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H6 Cold War Quiz
H6 Cold War Quiz
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What did Winston Churchill mean when he described the conditions in Europe by using the term "Iron Curtain"
A policy of peace that spread across the European continent
European countries were afraid of trading with other countries
A separation between communist East Europe and anti-communist West Europe
There was a concern over growing strength over each other's armies
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What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?
To come to the aid of the USSR
To bomb the residents of West Berlin
To grow the air force of the United States
To bring food and supplies to the people of West Berlin
3
Which statement BEST explains the reason the US became involved in the Vietnam War?
US wanted to stop the spread of Communism & help Vietnam stay democratic
The US hoped to persuade North Vietnam and its allies to join NATO
US military was already training troops to fight against Communist forces
Americans wanted to protest laws that harmed South Vietnamese people
4
The treaty of NATO was primarily organized to
promotes democratic values and tries to resolve disputes peacefully
to help Senator McCarthy and the Red Scare
to strengthen the Warsaw Pact
to create tension and start a new war
5
What is Nikita Khrushchev well known for?
leader of the Soviet Union
denied civil liberties and human rights within the Soviet Union
believed that the U.S. was being governed by communists
an allied force leader who felt the U.S. should aid Korean troops
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Explain the message the BERLIN AIRLIFT sent to the Soviet Union:
Berlin did not need help from the Allies to get through the conflict
Western Allies were not willing to let the Soviet Union control Berlin
The US was determined to stop the spread of communism
The Soviet Union did not care enough to fight over dividing Berlin
7
Who was the man that became a symbol of the "Red Scare" in America during the 1950s?
Winston Churchill
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph McCarthy
President John F Kennedy
8
Which of the following is NOT true of the Korean War?
China and the Soviet union supported and provided assistance to North Korea
The Korean peninsula was divided
Communist North Korea invaded Anti-Communist South Korea
Anti-Communist North Korea invaded Communist South Korea
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What lasting impact did the Korean War have on the United States?
US made a policy of involvement in foreign conflicts that continues today
The US now sends Communist spies to South Korea
The US became allies with China
The US decided to shift their focus and support the spread of Communism
10
Two communist leaders of Cuba and the Soviet Union that joined forces against the United States and other democracies
JFK and McCarthy
Churchill and JFK
Castro and Khrushchev
Churchill and Hitler
11
What movement did Senator Joseph McCarthy lead?
the movement to attack Nikita Khrushchev in Cuba
the movement to go to war in Vietnam
the movement to investigate and find communists in America
the movement to reelect President Kennedy
12
Choose the answer that tells the outcome of the Korean War
Korea is still divided to this day
Communist North Korea successfully overtook Anti-Communist South Korea
China helped Communist North Korea and took over both North and South Korea
South Korea overtook North Korea and democracy took over communism
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How did Americans feel about the Vietnam War?
Americans did not pay much attention to the war
People supported the troops in Vietnam
Americans were divided about our involvement in the conflict
All Americans agreed they should go back to a time of isolationism
14
What Cold War concept does this map represent?
Cuban Missile Crisis
NATO
Korean War
Vietnam War
15
Who thought the US government was full of Communist spies and ruined many lives because of his untrue claims?
President John F. Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Winston Churchill
Joseph McCarthy
16
What best explains the SIGNIFICANCE of the Iron Curtain during the COLD WAR:
The invisible line represented the lack of freedom in Eastern Europe
A wall that divided a city in half
An invisible line between the United States and Cuba
An invisible line that divided Communist from Democrats in Europe
17
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
to prevent East Germans from going to West Germany
To prevent Germany from invading Great Britain
to prevent Americans from going to the USSR
To prevent the USSR from attacking West Germany
18
is an alliance formed in 1949 that promotes democratic values and tries to resolve disputes peacefully.
The US Constitution
The League of Nations
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Treaty of Versailles
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Which definition describes The Iron Curtain?
A metaphor for division
A line separating economic differences of democratic & communist nations
All of the above
Imaginary boundary between citizens with personal freedoms, & those without
20
When the Soviet Union stockpiled nuclear weapons close to the United States, what event occurred?
Korean War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Airlift
World War II
