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Brief overview of the Cold War Period for Middle School.
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1
This country was never divided into communist and non-communist countries.
Vietnam
Korea
Germany
USSR
2
A significant diffference between the Vietnam War and previous wars in the US is:
the lack of public support in Vietnam
the training of the military in Vietnam
the % of battles won in Vietnam
the lack weapons in Vietnam
3
John F. Kennedy was president during:
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean War
first satellite in space
fall of the Berlin Wall
4
This man said, "Mr. Gorbachev tear down that wall."
Khrushchev
Regan
Kennedy
Castro
5
Today, North and South Korea are:
a democracy and no longer separated
commmunist and no longer separated
remain separated and not friendly
still separated but friendly
6
The safe zone between North and South Korea is referred to as:
MAD
DMA
DMZ
ABC
7
During the Cuban Missile, what did Castro want Khrushchev to do?
make peace with the US
attack the US with nuclear weapons
give Cuba money to help their economy
become the leader of Cuba
8
These were the opposing superpowers during the Cold War years.
USSR and England
US and Cuba
US and USSR
North and South Korea
9
The purpose of "containment" was to:
repair and rebuilld Europe after WWII
contain a safe area between North and South Korea
contain and stop the spread of communism
contain the government from too much power
10
What was the effect off the Marshall Plan??
communism was contained in the USSR
Vietnam was rebuilt after the war
Europe was rebuilt after WWII
the fall of the Berlin Wall
11
One of President Kennedy's goals while in office was:
to attack the USSR with nuclear weapons
to be the first country in space
to win the Korean War
to win the Space Race
12
This "figurative" wall divided communist countries from democratic counties:
Iron Wall
Great Wall of China
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
13
The fall of the Berlin Wall reunited Germany and is a symbol of:
the end of US/USSR relations
the end of peaceful negotiations
the end of communism
the end of the Cold War
14
In this social system, the government owns all property and means of production.
dictatorship
democracy
communism
fascism
15
Approximately when did the Cold War begin and end?
1945 till 1960s
1945 till 1970s
1960s to present day
1945 till 1990s
16
What did Dr. Martin Luther King want from "the bank of justice?"
an apology
an IOU
equality
money
17
During the Great Space Race, the US was the first to:
go into space
orbit the earth
walk on the moon
have a woman in space
18
Opponents in the Cold War were:
democracy and communism
democracy and fascism
communism and fascism
communism and terrorism
19
This man was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Castro
Khrushchev
Lenin
Stalin
20
The US was victorious in the TET offensive of the Vietnam War. Another effect was:
the US pulled out of Vietnam
The US public turned against the war
the war finally came to an end
the US public increased support fo the war
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The Domino Theory led the US to:
bomb Nagasaki and Hiroshima
send a man into space
take down the Berlin Wall
Fight in Korea and Vietnam
22
How did Martin Luther King feel about the Emancipation Proclamation?
eliminated the need to fight for equality
it completed the fight for equality
it was good, but stilll work to be done
it was outdated