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Unit 10
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1
Why were the US and USSR afraid of having a war with each other?
Maniacs Are Deadly
Many Already Dead
Mutually Assured Destruction
Mutally Afraid Death
2
Where was the US policy of containment a failure?
Turkey
Greece
China
Japan
3
Which of the following is not an ideology valued in the US
Equality
Democracy
Totalitarianism
Individualism
4
What was the plan for the United States to help rebuild Western Europe called?
Eisenhower Doctrine
Operation Endgame
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
5
The Bay of Pigs was a failed invasion. What was its effect?
The CIA was dissolved.
an exchange of atomic weapons
Cuba became closer to the Soviet Union
The pork industry lost millions
6
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union that worked with president Reagan to end the Cold War?
Stalin
Lenin
Kruschev
Gorbachev
7
Which is an example of the Marshall Plan at work?
Soviet blockade of Berlin
US setting up NATO
United Nations sending forces to Korea
US helping France rebuild its economy
8
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The United States did not have enough missiles to supply Cuba.
The USSR did not want to put Cuba in the middle of a fight.
The Soviet Union and The United States came closest to a nuclear conflict.
Cuba had too many missiles.
9
When the "Iron Curtain" fell across Europe, nations like Albania,Czechoslovakia, Hungary & Poland, they became ...
Communist
Democratic
Capitalist
Holistic
10
Why was the city of Berlin a concern of the US?
The city was the center of the Nazi party.
The democratic portion of the city was under threat by USSR.
The city was strategic for placement of missiles.
The democratic portion of the city wanted to be communist.
11
Which two significant conflicts was Berlin a part of during the Cold War?
The Berlin Wall and The Berlin Dam
Berlin Blockade and The Berlin Wall
The Berlin Blockade and The Berlin Dam
Berlin Blockade and Berlin Blitz
12
What was the turning point of the Vietnam War?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Invasion of Poland
The Tet Offensive
The fall of Saigon
13
Which of the following is not an ideology valued in the Soviet Union?
Capitalism
Communism
Totalitarianism
Collectivism
14
What incident in the USSR, led to Glasnost?
Berlin Air Lift
Perestroyka
Sputnik
Chernobyl
15
What would a suspected communist tell you if you accused them of being a communist?
They would deny being a communist
They would admit to being a communist
They would cry.
They would invite you to dinner where beef stroganoff would be served
16
What was the US policy of "Containment".
Stop the spread of religious revolutions
Stop the spread of communism
Block travelers from Europe to block the spread of Covid
Stop conflicts between Israel and Palestine.
17
The growth of McCarthyism in the early 1950s was based on_____________.
Opposition to containment
Fear of communism
Dissatisfaction with results of WWII
outrage over corruption
18
What was the purpose of the Marshall plan?
Rebuild Japan after WWII.
Spread Communism in Europe.
Create a DMZ after the Korean War.
Rebuild Western Europe after WWII.
19
The purpose of NATO (The North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was to
Unite Democratic nations
Unite African Nations
Spread the use of nuclear weapons in Asia
Unite Communist nations
20
What did Churchill mean when he used the term "Iron Curtain"?
a symbolic divide between the communist/democratic border.
A curtain hung between communist/democratic border
Iron Man's window coverings.
Britain's dominance in the world's economy.
21
What do you do if you suspect someone is a communist?
Tell them you are on to his "dirty game."
Follow them
Tell them about Democracy.
Challenge them to a duel.
22
After World War II, the Soviet Union established satellite countries in Eastern Europe to _________.
expand its power and control over Eastern Europe
Establish democratic governments in Eastern Europe
Preserve capitalism in Eastern Europe
support remaining fascist governments in Eastern Europe
23
What was Reagan's controversial space program nicknamed?
Star Trek
Strategic Defense Initiative
Star Wars
Space Force
24
During the Cold War, the US and the USSR were reluctant to be in direct military conflict mainly because of...
the pressure from neutral countries.
the potential for global nuclear destruction.
the increased tensions in the Middle East.
the peacekeeping role of the UN.
25
Why was the city of Berlin the center of Cold War tensions?
It was 3/4 of a democracy, surround by Communist East Germany.
It was home to Tesseract!
It was the center of Nuclear weapons technology.
The city spoke only Russian.
