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1
The alliance among the Soviet Union and 7 satellite states in Eastern Europe is called?
NATO
Glassnost
Truman Doctrine
Warsaw Pact
2
One goal of the Marshall Plan (1947) was to:
Rebuild the economy of Western Europe
Bring Nazi war criminals to trial in Nuremburg
Provide defensive weapons to Great Britain
Fund the construction of the iron curtain
3
Who was the President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Mikhael Gorbachev
4
Who was the leader of communist Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. kennedy
Fidel Castro
Richard Nixon
Nikita Kruschev
5
Who was the leader after China’s Civil War had ended?
Jian Jieshei
Faizal Eben
Mao Zedong
Naku Shun
6
Which was NOT an agreement averting nuclear exchange between the U.S. & Soviets during the Cuban Missile Crisis
The U.S. would remove missiles from Turkey
The U.S. would not invade Cuba
The Soviets would withdraw their nuclear weapons from Cuba
The U.S. and U.S.S.R would stop building nuclear weapons
7
What happened to Germany after WWII?
Germany was divided into occupied zones, later became East & West Germany
Germany had to give up colonies & give land, like Alsace-Lorraine to France
Germany had to take full responsibility for the war and pay reparations
8
The Warsaw Pact was a Soviet reaction to what U.S. led action?
U.S. Military action in North Korea
The Truman Doctrine
The Marshall Plan
Creation of NATO
9
The Soviet Union set up the ______in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany
Iron Curtain
Berlin Blockade
Berlin Airlift
German Democratic Republic
10
What economic system was used to reshape China’s economy after their Civil War?
Social Democracy
Communism
Laissez-Faire
Capitalism
11
What is the treaty that limited the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles called?
NATO
SALT
PEPPER
Glassnost
12
To strengthen democratic governments in Europe, the United States offered
The Marshall Plan
The Arms Race
The Berlin Airlift
The United Nations
13
All of the following were conflicts during the Cold War
EXCEPT
:
Korea
London
Berlin
Vietnam
14
Alliance among the U.S., Canada, and 9 Western European countries is called?
Warsaw Pact
NATO
Glasnost
Perestroika
15
Which country launched the 1st satellite into space, Sputnik I on October 4, 1957?
The United States
China
The Soviet Union
Germany
16
Soviet controlled border nations between the U.S.S.R and the West in Europe are known as?
Domino Theory
Perestroika
Satellite Nations
Glasnost
17
While democratic elections were allowed in West Germany, East Germany
Joined the United Nations
Fell to communism
Began war with the Soviets
Won its independence
18
Which event is most closely associated with the end of the Cold War?
Tearing down the Berlin Wall
Withdrawal of the United States troops from Vietnam
Sending United States troops to Afghanistan
President Richard Nixon’s visit to China
19
Which of the following is the best answer for the start of the Korean War?
The death of Sun Yat-Sen
South Korean invasion of North Korea
The Japanese invasion of Manchuria
North Korean invasion of South Korea
20
The belief that if one nation went communist in Asia, then others would too, is called?
Domino Theory
Brinkmanship
Perestroika
Glassnost
21
“Iron Curtain” came from a Churchill speech. Refers to communist expansion & spheres of influence where in the world?
China
Middle East
Eastern Europe
IndoChina
22
The Berlin Blockade-The U.S. responded by:
Declaring war on East Germany
Allied with NATO to fight the East Germans
Using airplanes to supply West Berlin for 327 days
Appeasing the East Germans by handing them West Berlin
23
Which best describes the underlying causes of the Cold War?
Economic and political differences between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
Bitter personal disputes between Joseph Stalin and Harry Truman
The remaining anger of enemies on the opposing sides of WWII
24
The United States, the Soviet Union(Russia), Britain, France, and __________are permanent members of the United Nations?
Canada
China
Germany
Japan
25
Who was the 1st communist leader of North Korea?
Kim Ill Sung
Mikhael Gorbachev
Douglas MacArthur
Fidel Castro
26
What is the concept known as limiting communism already to the areas already under Soviet control?
Containment
Brinkmanship
Perestroika
Detente
27
Who was the Soviet leader who reformed the USSR in the 1980s?
John F. Kennedy
Kim Ill Sung
Mikhael Gorbachev
Nikita Kruschev
28
Which one of the following doctrines promised to aid nations struggling against communistic movements?
Monroe Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
Eisenhower Doctrine
Marshall Plan
29
The state of tension between nations without armed conflict between the main rivals was known as the?
Marshall Plan
Cold War
World War
Iron Curtain
30
Who was the leader of Red China after the revolution until the 1970s?
Nikkita Kruschev
Kim Ill Sung
Mao Zedong
Fidel Castro
31
What was one of Stalin's goals in Eastern Europe?
To stop the spread of communism
To spread communism in the area
To allow free elections
To plan democracy in the area
32
Who was the FIRST U.S. President to go to China?
John F. Kennedy
Douglas MacArthur
Mikhael Gorbachev
Richard Nixon
33
The Bay of Pigs was the U.S. failed attempt to overthrow?
Anastasio Somozoa
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Mohammed Pahlavi
34
Which country got involved in the Korean War after U.N. forces under Gen. MacArthur reached Yalu River in North Korea?
China
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Japan
35
. What is the dividing line between North and South Korea known as?
The Great Divide
24th Parallel
38th Parallel
The Korean Divide
