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1
The President who sent the most American troops to Vietnam was...
John F. Kennedy
Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
2
Which line divided this country during the Cold War?
Iron Curtain
17th Parallel
52nd Parallel
38th Parallel
3
Which is NOT true of the Iron Curtain?
It was a barbed wire fence separating Europe.
It was a political and ideological divider.
It separated communism from democracy.
It was named by Winston Churchill.
4
The alliance of communist countries created by the Soviet Union was....
The Warsaw Pact
The Red Army
SEATO
CENTO
5
How did the Marshall Plan assist struggling European nations?
Economically
Militarily
Financially
Socially
6
The President during the Cuban Missile Crisis was...
Harry Truman
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
7
What does containment mean, as part of the Cold War?
To stop communism from spreading further
To become communist
To start a limited government
To adopt democratic ideas
8
How was the Enlightenment different from the Scientific Revolution?
They wanted to change things.
They established the Catholic Church.
One impacted governments, and one impacted the church.
The enlightenment was a war and the Sci Rev was peaceful.
9
The Cold War was mainly about....
Military & technological competition
Social and cultural differences
Political expansion
Opposing economic systems
10
The Vietnam War was more controversial in America than the Korean War because...
It was about communism, and the Korean war wasn't.
More Americans were being killed in the war.
We were losing the war.
It lasted much longer.
11
In which type of government does the ruler have to follow the law?
Democracy
Unlimited
Constitutional
Absolute
12
Which of the following was NOT a communist state?
Cuba
China
West Germany
Soviet Union
13
What happened to Germany as a result of Cold War tensions?
It was abandoned.
It was partitioned.
It was forced to pay reparations.
It was controlled by the Allies.
14
Who was the communist leader of China?
Fidel Castro
Chiang Kai-Shek
Joseph Stalin
Mao Zedong
15
Which of these does NOT describe the government of the United States?
Limited
Direct democracy
Constitutional
Representative democracy
16
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?
NATO nations launched a mission to retrieve the missiles.
President Truman made an agreement with Stalin.
JFK blockaded Cuba and made a deal with Khrushchev.
The Soviet Union declared war on the US.
17
How did the Marshall Plan contain communism in Europe?
By providing financial support to poor nations
By setting up democratic revolutions in weak nations
By providing weapons to allies
By remaining isolationist and appeasing the Soviet Union
18
How did the Korean War end?
Neither side won
North Korea won
South Korea won
They are still at war today
19
The Cold War was "fought" between....
USA & Soviet Union
USA and Germany
China & Soviet Union
East Germany and West Germany
20
The Truman Doctrine said....
The Usa is the most advanced nation in the world
The USA refused to be communist, now and forever
North & South America were off limits to colonization
The USA should help nations resist communism
21
Why was NATO formed?
To defend against communism
To defend against democracy
To make an alliance with the Warsaw Pact
To attack the Soviet Union
22
The "space race" ended with what acheivement in 1969?
The first man to land on the moon
The first man in space
The first satellite to orbit the Earth (Sputnik I)
The first fully functional space station
23
Which of these is NOT a function of a constitution?
To define the relationship between the gov and people
To establish rights
To outline the government's structure
To set up a national bank
24
What kind of economy does the United States have?
Mostly capitalist
A mix of communism and capitalism
None of these
Mostly socialist
25
Politically and economically, the Soviet Union was....
Communist & capitalist
Totalitarian & mixed economy
Communist & socialist
Democratic & socialist
26
True or false: the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment were both about new ideas.
False
True
27
In both Korea and Vietnam, which was true?
The Communist side won the war
The Soviet Union and the United States each supported a side
The southern half was communist
The country is still divided today
28
What kind of nations did the Soviet Union target when trying to create satellite states?
Weakened nations
Powerful nations
Democratic nations
Nations that were close to revolution
29
What changed unlimited governments to limited?
The Scientific Revolution
Absolutism
The Enlightenment
A constitution
30
Which of the following led the United States to get involved in Cold War conflicts out of fear?
The division of Germany
Containment
The domino theory
The space race
