The primary purpose of the United Nations is to:

resolve conflicts between nations peacefully

NATO was originally formed to:

defend Western Europe from Soviet agression and communism

Why was the Berlin Wall constructed in 1961

To keep E. Germans from fleeing to W. Germany

What is Brinksmanship

Willingness to go to the edge of war

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Cold War Final Review

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1
Which Cold War Event brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union closest to nuclear war?
Vietnam War
Korean War
Berlin Blockade
Cuban Missile Crisis
2
The primary purpose of the United Nations is to:
unite all nations militarily through alliances
resolve conflicts between nations peacefully
control world grain prices
promote democratic governments
3
In which two countries was the Truman Doctrine first put to the test in 1947?
Berlin and Tokyo
Egypt and China
Turkey and Greece
Soviet Union and the U.S.
4
NATO was originally formed to:
defend Western Europe from Soviet agression and communism
promote religious freedom
isolate member nations from the rest of the world
spread communism to each nation
5
One way that the Korean War and the Vietnam war are similar is that both:
Reflected the success of the containment policy
attempted to remove the French from power
developed Cold War tensions
Resulted in unification of the two nations
6
Who was the leader of the Communist forces in Vietnam
Mao Zedong
Joseph Stalin
Douglas MacArthur
Ho Chi Minh
7
Who said these famous words... "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
Ronald Reagan
8
The Division between Eastern and Western Europe was described as...
Satellite Countries
Buffer zone
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
9
To oppose the NATO alliance, communist countries formed the:
Warsaw Pact
The Allied Powers
SEATO
The Central powers
10
The destruction of the Berlin Wall and the break up of the Soviet Union signify the:
power of the European Union
Strength of the Warsaw Pact
Collapse of the Taliban
End of the Cold War
11
Mao Zedong was associated with which Cold War event
Soviet-Afghan War
War In Vietnam
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Great Leap Forward
12
Why was the Berlin Wall constructed in 1961
To meet the requirements of NATO
To complete the post war rebuilding efforts
To keep E. Germans from fleeing to W. Germany
To promote the reunification of Germany
13
The Cold War was fought between the United States and...
China
England
Cuba
Soviet Union
14
What was the name of the first satellite?
Challenger
Sputnik 1
Apollo 13
Explorer 1
15
US policy whose goal was to stop the spread of Communism
Glasnost
Containment
Detente
Brinksmanship
16
What is glasnost?
Free Speech and Press
Cooling off or easing of tensions
Stop the spread of Communism
Willingness to go to edge of war
17
What is Brinksmanship
Willingness to go to the edge of war
If one falls they all fall to communism
Stop the spread of Communism
Cooling off or easing of tensions
18
Nikita Krushchev is associated with which Cold War event
War in Korea
The Great Leap Forwar
Fall of the Soviet Union
The Cuban Missile Crisis
19
Which country got the first satellite in to space?
United States
Soviet Union
North Korea
China
20
The Marshall Plan was designed to stop the spread of communism by providing:
Military assistance to Vietnam
Nuclear weapons to NATO members
Government housing to refugees
Funds for economic recovery

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