the Vietnam War and helped turn public opinion against the war?
Pentagon Papers
Nightly Vietnam Report
The Vietnam War Journal
CBS news report from Vietnam
40
What came first?
France loses colonial war with North Vietnam
Gulf of Tokin incident
U.S. send large number of combat troops to Vietnam
Pentagon Papers detail how the U.S. cannot win the Vietnam War
41
What helped to turn public opinion in the US against the Vietnam War?
Demonstrations in favor of military action
Nightly television news reports about the fighting
The French withdraw from Vietnam
The use of nuclear weapons in Vietnam
42
What is the name for the 2.5 mile wide strip of land that borders North and South Korea?
Fortfied Border Zone
The Neutral Zone
Death Strip
Demilitarized Zone
43
What show is Michael Scott from
Vampire Diaries
Friends
Parks and Rec
The Office
44
What alliance is still a part of security in Europe and the United States in 2023?
NAFTA
SEATO
Warsaw Pact
NATO
45
What area was communist/authoritarian during the Cold War, but is now capitalist/authoritarian?
China
East Germany
France
Poland
46
What 1970 anti Vietnam War protest resulted in the deaths of 4 college students?
Democratic National Convention protests in Chicago
Ohio State University
Kent State University
Ohio University
47
What was the name of the treaty that ended the Korean War in 1953?
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Seoul
There was no treaty, only an armistice to end the fighting
The China/North Korea Treaty
48
What was the Resolution of the Gulf of Tonkin
We shot down all of Vietnam's boats
We beat Vietnam
Congress is in charge and has to approve all decisions
allow all necessary measures to repel an armed attack against U.S.
