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Social 30-2: Cold War Review 1
Social 30-2: Cold War Review 1
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1
Which term, named after a USA senator, is also used to describe the "Red Scare".
Reganomics
Truman Doctrine
Thatcherism
McCarthyism
2
Which of the following nations did NOT sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?
France
USSR
North Korea
Japan
3
Which 2 men were leaders during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Stalin and Regan
Lenin and Kennedy
Krushchev and Kennedy
Gorbachev and Regan
4
A very "right wing" British Prime Minister who was leader the same time as Pres Ronald Reagan.
Alison Redford
John F Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Margaret Thatcher
5
From 1965 to the mid 1970's the US was involved in a war in __________.
Korea
Afghanistan
Iraq
Vietnam
6
Which countries are part of the Warsaw Pact alliance?
France and Britain
Spain and Belgium
Hungary and Czechoslovakia
East Germany and West Germany
7
What was the US policy called to prevent the spread of communism?
Containment
Speculation
Internment
Isolationism
8
During the Cold War there was a military conflict in Korea. In which decade did this occur?
the 1960's
the 1940's
the 1970's
the 1950's
9
Which nation(s) controlled West Germany?
USA, France, UK
USA and Japan
USSR
USSR and China
10
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
prevent people from East Berlin escaping to West Berlin
prevent West Berliners from escaping to East Berlin
to prevent communism from taking over East Berlin
to prevent communism from taking over West Berlin
11
USA president who decides to nuke Japan; has "doctrine" of helping get rid of communists
President Marshall
President Eisenhower
President Kennedy
President Truman
12
Which of the following nations did NOT sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?
Japan
Pakistan
USA
China
13
Which 2 men were leaders during the collapse of the USSR?
Krushchev and Kennedy
Stalin and Regan
Gorbachev and Regan
Lenin and Kennedy
14
Soviet Leader & USA Presdient during SALT I and SALT II talks
Khrushchev & Regan
Brezhnev & Carter
Khrushchev & Kennedy
Gorbachev & Kennedy
15
Apollo and Sputnik were both related to _____________.
NATO
Warsaw Pact
the arms race
the space race
16
First communist leader of China.
Xi Jinping
Mao Zedong
Fidel Castro
Kim Jong Il
17
Which is the Soviet plan that was equivalent to the economic aid of the Marshall Plan?
Stalin Cocktail
Perestroika
Gorbachev Plan
Molotov Plan
18
In which year did Russia become the USSR?
1924
1917
1919
1915
19
During the Cold War the Soviet Union wanted to spread___________.
communism
abolition
capitalism
democracy
20
How did most civilians feel about life during the Cold War?
confident
excited
frightened
unconcerned
21
The Cold War was conflict between The United States and _____________.
Japan
Germany
Russia
the Soviet Union
22
What is the name of the communist Cold War alliance of countries?
NATO
Molotov Pact
Warsaw Pact
KGB
23
Which sentence below best reflects how the world has changed since the end of the Cold War?
The USSR/Russia remains a communist nation.
World governments have become more democratic.
Nuclear weapons were eliminated from the world.
The ideas of communism have increased around the world.
24
The Cold War began immediately after _________.
WWII
WWI
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
25
Complete the analogy:
Communism is to the USSR as __________ is to the United States
Totalitarism
Fascism
Democracy
Monarchy
26
Term that suggests if one country will become communist, neigbouring countries might also
Domino Theory
Brinkmanship
Liberation Movement
Detente
27
According to this graph, which statement is the most accurate? (Take your time!)
The US had the most nuclear warheads during the 1980's.
Both nations were involved in a arms race.
The number of nuclear warheads began to increase aorund 1990
The USSR had the most nuclear warheads during the 1960's.
28
Approximately, how many years did the Cold War last?
70
20
40
10
29
In which country did the Soviets place nuclear missiles in 1962?
Japan
North Korea
Cuba
China
30
President of the USA who pulled USA troops out of Vietnam War; also know for Watergate Scandal
John F Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Ronald Regan
Jimmy Carter
31
How did the US respond to the nuclear missiles in Cuba?
The US ignored the issue and did nothing.
The US launched nuclear missile into Cuba.
The US invaded the Soviet Union.
The US set up a naval blockade.
32
In which country did the USSR directly fight in a war during the Cold War?
Suez Canal Zone
Vietnam
Afghanistan
North Korea
33
In which country did the United States directly fight in a war during the Cold War?
Vietnam
Suez Canal Zone
North Korea
Afghanistan
34
The Cold War was a _______ between the two superpowers.
rivarly
alliance
partnership
friendship
35
What term does this image represent?
Neutrality
Berlin Airlift
Detente
Arms Race