12. Cold War State Test Review Part 2

Question 1

Choose all that are true about the U2 Spy Plane Incident: Choose 3

Accepted Answer

During Eisenhower's Administration, This reinstates tension between the US and Soviet Union., The Pilot was Francis Gary Powers; survived and captured by the USSR.

Question 2

Possible negative effect of Massive Retaliation and Brinkmanship:

Accepted Answer

Mutually Assured Destruction

Question 3

Kennedy challenged the United Stages to do ___ by the end of the decade (1960s)

Accepted Answer

Put a man on the moon.

Question 4

Who took control of the Soviet Union as dictator after Stalin's death?

Accepted Answer

Khrushchev

Question 5

Who originally owned the Suez Canal?

Accepted Answer

Britain and France

Question 6

Eisenhower: The belief that if one nation in Southeast Asia falls to communism then others will fall as well.

Accepted Answer

Domino Theory

Question 7

Eisenhower: Willingness to risk nuclear war to prevent the spread of communism

Accepted Answer

Brinkmanship

Question 8

This restructured the USSR economy by allowing non communist economic practices such as private ownership of businesses.

Accepted Answer

Perestroika

Question 9

What country in Eastern Europe attempted to rise against the Soviet Union's influence and establish a democratic gov't?

Accepted Answer

Hungary

Question 10

How did the Soviet Union respond to the uprising in Hungary?

Accepted Answer

Aggressive; killed 30,000

Question 11

"Tear Down this Wall" (Choose 3 Statements about the quote and the Berlin Wall)

Accepted Answer

The wall will not be torn down until 1989., In 1987; Reagan visits West Berlin demanding the above quote., The fall of this wall symbolized the fall of communism in Europe.

Question 12

Choose all that are true about the Iran Contra Affair: (Choose 3)

Accepted Answer

Congress had forbidden further aid to the Contras in Nicaragua., Money from sales to Iran was secretly sent to aid the Contras., Scandal during Reagans Administration

Question 13

Which part of Vietnam did the US support during the Vietnam conflict?

Accepted Answer

South

Question 14

This allowed more freedom of religion and speech in the Soviet Union; even anti communist political speech.

Accepted Answer

Glasnost

Question 15

Arms Race

Accepted Answer

Nations compete for power through buildup of weapons, especially nuclear.

Question 16

Choose the 3 that are true about Kennedy's Flexible Reponse:

Accepted Answer

Tripled nuclear capabilities to keep a balance with the Soviet Union., Created army special forces (Green Berets), Believed in using and strengthening conventional forces first.

Question 17

Eisenhower: Threat to use nuclear weapons against any aggressor communist nation attempting to gain territory.

Accepted Answer

Massive Retaliation

Question 18

The space race started with the Soviet Union launching _________.

Accepted Answer

The first satellite into space; Sputnik.

Question 19

Why did Khrushchev build a wall around West Berlin? (Choose 2)

Accepted Answer

To keep democratic influence from spreading through East Germany., To keep East Germans/East Berliners from defecting to the democratic side.

Question 20

Who was the communist leader that takes control of Cuba:

Accepted Answer

Fidel Castro

Question 21

Choose the three ways the Soviet Union's economy began to collapse towards the end of the Cold War:

Accepted Answer

Spending money trying to keep up with the arms race., Spending money trying to keep up with the space race., Spending on the war in Afghanistan.

Question 22

Reagans: "Peace Through Strength"

Accepted Answer

Reagan believed in massive military buildup in order to maintain peace.

Question 23

Choose all that are TRUE about the Bay of Pigs Invasion: (Choose 3)

Accepted Answer

The CIA trained 1400 Cuban exiles to invade Cuba to overthrow Castro., This event was a complete failure., Kennedy canceled all US miilitary aid to the exiles.

Question 24

Give military and economic aid to anti-communist rebels to "roll back" communism:

Accepted Answer

Reagan Doctrine

Question 25

Two locations that the CIA helped establish pro democratic leaders: (Choose 2)

Accepted Answer

Guatemala, Iran

Question 26

What is the first action taken by Kennedy when missiles are found in Cuba.

Accepted Answer

Quarantine/blockade the island.

Question 27

Used to gather information abroad about possible communist threats to the US

Accepted Answer

CIA

Question 28

What two reforms were made by Gorbachev that were considered to be more democratic?

Accepted Answer

Perestroika, Glasnost

Question 29

Choose all of the following that list treaties that limit nuclear testing/development: (Choose 3)

Accepted Answer

INF Treaty (Intermediate-range Nuclear Force Treaty), SALT II (Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty), SALT I (Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty)

Question 30

What was Space race?

Accepted Answer

The competition between U.S. and USSR regarding achievements in Space.

Question 31

Stated that the US would defend (using money and military) any nation in the MIDDLE EAST against any communist attack:

Accepted Answer

Eisenhower Doctrine

Question 32

Who was the US president when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991?

Accepted Answer

Bush

Question 33

Who did Cuba turn to for support after the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion?

Accepted Answer

Soviet Union

Question 34

What three countries did Reagan give aid to anti-communist rebels?

Accepted Answer

Afghanistan, Nicaragua, Grenada

Question 35

How many days did the Cuban Missile Crisis last?

Accepted Answer

13

Question 36

How long did the war between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union last

Accepted Answer

Nearly a Decade

Question 37

Who threatened to come to Egypts aid over the Suez Canal?

Accepted Answer

Soviet Union

Question 38

He warned of the 'military industrial complex' and the "Domino Theory".

Accepted Answer

Dwight Eisenhower

Question 39

Who was giving Cuba nuclear missiles as a "defense" against the United States

Accepted Answer

Soviet Union

Question 40

This was Nixon, Ford, and Carters policy towards communism: (Choose 2)

Accepted Answer

Detente, Learn to peacefully coexist with communist nations around the world.

Question 41

Kennedy's Foreign Policy Towards Containment

Accepted Answer

Flexible Response

Question 42

Who nationalized the Suez Canal; taking it away from the French and British?

Accepted Answer

Egypt

Question 43

How was the Suez Canal crisis averted?

Accepted Answer

The USA & UN forced Britain and France to withdraw from the conflict.

Question 44

How did President Johnson escalate the conflict in Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

By sending troops to aid South Vietnam.

Question 45

SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative): Choose all that are true: (Choose 3)

Accepted Answer

AKA Star Wars; but was an unrealistic goal., During Reagans Administration, An anti-missile defense system that used space satellites and lasers.

Question 46

The launching of Sputnik led the US to create ____________.

Accepted Answer

NASA

Question 47

What terrorist organization developed in Afghanistan that used the aid we gave them against us after 9-11?

Accepted Answer

Al Quaeda

Question 48

Choose all that are true about the Cuban Missile Crisis and who it was resolved: (Choose 3)

Accepted Answer

The US promised not to invade Cuba & remove missiles from Turkey., Soviet Union promised to remove missiles from Cuba., A "hotline" was made directly between the White House and the Kremlin.

12. Cold War State Test Review Part 2

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12. Cold War State Test Review Part 2

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