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U.S. History on Cold War
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1
The _____ was the imaginary line that divided the capitalist West from the communist East.
HUAC
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
38th parallel
2
The _____ was a program of European economic recovery after World War II.
Lend-Lease Act
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
New Deal
3
What was the U.S. response to the Soviet Union placing missiles in Cuba?
An economic boycott of the Soviet Union
Naval quarantine/blockade of Cuba
Military invasion of Cuba led by Cuban nationals
Cut off diplomatic relations with the U.S.S.R
4
U.S. fears the spread of communism to increase when ____ became a Communist nation in 1949.
North Korea
Soviet Union
China
Vietnam
5
Which nation was probably not a member of NATO?
United Kingdom
United States
France
Soviet Union
6
______ was a military alliance formed by the United States, Canada, and ten European nations.
The Warsaw Pact
The United Nations
NATO
The League of Nations
7
Why did the United States first become involved in the conflict in Vietnam?
to unify North and South Vietnam
to counter Soviet aid to North Vietnam
to help the North Vietnam fight communism
To help France stop Vietnam independence
8
Who was the communist leader of Cuba during cold war?
Ho Chi Minh
Fidel Castrol
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
9
Which president is given credit for effectively ending the Cold War?
Truman
Reagan
Nixon
Carter
10
The term ____ refers to the indirect conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Cold War
Iron Curtain
Domino Theory
Satellite Nation
11
Which of the following was a result of the U.S. policy of containment in Asia?
The Korean War
The creation of the People’s Republic of China
The struggle between Mao and Chiang for control of China
Nixon’s visit to China
12
Alliance between the Soviet Union and their satellite nations
Warsaw Pact
Marshall Plan
Iron Curtain
NATO
13
Like Julius and Ethel Rosenburg, Alger Hiss was accused of what?
espionage
falsely accusing government officials
blacklisting communist Americans
racism and anti-semitism
14
Which nation did the United States oppose during the Cold War
Soviet Union
Germany
North Vietnam
North Korea
15
Who was the leader of North Vietnam during the cold war?
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
Fidel Castrol
Nikita Khrushchev
16
All of the following European countries were members of NATO following World War II EXCEPT
Poland
Great Britain
France
West Germany
17
The Berlin wall was built to symbolize division between the U.S. & the Soviet Union.
False
True
18
Leader of the Nazi Party in Germany. Holocaust
Adolf Hitler
Truman Doctrine
George Marshall
Joseph Stalin
19
After WorldWarII, American leaders developed a policy of __ to resist & stop Soviet aggression.
mutually assured destruction
massive retaliation
containment
isolationism
20
What economic system best describes the Soviet Union?
Free market
Communist
Socialist
Capitalist