The USA and USSR became rivals after WW2 because...

Communist and Western Capitalist distrusted each other

The Truman Doctrine promised to

give economic aid to countries threatened by communism

When did the Soviet Union break up and give many Eastern European countries their independence?

In the 90s following a time of opening up Russia

an economic theory based around the pursuit of wealth

The Purpose of Mao's Great Leap Forward program was to

Allow more people to work in industry

The Cold War was a struggle between what two countries?

The United States and the Soviet Union

What is Vietnamization?

strategy to end the Vietnam war with honor

form of government where the people hold the power

An economic theory based around a stateless and classless society

The United States sent troops to Vietnam to

Stop the north from controlling the south

Which of the following describes the events during the Korean War?

N Korea invaded, US will counter. War will end close to where it started

The U.S. government believed that if they lost South Vietnam to communism...

Other Asian countries would also fall to communism

studbud

The Cold War

25 termsStudBud Administration635 plays

Imported from external platform

Flashcards25 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 25

Answers

1
Which of the following countries became Communist post-WWII?
Italy
Japan
Mexico
China
2
What was the guiding principle of the American foreign policy throughout the Cold War?
prevention
appeasement
containment
isolation
3
The USA and USSR became rivals after WW2 because...
The USSR began to develop nuclear weapons
Communist and Western Capitalist distrusted each other
The Marshall Plan failed to rebuild Post WW2 Europe
The USA threatened to invade the USSR
4
The Truman Doctrine promised to
give economic aid to countries threatened by communism
None of the above
Give land back to the USSR
use military force to fight the expansion of communism in Asia
5
Treaty established by the Soviet Union & other Soviet Satellite States for mutual defense
NATO
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
SEATO
6
When did the Soviet Union break up and give many Eastern European countries their independence?
During the Korean War
At the end of WWII
In the 90s following a time of opening up Russia
Stalin granted them freedom
7
What is Capitalism?
a form of government where the people hold the power
an economic theory based around a stateless and classless society
form of government where the state has all the power
an economic theory based around the pursuit of wealth
8
The Purpose of Mao's Great Leap Forward program was to
Increase the government's aid to individuals
Force more people to farm private plots of land
Allow more people to work in industry
Encourage workers to start new businesses
9
What event symbolically ended the Cold War in 1989?
The Treaty of Paris
The events of the Cuban Missile Crisis
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
The building of the Panama Canal
10
The Cold War was a struggle between what two countries?
Japan and the Soviet Union
The United States and Germany
The United States and the Soviet Union
United States and Great Britain
11
What organization was formed Post-WWII to prevent future global wars?
National Conventions
League of Nations
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
12
What is Vietnamization?
increasing the number of troops in Vietnam
strategy to win the Vietnam war
strategy to end the Vietnam war with honor
dropping bombs on countries while fighting the war
13
What is Democracy
an economic theory based around the pursuit of wealth
an economic theory based around a stateless and classless society
form of government where the state has all the power
form of government where the people hold the power
14
What is Communism?
An economic theory that you can own your own business.
An economic theory based around a stateless and classless society
An economic theory based around supply and demand
An economic theory based around the pursuit of wealth
15
The Restructuring of the Soviet political and economic system
Perestroika
Chernobyl
Brinkmanship
Massive Retaliation
16
Elected Prime Minister of Great Britain, known who reducing social programs & government regulation of business
Margaret Thatcher
Sandra Day O'Connor
Jacinda Ardern
Indira Gandi
17
The United States sent troops to Vietnam to
Gain the support of the American public
to stop the South from controlling the North
Stop the north from controlling the south
drive the French out of Vietnam
18
The fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 led to the reunification of which country
Vietnam
Korea
Germany
Mexico
19
Which of the following describes the events during the Korean War?
N Korea invaded, US will counter. War will end close to where it started
South Koreans defeated the US and North Koreans.
none of the above
S Korea wanted to spread their ideas of Communism and they invaded N Korea
20
The US and the USSR had a dangerous standoff over the presence of Soviet missiles in…
Wakanda
Iran
Cuba
Iraq
21
The U.S. government believed that if they lost South Vietnam to communism...
North Vietnam would become communist too
Other Asian countries would also fall to communism
Other Asian countries would come to the aid of south Vietnam
U.S. citizens would turn against the war
22
The effort to deliver supplies to residents blocked by the Soviets
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Berlin Wall
The Tet Offensive
The Berlin Airlift
23
A willingness to go to the edge of war not not actually fight
Lightning War
Brinkmanship
Massive Retaliation
Glasnost
24
What is the name of the plan that helped rebuild Europe Post World War II?
Nuremberg Trials
14 points
Marshall Plan
Treaty of Versailles
25
What was the name of the alliance of pro-democracy Western European countries?
INDY
NASA
Warsaw Pact
NATO

The Cold War Flashcards | StudBud