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1
What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
Stop the USSR from spreading democracy
Jumpstart Europe's economy
Stop the spread of communism
Deliver Poland to the West
2
What event started the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The Bay of Pig Invasion
The removal of Soviet Missiles
Gulf of Tonkin Attacks
Soviet Union shooting down U2 spy plans
3
Who won The Bay of Pigs invasion?
Fidel Castro communist regime
The counter-revolutionary forces trained by the CIA
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What are border nations between the USSR and the West serving as a buffer zone called?
States
Iron Curtain
Satellite Nations
Stalin’s Wall
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Eisenhower coined this term to describe the spread of communism
Domino Theory
Iron Curtain
containment
Domino Theory
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What was nuclear deterrence based upon?
Equal Destruction
Win all lose all
Mutually Assured Destruction
Tit-for-Tat
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What was the Berlin airlift a response to?
Soviet blockade of West Berlin
reunification of East and West Germany
construction of the Berlin wall
German development of the atomic bomb
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Which two countries housed
American
Jupiter ballistic missiles which further heightened tensions?
Turkey and Croatia
Italy and Turkey
Turkey and Armenia
Italy and Greece
9
Who appeared to be winning the Korean War until China actively entered the conflict?
Nationalists (U.S./UN)
South Koreans
North Korean
Communists
10
The first satellite launched into space was
Sputnik
Apollo II
Discovery
NCC-1701
11
The imaginary line that split the West European from East European countries after WWII was
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
line of demarcation
prime meridian
12
The alliance between the Soviet Union and its allies during the Cold War was called
NATO
League of Nations
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
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What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North America Trade Organization
North American Treaty Organization
North Atlantic Trading Organization
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The purpose of both the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan was to
support the construction of the Iron Curtain
prevent the spread of communism
attempt to solve world hunger
increase membership of the United Nations
15
The 38th parellel became an important dividing line between
North and South China.
Korea and China.
China and Taiwan(Formosa).
North and South Korea.
16
After World War II, Germany was split in four by the United States, Great Britain, France and
Italy
Spain
Soviet Union
Germany
17
Of the following participants in the Korean War, which fought on the side of the Communists?
the United Nations
South Korea
the United States
China
18
General Douglas MacArthur argued that the Korean War
was not a vital American interest.
should be extended into a war against the Soviet Union.
should be limited to Korea.
should be extended into a war against China.
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Who was the winner in the Korean War?
South Korea
Equal Destruction
Both North and South Korea
Neither. It ended in a stalemate.
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What was installed between the US and USSR after the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nuclear Weapon Limits
Rules for Nuclear Weapons
Hot line communication
21
Which country had Jupiter missiles in Turkey
None of the above
USA
Australia
USSR
22
What is a global conflict between the USSR and the U.S., marked by an avoidance of direct war?
Cold War
Truman Doctrine
Space race
Berlin airlift
23
Which event illustrates the policy of containment?
Hungarian Revolt
Nuremberg Trials
launching of Sputnik
naval blockade of Cuba
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Why was NATO formed?
To protect countries from communism.
To fight terrorists.
To fight Russsia
To have an alliance.
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What started the Cuban Missile Crisis?
US learned the Soviet Union was putting missiles in Cuba
Cuba had become a free democratic country
China had stopped sending missiles to Cuba
The Soviet Union learned the US was putting missiles in Cuba
