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This quiz is a review for a unit on the Cold War. #worldhistory #coldwar #highschoollevel
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What is the photo illustrating about life in the U.S. during the Cold War?
Civil Rights Movement
personal freedoms
suburbanization
good education system
2
Which of the following countries was a member of the Warsaw Pact?
Poland
United Kingdom
Finland
West Germany
3
What is the photo illustrating about life in a communist country during the Cold War?
universal health care
poor court system
long lines
shortage of food
4
Which Eastern European country first broke away from the USSR?
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Poland
Hungary
5
Which Soviet leader started a series of reforms in the late 80s?
Leonid Brehznev
Joesph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
<p>Nikita Kruschev</p>
6
The Americans "won" the Space Race by
sending the first woman in space
sending the first satelite in space
landing on the moon
sending the first man in space
7
Where did the most violence occur as people tried to take down the communist government?
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Romania
8
A result of the "Iron Curtain" was the creation of this alliance:
Warsaw Pact
Central Powers
Allies
NATO
9
Which of the following was not a problem in the USSR during the end of the Cold War?
massive emmigration
rising internal dissent
too much money spent on nukes
lack of consumer goods
10
The Soviet invasion of ______________ led the U.S. to boycott the Moscow Olympic games.
Afghanistan
Iran
Pakistan
Syria
11
Who made this speech about the future of Europe?
Presisdent Truman
President Rossevelt
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
12
Who is in this picture?
Mao Zedong
Deng Xioping
Joseph Stalin
Ho Chi Minh
13
The acronym for the Soviets and Americans destroying each other in a nuclear war was
SALT
MAD
NATO
NAFTA
14
Both the Soviet Union and the U.S. spent massive amounts of money on
education
propaganda
nuclear weapons
cultural programs
15
The Vietnam War spilled over into neighboring ____________, allowing Pol Pot to take over.
Laos
China
Cambodia
Thailand
16
What is going on in the video?
fall of the Berlin Wall
collapse of the Iron Curtain
fall of Red Square
Berlin Blockade
17
Which reform restructured the Soviet economy?
Perestroika
Demokratizatsiya
Glasnost
18
Which Cold War event put the U.S. at its highest DEFCON level (2)?
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Korean War
Cuban Missile Crisis
<p>Berlin Blockade</p>
19
The Korean War was mostly a stalemate, beginning and ending at the
Seoul
Pusan Perimeter
38th Parallel
Chinese border
20
The USSR had tight control of places like East Germany & Czechoslovakia as seen in
Prague Spring
<p>Cuban Missile Crisis</p>
Korean War
Vietnam War
21
What are the children in this picture doing?
fire drill
tornado drill
lock down
duck and cover drill
22
What reason did the East Germans give for putting up the Berlin Wall?
Keep out illegal immigrants
Keep in their own people
keep out Fascists
keep out NATO
23
Because of the Space Race, both the Soviet Union and the U.S. put a great emphasis on
education in science & math
the military
client states
legal system
24
What was the communist group that wanted to make Cambodia into a agricultural state?
Red Shirts
<p>Reds</p>
Khmer Rouge
Viet Cong
25
The main concern of the Allies at Yalta and Potsdam was about
how to pay for the war
what to do with Nazi leaders
whether the alliance should break up
what to do with Eastern Europe
26
The eventual U.S. foreign policy that was created was called
America First
Isolationism
Detente
Containment
27
The Vietnam War was fought between the _____________ of the north and South Vietnam/U.S.
Maoists
Reds
Viet Cong
Khmer
28
These were the rebels in Afghanistan that fought the Soviets with weapons from the U.S.
Contras
Viet Cong
Mujahideen
Khmer Rouge
29
Which country aligned with the Soviet Union because it was fighting a civil war?
India
Egypt
Angola
Nicaragua
30
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the United States put a ____________ on Cuba.
sanction
quarantine
missile
blockade
31
The first test of the new American foreign policy came in
Korea
Nicaragua
Armenia
Vietnam
32
A massive aid package to counter communism was offered by the United States called
Operation Vittles
Truman Plan
Freedom Plan
Marshall Plan
33
What tried to make China into an industrial power but failed, causing 30 million deaths?
Khmer Rouge
Great Leap Forward
Vietnam War
Cultural Revolution
34
After Stalin died in 1953, the _____________ was formed to counter NATO.
Central Powers
Axis Powers
Warsaw Pact
Triple Alliance
35
Most countries in this region aligned themselves with the U.S.
<p>Eastern Europe</p>
<p>Middle East</p>
Latin America
Africa
36
What was the reform that allowed greater freedom of expression?
glasnost
demokratizatsiya
perestroika
37
Which side of the Berlin Wall is this image showing?
East side
West side
38
He was first Soviet hockey player to be allowed to leave the USSR and play in the NHL.
<p>Slava Fetisov</p>
Viktor Tikohonov
Alexei Kasatonov
Anotoli Tsarov
39
This country was communist but did not have a good relationship with the USSR.
China
Angola
East Germany
Cuba
40
Who was the first animal the Soviets sent up in space?
Bobo
Yuri
Demetri
<p>Laika</p>
41
The Red Scare saw Senator McCarthy accusing people in the U.S. of being
communist
unpatriotic
anarchists
traitors
42
The Soviet Union tried to blockade the city of
Berlin
Warsaw
Prague
Budapest
43
These militant students enforced the policies of the Cultural Revolution.
Red Guard
Black Shirts
Red Shirts
May 4th Movement
44
The formation of the Congress of People's Deputies was an example of
Perestroika
Demokratizatsiya
Glasnost
45
What is this U2 spy plane photo showing?
hydroelctric dam in China
nuclear reactor in Chernobyl
nuclear warhead launch site in Cuba
nuclear launch site in Turkey
46
Which of the following was a similarity between Soviet and American ways of life?
many consumer choices
good education systems
free elections
<p>dachas</p>
47
What type of war was fought in Vietnam?
nuclear
guerilla
naval
trench
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What did the people of Prague want in 1968?
MTV
better relationship with the U.S.
more democratic reforms
to get out of the Warsaw Pact
