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US HISTORY: Cold War
US HISTORY: Cold War
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1
What was one result of the Baby Boom?
the largest generation in America
The legalization of abortion in the 1950s
Exploding Infants
widespread food shortages
2
Who invaded South Korea during the Cold War?
North Korea
The United States
China
The Soviet Union
3
What happened in the Bay of Pigs invasion? (read carefully)
American forces were defeated by Cuba's army
Anti-Castro Cubans were defeated by Cuba
Pro-Castro Cubans were defeated by America
Anti-Castro Cubans were defeated by America
4
Which country is typically represented by a large bear in political cartoons (ex: below)
Russia/Soviet Union
Germany
The United States
Cuba
5
Who were the two people debating during the Kitchen Debate?
Khrushchev and Nixon
Kennedy and Khrushchev
Nixon and Kennedy
Truman and McCarthur
6
What was NATO?
The American space program
The Russian space program
A military alliance b/w the U.S. & democratic countries
The Soviet Union and its allies' military alliance
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What was Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain"?
Metaphor for the split in Europe b/w communism & capitalism
The dividing line between North and South Korea
A wall built to separate East and West Berlin
A construct to stop the advance of Russia's Military
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What was created by Eisenhower to help with military transport and evacuations
The International Highway System
National Airports
NASA
Teleporters
9
Who killed John F. Kennedy
Magneto in X-Men: Days of Future Past
Those two guys on "the Grassy Knoll"
Lee Harvey Oswald
The Secret Service
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Why was Cuba such a threat to the U.S?
They were more technologically advanced than everyone else.
They defeated the U.S. trained troops during the Bay of Pigs
They had a superior space program.
Their location to the U.S.
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This international organization was the post-WWII spiritual successor to the League of Nations
The United Nations
The Warsaw Pact
NATO
The League of Legends
12
This event was the attempt to remove Fidel Castro from power
Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Crisis
Cold War
Bay of Pigs
13
How did the Korean War end?
South Korea won, but the 38th parallel was reestablished
The South Koreans won and were given control of North Korea
The North Koreans won and were given control of South Korea
There was a stalemate where nobody could win
14
Who was the person responsible for the Second Red Scare?
Fidel Castro
Joseph McCarthy
Helen Keller
Nikita Khrushchev
15
What is the name for: a heavily armed truce with occasional proxy wars
Total War
Korean War
Cold War
Hot War
16
What did Kennedy do to prevent Cuba from getting MORE missiles during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Wrote them a very angry letter
Created a naval blockade to intercept ships near Cuba
Used the Marines to assassinate Cuba's leader
"Dropped a nuke" on Havanna
17
Conspiracy theories aside: which country first successfully landed a man on the moon?
The Soviet Union
Greece
Germany
The United States
18
What was the name of the first satellite launched into space?
Spudnik
Sputnik
Apollo
Omega
19
How did President Truman respond to conflict in Greece and Turkey?
We invaded Greece
We invaded Turkey
We "dropped a nuke" on Istanbul
He sent money per the Truman Doctrine
20
Which country sent the first living creature into space?
Greece
Germany
The Soviet Union
The United States
21
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
To stop the Russian military from advancing
To prevent East Berliners from entering West Berlin
Because Trump wanted a wall. A wall that works.
To prevent Westerners from entering East Berlin
22
What was the goal of the "Containment Policy"?
To stop the spread of communism.
To contain people on the East side of Berlin
To stop Russia from invading countries
To block supplies from being given to the city of Berlin
23
Why was General Douglas MacArthur fired?
President Truman feared his success would provoke communists
He was unsuccessful in WWII
He was unsuccessful in the Korean War
He did a poor job of rebuilding Japan
24
During the Cold War, this provided money for college and low interest home loans for veterans
The G.I. Bill
The Containment Policy
The Affordable Care Act
The Marshall Plan
25
Which president feared America's "Industrial Military Complex" in his farewell address?
Lyndon B Johnson
Truman
John F Kennedy
Eisenhower
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Who led a Communist Revolution in China during the Cold War?
Fidel Catstro
Chang Kai Shek
Mao Zedong
Nikita Khruschev
