The people of Berlin were fleeing from

East Berlin to West Berlin for freedom

The primary purpose of the United Nations is to:

resolve conflicts between nations peacefully

One way in which the Korean War and the Vietnam War are similar is that both:

developed from Cold War tensions

One reason Mikhail Gorbachev implemented the policies of glasnost and perestroika in the Soviet Union was to...

encourage political discussion and economic reform

The SALT treaties did what..

limited the number of nuclear weapons a country could have

The iron curtain was a metaphor for what?

Divide between communist and democratic countries in Europe

The Marshall Plan was designed to stop the spread of communism by providing:

funds for economic recovery in war-torn European nations

The events in these 2 headlines contributed to the:

tensions between the superpowers

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was initially formed to

defend Western Europe from Soviet aggression and communism

One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to:

keep East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin

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1
The people of Berlin were fleeing from
South Berlin to North Berlin for freedom
North Berlin to South Berlin for freedom
East Berlin to West Berlin for freedom
West Berlin to East Berlin for freedom
2
John F. Kennedy was assassinated by...
Lee Harvey Oswald
Joseph McCarthy
John Wilkes Booth
John Hinkley Jr.
3
The primary purpose of the United Nations is to:
unite all nations militarily through alliances
resolve conflicts between nations peacefully
control world grain prices
promote democratic governments
4
The US achieved its goal of stopping the spread of communism during the Vietnam War?
False
True
5
Major foe of the U.S. during the Cold War
Japan
Germany
Russia
South Vietnam
6
One way in which the Korean War and the Vietnam War are similar is that both:
reflected the success of the Western policy of containment
attempted to remove French imperialists from power
developed from Cold War tensions
resulted in unification of two formerly independent nations
7
One reason Mikhail Gorbachev implemented the policies of glasnost and perestroika in the Soviet Union was to...
dominate the governments of Eastern Europe
encourage political discussion and economic reform
destroy the power of the opposition party
eliminate freedom of speech and press
8
The SALT treaties did what..
limited the number of salt countries sould produce
limited the number of spiced countries could export during the Cold War
limited the number of nuclear weapons a country could have
limited the number of war planes a country can have
9
1. The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world has ever been to:
Creating a new United Nations
Ending communism
Atomic War
The collapse of democracy
10
Why was the Cold War considered “cold”?
No actual fighting took place
War took place in Russia
Lack of communication between countries
Spread of isolationism
11
The Soviet Response to NATO was:
Watergate
Afghanistan Invasion
Warsaw (Satellite States)
a. NAFTA
12
Glasnost can be best described as...
Soviet Union War tactic
Russian reforms in the 1980s
being on the brink of a nuclear war
A policy to contain communism
13
The iron curtain was a metaphor for what?
Divide between communist and democratic countries in Europe
a. The might of the US military
Berlin Wall splitting up communist East and democratic West Berlin
Newly designed tanks
14
The Marshall Plan was designed to stop the spread of communism by providing:
military assistance to Vietnam
nuclear weapons to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members
government housing to refugees
funds for economic recovery in war-torn European nations
15
All of the following embarrassed the US during the Cold War except:
U-2 Incident
Bay of Pigs
Iran Hostage Crisis
Fall of the Berlin Wall
16
Which of the following was a US policy to stop the spread of communism?
Neutrality
Containment
Good Neighbor Policy
Dollar diplomacy
17
Which event did the Soviet Union shoot down an American spy plane
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Berlin Crisis
U-2 Incident
18
Who said this in front of the Berlin Wall? Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”
Ronald Reagan
Harry S. Truman
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
19
America’s goal during the Cold War was to:
Return to isolationism
a. Limit investments to other countries to rebuild economy
Colonize the Philippines
Stop the spread of communism
20
Who said: “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
John F Kennedy
21
The Bay of Pigs invasion was a complete failure
False
True
22
During the Cold War, major incidents took place in all of the following places, except:
Berlin
Korea
Italy
Cuba
23
The events in these 2 headlines contributed to the:
collapse of the Soviet Union
rejection of imperialism by Western nations
tensions between the superpowers
development of peacetime alliances
24
The 38th parallel divides what 2 countries?
North and South Vietnam
East and West Berlin
North and South
North and South Korea
25
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was initially formed to
spread communism to each member nation
promote religious freedom
isolate member nations from the rest of the world
defend Western Europe from Soviet aggression and communism
26
The destruction of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet Union signify the:
power of the European Union
strength of the Warsaw Pact
end of the Cold War
collapse of the Taliban
27
When one country falls to communism then the countries next to that country will also fall to communism is called what?
Imperialism
Domino Theory
Red Scare
McCarthyism
28
One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to:
keep East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin
promote reunification of East Germany and West Germany
meet the requirements of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
complete the post–World War II rebuilding of Berlin
29
The Berlin Wall was torn down in 1989
False
True
30
Joseph McCarthy used what to take out his political enemies?
Pentagon Papers
Red Scare
Watergate scandal
Political cartoons

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