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A review of the Cold War Unit
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1
What is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason, especially when related to communism?
Capitalism
Feudalism
Academism
McCarthyism
2
Which countries were superpowers during in the Cold War?
Soviet Union and Germany
Soviet Union and Japan
Korea and Vietnam
Soviet Union and United States
3
What was the first artificial Earth satellite launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the USSR in 1957?
Sputnik
Titan
Europa
Chandra
4
The Korean war was between_________ and ______ vs _______ and ______ which ended in a stalemate
Soviet Union and Korea Vs the US and Vietnam
North Korea and China vs South Korea and the US
Germany and Austro Hungary VS US and Great Britan
North and South Korea Vs the US and the Soviet Union
5
The conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union after WWII was called the...
Hot War
WWII
Cold War
Vietnam War
6
Which proxy war ended in a stalemate with the country split at the 38th parallel?
Vietnam War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Korean War
7
Why was the Vietnam war known as a "living room war"?
Civilans fought
It was a board game
It was on the nightly news on TV
Latest updates were published in magazines
8
What marked the beginning of the fall of communism in 1989?
Vietnam War
The creation of the Berlin Wall
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Ho Chi Minh's death
9
After the Tet Offensive, how did Americans at home respond to the Vietnam War?
Planted gardens
Made bomb shelters
Anti-War Protests
Volunteered to Fight
10
What did Roosevelt's GI Bill do for WWII veterans?
Gave them US citizenship when they returned
Gave them benefits when they returned
Forced them to pay high war debts
Gave them medals of honor
11
After WWII, Japan became a
Broken Nation divided by allied powers
Radiation Hot zone where no human could live
Monarchy and Ally of China
Democratic Nation and Ally of the United States
12
What happened to Germany after WWII?
Divided amongst the Allied Powers
Gained total control of Europe
Nuclear Attack
Paid High War Debts
13
A pact created to protect the gains of the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe
NAACP
NATO
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
14
To stop Communism from spreading the US and its allies used the strategy of ______
Guerrilla Warfare
Extermination
Containment
Hide and Seek
15
Which of the following best describes the US' relationship with western Europe after WWII?
We are superior and they should be punished and pay wardebts
Hatred and Distrust
Willingness to help rebuild to prevent political instability
We love them so much we sent them flowers
16
The alliance that promised to prevent the spread of communism
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
League of Nations
NATO
17
Wars between smaller countries fighting for the larger superpowers
Proxy Wars
Star Wars
Distraction Wars
Battles
18
What did women like Rosie the Riveter most likely do AFTER World War II?
Kept working
Returned to family responsibilities
Received a promotion
Led labor unions
19
Who negotiated with the Soviet Union and said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" in 1987?
President Nixon
President LBJ
President Ronald Reagan
Ronald McDonald
20
What center trained soldiers and police, mostly from Latin America, states its main goal was anti-communist training?
NATO
School of the Americas
NASA
CIA
21
The US feared the spread of Communism because...
It weakened the economy in America
It made people sick
Democracy would spread
It was like Fascism and could cause WWIII
22
After the Soviet Union cut off access to West Berlin, how did the Allies help?
Berlin Airlift-supplies were brought to West Berlin by plane
Supplies were carried in through a series of tunnels
Communist leaders gave them all homes and jobs
They were each given Marshall Checks.
23
In December 1979, the
Soviet
40th Army invaded
what country
in order to prop up the communist government?
Vietnam
Afghanistan
North Korea
Cuba
24
What happened as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The Bay of Pig Invasion
The removal of Soviet Missiles in Cuba and U.S. missiles in Turkey
Gulf of Tonkin Attacks
Soviet Union shooting down U2 spy plans
25
What did the Marshall Plan do?
Allowed all refugees to live in America
Built a wall in Berlin
Provided Billions of Dollars for rebuilding Europe
broke apart Germany
26
What gave the president authority to “take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack" coming from North Vietnam?
NATO
UN Resolution 156
Cuban Missile Crisis
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
27
What incident occurred on May 1960, when an American spy plane was shot down by the Soviet Air Defense Forces?
U-2 Incident
Bay of Pigs Incident
NATO
Cuban Missile Crisis
28
The Soviet Union dominated what part of Germany and Europe?
West
North
East
South
29
What was was a failed invasion in Cuba in 1961 by Cuban exiles who opposed Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolution?
SALT II
Cuban Missile Crisis
SALT I
Bay of Pigs
30
During WWII the US became an Arsenal of Democracy, What does this mean?
Rosie became a superstar
We set fire to major world capitals
We began placing Japanese Americans in internment camps
We began mass producing military supplies for our allies
31
Dwight Eisenhower coined this term to describe the spread of communism.
Multiply Theory
Domino Theory
Iron Curtain
Wild Fire Theory
32
What was a secret U.S. arms deal that used profits from the deal to support armed conflict in Nicaragua.
Iran-Contra Affair
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
American Hostages held in Iran
33
The international organization created after WWII to prevent future wars
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
Action League NOW
League of Nations
34
What doctrine stated that the U.S. would provide political, military and economic aid to countries facing communism?
Truman Doctrine
Kennedy Doctrine
Johnson Doctrine
Eisenhower Doctrine
