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1
What was a major reason for the success of the Communist Revolution in China
The terrra cotta soldiers
Ho Chi Minh promised peace, land and bread
land and power was promised to the peasants
Stalin made the people believe
2
The soldiers from North Vietnam were called the
rebels
Viet Cong
liberators
guerillas
3
What happens in May, 1945
The Berlin Wall is built
Germany surrenders to the Allies
The Iron Curtain is built
Pearl harbor is bombed
4
The "European Community" helped to
establish free trade among member nations
Bring peace to the Balkans
Exile Napoleon
Defeat Mao
5
JFK avoided a crisis in Cuba by
Blockading Cuba with our navy
declaring war on the USSR
declaring war on Cuba
overthrowing Castro during the Bay of Pigs
6
Sputnik was the first satellite nation for the USSR
False
True
7
What was the major goal of the Cultural Revolution
To stop the spread of communism
To eliminate opposition to Mao
To unify Korea
"rebirth'
8
Which Soviet leader helped introduce policies that led to the tearing down of the Berlin Wall
Khrushev
Gorbachev
Lenin
Putin
9
One way in which Chairman Mao and Stalin differed was in Mao's
early neglect of industrial production
policies to control population
aid to tsunami victims
policies to use atomic weapons on the US
10
Who won the 2017 World Series
New York Yankees
Texas Rangers
LA Dodgers
Houston Astros
11
Which of the following was not used by the United States in the Vietnam War
Napalm
Agent Orange
Jet fighters
All were used
12
Who is this
Ho Chi Minh
Kim Jong Un
Vladimir Putin
Kim Jong-il
13
Who was the Polish solidarity leader that helped end communism (elected President)
Pope John Paul II
Lech Walesa
Reagan
Gorbachev
14
Which one of these was not a way to "avoid or delay" military service during the Vietnam War
enrolled in college
Allergies
Poor eyesight
All were valid reasons
15
Stalin used his secret police to kill millions which was known as
glasnost
Darwinism
The Great Purge / Genocide
Holocaust
16
What policy helped get the United States involved in Vietnam
Containment
Appeasement
Arms Race
Brinkmanship
17
Which countries help make "Indochina"
North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Cambodia
India, China, Japan
Pakistan, India, Mongolia
Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos
18
What amendment was passed to lower the voting age of US citizens to 18
26th
31st
19th
Bill of Rights
19
The first and only female British Prime Minister who served during the Cold War
Margaret Thatcher
Golda Meir
Marie Antoinette
Queen Victoria
20
Glasnost means
Hands off policy
Openness
Strength
Appeasement
21
The Berlin Wall was longer than the Great Wall of China
True
False
22
Which of the following is not a result of the Cold War
East and West Berlin are separated by a wall
Korea remains divided at the 38th parallel
Indira Gandhi was assassinated
strategic arms limitations talks begin
23
Who was the first man on the moon
Captain Kirk
John Glenn
Michael Jackson
Neil Armstrong
24
The Berlin Airlift was in response to
the Great Purge
The Iron Curtain
The Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Wall
25
Who is this
Justin Verlander
Donald Trump
Ronald Reagan
Joe Biden
26
The British Prime Minister nicknamed the "Iron Lady"
Queen Elizabeth
Bloody Mary
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Churchill
27
Who ruthlessly murdered more than a million landowners, trying to prove all people are equal
Hitler
Tojo
Chairman Mao
Stalin
28
What country launched this in 1957 to take the early lead in the Space Race
France
Japan
United States
USSR
29
Which of the following is Ukraine a member of
NATO
European Union
United Nations
All are correct
30
An example of the "super powers" working together was the
All are correct
Joint Apollo-Soyuz space mission
Berlin Wall
Construction of the 38th Parallel
31
In the late 1980's, progress was made between the US and USSR when they agreed to
withdraw from the League of Nations
withdraw from the United Nations
eliminate a group of nuclear missiles
buy Cuban cigars
32
What is the border between North and South Korea
Mason Dixon Line
38th parallel
17th parallel
Equator
33
Communism was done away with in both Korea and Vietnam during the Cold War
False
True