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Cold War Quiz
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Brinkmanship
USSR
USA
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Which of the following statements about Berlin is FALSE?
It was divided just like Germany following WW!!
It was divided by an Iron Curtain
It required an airlift to keep West Berlin free & democratic
It was divided by a wall in 1961
3
Which of the following conflicts is represented by this political cartoon?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The destruction of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Airlift
The fall of Saigon
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capitalism
USSR
USA
5
The military alliance of the U.S., Canada and most of Western Europe was known as
Warsaw Pact
Glasnost
NATO
Rollback
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The Cuban Missile Crisis is a good example of
rollback
detente
brinksmanship
spheres of influence
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SALT was
The nickname for the program to build the atomic bomb
A nuclear non-proliferation treaty
An example of containment
The code name for the military fight against the Soviets
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The first crisis of the Cold War was
the blockade of and airlift to Berlin.
the war in Korea.
the Soviets acquiring nuclear weapons.
the Marshall Plan.
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What made up the "Second World" Nations during the Cold War?
The two Superpowers: US and Soviet Union
The U.S. and its allies
All developed nations
The Soviet Union and its allies
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Which of the following is a TRUE statement about the impact of the Cold War?
Russia and Putin would never do anything to upset us
Our policies set-up our modern problems like the 9-11 attack
CDVs spread across the third world created lots of democracy
Our foreign policy is much more isolationist now
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Which Cold War related conflict was set up by the Domino Theory?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Vietnam War
The Afghan War (79-89)
The Korean War
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Marshall Plan
USA
USSR
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Which of the following did NOT contribute to the final end of the Cold War?
Detente
Formation of alliances like the Warsaw Pact
Gorbachev's policies such as Glasnost
The U.S. outspent the Soviet Union
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What made Hollywood a favorite target of the HUAC?
It is the hometown of Joseph McCarthy
More votes in California than any other state
Fear that films could be used for Soviet propaganda
It was never a target for investigation
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Which of the following is a reason for the Cold War?
An attempt to end fascism
A response to the difficulties at the Potsdam Conference
A fight over the conflicting values of democracy & communism
A pre-emptive strike against the Chinese
16
Which of the following was NOT a "Hot Conflict" of the Cold War?
Vietnam War
Korean War
Afghan War (79-89)
War in Afghanistan (01-15)
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What is the unusual name for the diplomacy that the U.S. used with China during Nixon's detente
Ping-pong diplomacy
MAD
containment
Forrest Gump
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Warsaw Pact
USSR
USA
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NATO
USA
USSR
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What is represented by the black line on the map?
The Iron Curtain
The division of Germany
NATO
The Berlin Wall
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censorship
USA
USSR
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What was the American policy during the Cold War to try to keep communism from spreading?
domino theory
containment
MAD
Truman Doctrine
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Command Economy
USA
USSR
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Which of the following words does NOT belong in this grouping?
Manhattan Project
McCarthyism
Blacklist
HUAC
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Containment
USA
USSR
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Truman Doctrine
USA
USSR
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What are the years of the Cold War?
1950-1953
1945-1991
1939-1945
1979-1989
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U.S. fears about the spread of communism increased when ____ became a communist nation in 1949.
China
South Korea
East Germany
Yugoslavia
29
Which of the following was NOT one of the ways the U.S. spent money during the Cold War?
Space Race
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
detente
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Part of the Space Race was about getting the ability to launch nukes at one another known as...
Fat Man and Little Boy
massive retaliation
ICBMs
thermonuclear devices