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1
Which of the following places was NOT a location of a Cold War Conflict?
Vietnam
Cuba
Australia
Korea
2
What was the purpose of the US-backed Bay of Pigs Invasion in Cuba?
Help the Soviet Union
Help England
Overthrow Fidel Castro
Help Fidel Castro
3
Put these in order: Vietnam War, Korean War, Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Korean War, Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, Vietnam War
Vietnam War, Korean War, Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Korean War, Vietnam War, Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
4
What is the term used to describe the largest increase of birth rates after World War II?
American Century
Victory Gardens
Baby Boom
Rabbit Fever
5
What is the Marshall Plan?
Economic aid to Western Europe
Military aid to South America
Moral Support to the Soviet Union
Apollo Mission
6
What was the name of President Harry Truman's policy to prevent the spread of Communism?
Nuclear War
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
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What made the Cold War so dangerous?
Trench Warfare
Competition
Irrational leadership
Nuclear Weapons
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Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
To prevent the spread Nuclear weapons
To prevent the spread of Capitalism
To prevent the spread of Democracy
To prevent the spread of Communism
9
What event brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war in 1962?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Berlin Airlift
Korean War
10
What comes last? Formation of NATO, Formation of Warsaw Pact
Formation of NATO
Formation of Warsaw Pact
11
Which of the following puts events in the correct chronological order?
Berlin Airlift, Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, Nagasaki
Nagasaki, Berlin Airlift, Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis
Nagasaki, Cuban Missile Crisis, Berlin Airlift, Bay of Pigs
Bay of Pigs, Berlin Airlift, Cuban Missile Crisis, Nagasaki
12
Upon the signing of the armistice between North and South Korea, at what line was the split?
Tropic of Capricorn
38th Parallel
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
13
Which of the following people was President during the Cold War?
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
All
14
What comes first? Korean War, Vietnam War, Berlin Airlift
Vietnam War
Korean War
Berlin Airlift
15
What term is used to describe the bitter rivalry between the USA and the Soviet Union?
Cold War
Nuclear Holocaust
Axis Powers
Domino Theory
16
What comes first? Berlin Wall, Neil Armstrong on the moon
Neil Armstrong on moon
Berlin Wall
17
Which of the following statements best explains the Truman Doctrine?
The United States will support Communism all over the world
The United States will support Democracy all over the world
The Soviet Union will support Democracy all over the world.
The Soviet Union will support Communism all over the world
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What technology created the Cold War?
Railroads
Atomic Weapons
Steam Power
Airplanes
19
What two countries were the major combatants in the Cold War?
Korea and Vietnam
United States and the Soviet Union
Japan and Germany
England and Germany
20
What was the United States fighting for in the Cold War?
Democracy and Oppression
Communism and Oppression
Democracy and Capitalism
Communism and Capitalism
21
What was the GI Bill?
Aid for World War II soldiers
Aid for foreign countries
Aid for rich people
Aid for women
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What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?
Keep people from going to the Soviet Union
Keep people from West Berlin out of East Berlin
Keep people from East Berlin from going to West Berlin
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Why was NATO created?
Prevent the spread of Democracy
Prevent Soviet expansion
Prevent unity in Western Europe
Prevent the spread of Capitalism
