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Ch 25 Cold War test review
Ch 25 Cold War test review
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Term that refers to a barrier to understanding and information
Soviet Sphere
iron curtain
silk curtain
iron wall
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What helped the United States change back to a peacetime economy
the GI Bill of Rights
the Peace Corps
NATO
inflation
3
The United Sates has veto power the UN Security Council
True
False
4
Due to demand of goods exceeding the supply after WWII, the nation experienced,
stable prices
inflation
falling prices
no changes
5
Which country supported Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh?
Great Britain
France
The United States
The Soviet Union
6
At the end of the Korean War both sides established
a stockpile
an expansion of trade
a demilitarized zone
an arms race
7
Which African country became a flashpoint between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
Egypt
Morocco
Rwanda
Congo
8
The Cold War seemed very real and deadly to Americans when,
The Soviets and Americans met to discuss atomic weaponry
the Soviets exploded an atomic bomb in 1949
America exploded an atomic bomb in 1949
the Soviets joined NATO
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The arms race was a contest between nations to amass
more powerful industry
more powerful bonds
more powerful weapons
more entertaining movies
10
Politician who threatened to expose Communists during the Cold War
Douglas MacArthur
Joseph McCarthy
Khrushchev
Elvis Presley
11
In June of 1950 North Korea suddenly invaded,
China
South Korea
Vietnam
Japan
12
Teen idol who shocked adults with his music and dance moves
Ringo
Elvis Presley
Jackie Robinson
Harry Styles
13
The Cuban Missile Crisis refers to
Soviet Union secretly building a missile base in Cuba
Cuban threats of a missile attack on the U.S.
Cuban exiles landing in the Bay of Pigs
Soviet Union threats to attack Cuba
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policy of blocking Communist expansion
iron curtain
appeasement
arms race
containment
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Nikita Khrushchev predicted that communism would destroy Western democracies.
False
True
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Two people found guilty of spying for the Soviets during the Cold War.
Thomas Dewey d Adlai Stevens
Alger Hiss and Joseph McCarthy
Elvis and Pricilla Presley
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
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Inner cities became home to poorer less educated people because,
school was not required there
jobs and people moved to the cities
jobs and people moved to the suburbs
inflation caused issues