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A review of the Cold War Unit
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1
What impact did the Labor Unions have on American workers?
increased benefits and salaries
Increased in child labor
Increased employment
Allowed the government to own businesses
2
What did the Marshall Plan do?
Provided Billions of Dollars for rebuilding Europe
broke apart Germany
Built a wall in Berlin
Allowed all refugees to live in America
3
To stop Communism from spreading the US and its allies used the strategy of ______
Containment
Hide and Seek
Guerrilla Warfare
Extermination
4
After WWII, Japan became a
Monarchy and Ally of China
Democratic Nation and Ally of the United States
Broken Nation divided by allied powers
Radiation Hot zone where no human could live
5
What did women like Rosie the Riveter most likely do AFTER World War II?
Returned to family responsibilities
Kept working
Led labor unions
Received a promotion
6
What did Roosevelt's GI Bill do for WWII veterans?
Gave them medals of honor
Gave them benefits when they returned
Forced them to pay high war debts
Gave them US citizenship when they returned
7
Dwight Eisenhower coined this term to describe the spread of communism.
Wild Fire Theory
Domino Theory
Iron Curtain
Multiply Theory
8
The Korean war was between_________ and ______ vs _______ and ______ which ended in a stalemate
North and South Korea Vs the US and the Soviet Union
North Korea and China vs South Korea and the US
Germany and Austro Hungary VS US and Great Britan
Soviet Union and Korea Vs the US and Vietnam
9
The international organization created after WWII to prevent future wars
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
Action League NOW
League of Nations
10
Which of the following best describes the US' relationship with Europe after WWII?
We are superior and they should be punished and pay wardebts
Willingness to help rebuild to prevent political instability
We love them so much we sent them flowers
Hatred and Distrust
11
The conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union after WWII was called the...
Vietnam War
Hot War
WWII
Cold War
12
After the Soviet Union cut off access to West Berlin, how did the Allies help?
Supplies were carried in through a series of tunnels
They were each given Marshall Checks.
Berlin Airlift-supplies were brought to West Berlin by plane
Communist leaders gave them all homes and jobs
13
What event started the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Gulf of Tonkin Attacks
Soviet Union shooting down U2 spy plans
The removal of Soviet Missiles
The Bay of Pig Invasion
14
What is the best title for this map?
Europe during the Great Depression
Europe after the Cold War
Europe during the Cold War
Vietnam during the Cold War
15
The Soviet Union dominated what part of Germany and Europe?
South
West
East
North
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Wars between smaller countries fighting for the larger superpowers
Proxy Wars
Star Wars
Distraction Wars
Battles
17
During WWII the US became an Arsenal of Democracy, What does this mean?
We began mass producing military supplies for our allies
We set fire to major world capitals
We began placing Japanese Americans in internment camps
Rosie became a superstar
18
After the Tet Offensive, how did Americans at home respond to the Vietnam War?
Anti-War Protests
Planted gardens
Volunteered to Fight
Made bomb shelters
19
What marked the fall of communism in 1989?
Vietnam War
Ho Chi Minh's death
The creation of the Berlin Wall
Fall of the Berlin Wall
20
A pact created to protect the gains of the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe
NATO
United Nations
NAACP
Warsaw Pact
21
Which countries were superpowers during in the Cold War?
Soviet Union and United States
Soviet Union and Germany
Korea and Vietnam
Soviet Union and Japan
22
What happened to Germany after WWII?
Paid High War Debts
Divided amongst the Allied Powers
Nuclear Attack
Gained total control of Europe
23
Why was the Vietnam war known as a "living room war"?
It was on the nightly news on TV
Civilans fought
Latest updates were published in magazines
It was a board game
24
The alliance that promised to prevent the spread of communism
Warsaw Pact
League of Nations
United Nations
NATO
25
Who negotiated with the Soviet Union and said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" in 1987?
Ronald McDonald
President Ronald Reagan
President LBJ
President Nixon
26
The US feared the spread of Communism because...
It weakened the economy in America
Democracy would spread
It made people sick
It was like Fascism and could cause WWIII
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Which proxy war ended in a stalemate with the country split at the 38th parallel?
Vietnam War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean War
Bay of Pigs
