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Unit 14 (Cold War) WH
Unit 14 (Cold War) WH
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1
Who built the Berlin Wall in response to people fleeing East Berlin for West Berlin?
John F. Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Nikita Khrushchev
Ho Chi Minh
2
This political cartoon depicts
Brinkmanship
The Cultural Revolution
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
3
After WWII, ___ was split into 4 occupation zones controlled by the Soviets, British, Americans, & French
The USSR
Europe
Germany
Japan
4
Ho Chi Minh led ___ forces in ___ Vietnam during the Vietnam War
Democratic; South
Democratic; West
Communist; North
Communist; East
5
The two Chinas after the Chinese civil war were
The People's Republic of China & Taiwan
Manchuria & Macao
Hong Kong & Beijing
Tibet & Xi'en
6
Before WWII, Vietnam had been a colony of
Russia
France
China
Japan
7
The US fought in their civil war to contain communism
Korea
Both of the above
Neither of the above
Vietnam
8
Who was upset that the US had kept the atomic bomb a secret, increasing Cold War tensions?
Germany
Japan
England
USSR
9
Individuals can own businesses and property in ___ economies
Capitalist
Communist
10
The Korean War began when ____ troops invaded ___
North Korean; China
North Korean; South Korea
Soviet; North Korea
Japanese; Korean peninsula
11
The USSR wanted ___ after WWII as a buffer zone of friendly governments to protect against attack
Germany
Eastern Europe
Siberia
The Atlantic Ocean
12
At the end of the Cold War, the revival of the Soviet economy was called
Glasnost
Perestroika
13
At the end of the Cold War, more freedom of speech was called
Perestroika
Glasnost
14
The United Nations was the most visible symbol for world peace at the end of
World War II
The Cold War
Proxy Wars
World War I
15
Who led the Communist party during the Chinese Civil War?
Ho Chi Minh
General MacArthur
Chiang Kai Shek
Mao Zedong
16
The nationalists and the Communists were the 2 groups in ___'s civil war.
Korea
The United States
Vietnam
China
17
Peasants were considered the "new heroes" of China during the
20th century
Cultural Revolution
Civil War
Great Leap Forward
18
If 1 country becomes communist, it's neighbors could become communist.
The Monopoly Hypothesis
The Poker Predicament
The Uno Question
The Domino Theory
19
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world was ___ to a nuclear war
Very far
Kind of close
Very close
Kind of far
20
What event is depicted here?
Vietnam War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Yalta Conference
Korean War
21
What was supplied to Berliners during the Berlin Airlift?
Food and supplies
Weapons
None of the above
Chocolate
22
A major component of the Truman Doctrine was the containment of
Fascism
Totalitarianism
Communism
Democracy
23
The US won the Vietnam War and Vietnam is no longer communist today.
False
True
24
Communist countries DID receive financial aid from the Marshall Plan
False
True
25
All of these leaders were involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis EXCEPT
Churchill
Kennedy
Castro
Khrushchev
26
During the Cold War, Western Europe was mostly ___ and Eastern Europe was mostly ___
Totalitarian; Authoritarian
Democratic; Communist
Communist; Democratic
Fascist; Communist
27
In 1948, China helped form the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in ___
All of the Korean peninsula
South Korea
North Korea
28
The Berlin Wall was built to stop people leaving ___ Berlin and fleeing to ___ Berlin.
South; East
East; West
North; West
Central; Outer
29
The dividing line between communist North Korea and democratic South Korea
38th Parallel
Iron Curtain
17th Parallel
Berlin Wall
30
The US and UK began flying food, fuel, and supplies into Berlin after the Soviets___
Blockaded the city
Invaded the city
Abandoned the city
Developed the city
31
After Mao Zedong won China's civil war, he named the country
The People's Republic of China
Taiwan
The Kingdom of China
Communist China
32
What event is depicted here?
Korean War
Building of the Berlin Wall
Chinese civil war
Berlin Airlift
33
Containment was a key part of the ___ Doctrine
Potsdam
Churchill
Truman
Yalta
34
What was divided along the 17th parallel?
Germany
Vietnam
Europe
The Korean Peninsula
35
The U.S. initiative to help Europe rebuild after World War II.
The Eisenhower Plan
The MacArthur Plan
The FDR Plan
The Marshall Plan
36
When did the Korean War end?
1952
1953
1954
Technically its still going on today
37
___ led South Vietnam and was strongly opposed to communism
Ngo Dinh Diem
Jiang Jieshi
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
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His "shock therapy" plan required the Russian government to reduce its involvement in the economy
Khrushchev
Gorbachev
Yeltsin
Stalin