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Modern World History B Final Exam Review Early Cold War Conflicts
Modern World History B Final Exam Review Early Cold War Conflicts
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Review of Early Cold War events and Conflicts
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1
Churchill used this image to describe the division of Europe in a famous 20th century speech?
Iron Curtian
Stone Curtain
Iron Wall
Berlin Wall
2
This organization's goal was to do a better job of keeping the peace than the League of Nations
NATO
Warsaw Pact
League of Nations v.2
United Nations
3
The American policy that caused wars in Korea and Vietnam?
Containment
Domino theory
Confrontation
Brinkmanship
4
In reference to the Cold War, what does MAD stand for?
Mutual Alliance Defense
Mutual Assured Destruction
Moscow Allegiance Demand
Maximum Accelerated Destruction
5
The western military alliance
UN
NATO
NAFTA
Warsaw Pact
6
Which option did JFK choose to solve the missile problem in Cuba?
Invade Cuba
Air attacks to destroy the missiles
Blockade of Cuba
Talk to the USSR
7
Which country close to the USSR did USA have missiles, that the USSR wanted to remove?
Poland
Greece
Turkey
Romania
8
What event led to the start of the Space Race?
America's build up of nuclear weapons
Building of the International Space Station
Launch of Sputnik I
Apollo 11's moon landing
9
What conclusion can be made regarding the atomic and nuclear weapons during the Cold War
They prevented actual fighting / both sides had the bomb
Japan was bombed
he USSR was discouraged in building their own
They played a minimal role
10
The eastern military alliance
NATO
UN
NAFTA
Warsaw Pact
11
The Cold War led to everything
but
Nuclear Arms Race
Economic sanctions
The Great Depression
Tensions between U.S.A.
12
What latitude line divided what would become North and South Vietnam?
5th
34th
17th
13th
13
U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War was primarily shaped by what theory?
The Khrushchev Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine
The Domino Theory
The Pythagorean Theory
14
What country was non-aligned during the Cold War?
Poland
India
Ghana
France
15
USSR leader who wanted missiles in Cuba
Stalin
Gorbachev
Khrushchev
Brezhnev
16
The main objective of the US and its Allies during the Korean War was to
Prevent expansion of communism into South Korea
to create a split between China and the USSR
to use nuclear weapons against China
prevent expansion of communism into South Vietnam
17
What country was part of, or "under", the Iron Curtain?
Poland
Italy
France
England
18
What nation cut off highway, water, and railways into West Germany causing the Berlin Airlift
France
Italy
The Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.)
The United States
19
It may have been the best money the U.S. ever spent...to buy democratic friends.
The Warsaw Pact
The Marshall Plan
The Truman Doctrine
Berlin Airlift
20
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
Make laws tougher to pass in Congress
Support countries that rejected communism
Support countries that favored communism
Make laws easier to pass in Congress
21
What policy
followed
'brinkmanship' and led to a period of relative peace during the Cold War?
Laissez-faire
Détente
Containment
Isolation
22
At the Yalta Conference, what city was divided in half by the Allies? (East & West)
Rome, Italy
Istanbul, Turkey
Paris, France
Berlin, Germany
23
How did the "Bay of Pigs" failure lead to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Castro supported a second Bay of Pigs invasion
he Bay of Pigs rebels returned to Cuba as Castro allies
Khrushchev felt the U.S. was now in a weakened position
Kennedy wanted a blockade of Cuba after the invasion failed
24
To keep the newly democratic countries of Turkey and Greece protected the ________ provided aid
Berlin Airlift
The Warsaw Pact
The Marshall Plan
The Truman Doctrine
25
Which latitude line divided what would become North and South Korea?
17th
13th
38th
7th
26
In the USSR, a negative aspect of the Cold War was the
development of peaceful uses for modern technology
democracy winning out
the Bolsheviks coming to power
high cost of the arms race
27
How did the Cold War differ from other wars ?
During the Cold War, African countries became world powers
During the Cold War, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
frequent fighting occurred between Russia and the US
During the Cold War, the US + Russia never fought directly
28
Which of the following countries was NOT a member of NATO?
France
The Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.)
Italy
West Germany
29
Getting your way by always threatening to go to war...Nuclear War!
Marshall Plan
Vietnamization
Brinkmanship
Truman Doctirne
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How were the Korean and Vietnam Wars different
the US had allies in the Korean War
Communist forces won in Vietnam but Korea remained divided
In Korea, non-communists fought against communists
Atomic weapons were used in Korea and not Vietnam
