war in which the U.S. supported 1 side, and the Soviets supported the other

system that encourages citizens to own businesses and property

an expression of Cold War tension

a contest to build more and better weapons than those of your enemy

a 40-year struggle between 2 world superpowers

Gorbachev helped end the Cold War by

withdrawing Soviet troops from eastern Europe

By the time WWII ended

The U.S. was a world superpower

Why did the U.S. boycott the 1980 Olympic Games?

protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

Why did the U.S. fight in the proxy wars (Korea & Vietnam)?

to stop the spread of communism

At the end of the Vietnam War

Vietnam was one unified country

What is one reason the U.S. set up the Marshall Plan?

to prevent the spread of communism

limiting the production of weapons

political bullying of innocent people

someone who leaves his/her country to escape war or famine

the art of handling relations between nations

government owns all the land and industries in the name of the people

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Ch. 15: The Cold War Review

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proxy war
war in which the U.S. supported 1 side, and the Soviets supported the other
a 1968 attack on South Vietnam
2
The uniting of East and West Germany by tearing down the Berlin Wall was a symbol of
the breakup of the Soviet Union
the triumph of the communist way of life
the end of the Cold War
the friendship between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
3
capitalism
government owns all the land and industries in the name of the people
system that encourages citizens to own businesses and property
4
The arms race was
an expression of Cold War tension
a reason that the Allies won WWII
result of the Cuban Missile Crisis
reason the United Nations was formed
5
Which word best describes Mikhail Gorbachev?
aggressive
anti-American
capitalist
reformer
6
arms race
a contest to build more and better weapons than those of your enemy
limiting the production of weapons
7
Cold War
a 40-year struggle between 2 world superpowers
war in which the U.S. supported 1 side and the Soviets supported the other
8
Gorbachev helped end the Cold War by
becoming a U.S. citizen
stopping reforms in the Soviet Union
invading Afghanistan
withdrawing Soviet troops from eastern Europe
9
By the time WWII ended
India had declared independence
China occupied Japan
The U.S. was a world superpower
Italy claimed colonies in Africa
10
Why did the U.S. boycott the 1980 Olympic Games?
support reform efforts in Czechoslovakia
stop Cold War tensions that threatened to boil over
protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
encourage East Germany to take down the Berlin Wall
11
Tet Offensive
a 40-year struggle between 2 world superpowers
a 1968 attack on South Vietnam
12
Why did the U.S. fight in the proxy wars (Korea & Vietnam)?
to stop the spread of communism
build an alliance with China
to reconquer land
to support the Allies against Japan
13
At the end of the Vietnam War
The U.S. lost the Cold War
the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
Vietnam was one unified country
the Korean War broke out
14
What is one reason the U.S. set up the Marshall Plan?
to prevent the spread of communism
to strengthen the United Nations
to protect South Vietnam
to save East Berlin
15
The countries on the eastern side of the line were
had supported the Nazis
were U.S. allies in 1946
won land at the end of WWII
communist countries
16
What technology contributed to anti-war feelings in the U.S. during the 1960's?
the Internet
movies
radio
television
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arms control
a contest to build more and better weapons than those of your enemy
limiting the production of weapons
18
What was the name given to the line that the map shows?
Treaty of Versailles
Western Front
Iron Curtain
Line of Demarcation
19
McCarthyism
political bullying of innocent people
the art of handling relations between nations
20
What did the Soviet Union do that led Britain and the U.S. to start the Berlin Airlift?
placed an embargo against U.S. goods
set up a blockade of Berlin
built the Berlin Wall
establish the Warsaw Pact
21
refugee
someone who leaves his/her country to escape war or famine
contest to build more and better weapons than those of your enemy
22
What country provided the most help to North Korea in the Korean War?
Japan
the U.S.
China
Vietnam
23
In the U.S., with what political system is capitalism associated?
democracy
fascism
monarchy
communism
24
diplomacy
the art of handling relations between nations
political bullying of innocent people
25
The Cuban Missile Crisis was caused by the arrival in Cuba of which of the following?
nuclear weapons
bomb shelters
Chinese ships
aircraft carriers
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communism
government owns all the land and industries in the name of the people
system that encourages citizens to own businesses and property

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