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1
The Atomic Bomb was invented by the US during an emergency program known as the
Manhattan Project
Nuclear Project
Los Alamos Project
Marshall Plan
2
Which group of countries were Warsaw Pact members?
Mexico, Canada, and the US
Ethiopia, Angola, and the Sudan
East Germany, Hungary, and Poland
West Germany, France, and England
3
What was the largest cause of divisiveness on the American home front?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Vietnam War
Berlin Airlift
Korean War
4
Which technological innovations contributed most to the start of the Space Race
Fiber Optic Wires
Nuclear Energy
Bio-fuels
Satellites
5
Which of the following were effects of the Cold War?
the USSR continues to build missile bases in Cuba
the US put the first man in space
The US wins the Vietnam War
Arms race develops
6
The Cold War was a war of ideas between
Communism and Fascism
Communism and Democracy
Democracy and Fascism
Communism and Totalitarianism
7
How long did the Cold War last?
10 years
23 years
46 years
75 years
8
What event is considered to be the beginning of the Cold War?
Franklin Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
Truman Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine
9
Which nation was not involved in the Korean war?
China
North Korea
The US
Japan
10
What country was likely a member of the Warsaw Pact?
US
France
Brazil
Russia
11
What word describes communist government that exists in the real world?
Fair
Lovely
Repressive
Nice
12
Democratic nations tried to stop the spread of Communism through a policy known as
Containment
Imperialism
Occupation
Isolationism
13
All of these countries are still communist today except:
Vietnam
Germany
Cuba
China
14
in the 1950's senator Joseph McCarthy won national attention when he
ran for president against Harry S Truman
Volunteered to join the fight in North Korea
Claimed that 100s of government employees were communists
was convicted as a USSR spy
15
What type of economy did the Soviet Union have?
Totalitarian
Collective
Socialist
Capitalist
16
Which of the following WAS NOT a Cold War president of the US?
John F. Kennedy
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry S Truman
Dwight D Eisenhower
17
The destruction of the Berlin Wall symbolized what?
the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis
the end of the Vietnam War
the fall of capitalism
the fall of Communism
18
Which US president deliberated over his decision in regards to the Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy
Truman
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
19
Which of the following was established for the purpose of mutual defense and led by the US
Warsaw Pact
UN
NATO
League of Nations
20
Who was the president of the U.S. at the beginning of the Cold war?
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill
21
What led to the start of the Vietnam War?
US sent troops to Vietnam
South Vietnam invaded North Vietnam
North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam
Soviet Union sent troops to North Vietnam
22
How did the Vietnam War end?
Vietnam was one united communist country
Ho Chi Minh was removed from power
Soviet Union took control of all of Vietnam
Communist forces captured Saigon
23
Winston Churchill said that European countries living under Soviet domination were
The Curve
In the Low Math Scores
The 8-Ball
The Iron Curtain
24
a form of government in which people choose leaders by voting is known as democracy
True
False
25
What was the significance of the Berlin Wall?
Keepy Soviet spies out of West Berlin
It divided East and West Berlin.
Protect western Europe from Soviet invasion
Protect the USSR from invasion by the US
26
During the Cold War which two countries were super powers?
USSR AND US
USSR AND CHINA
US AND CUBA
US AND DONALD DRUMPF
27
a government that owns resources and does not allow private property is known as communism
True
False
28
The US and the USSR each engaged in a continual build up of nuclear weapons. This was known as
The Arms Race
The Space Race
The Human Race
The Detente
29
What was the main purpose of U.S. foreign policy in the decade following WWII?
Invade Russia
Stop the spread of Communism
Imperialism
Defend China
30
What country was likely an original member of Nato
United Kingdom
Japan
Brazil
Russia
31
What was the purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee
to provide opportunities for military veterans
To hunt down communists around the world
To hunt down communists in the US
to spy on communists in Canada
32
Many countries with democratic governments formed an alliance known as
NATO
UN
Warsaw Pact
Axis
33
Name the USSR leader at the beginning of the Cold War
Winston Churchill
Lenin
Stalin
Gorbachev
34
What was the primary goal of the United Nations?
free trade with the US
private ownership of land
to prevent future global wars
to stop the USSR from building weapons
35
After the Korean war, North Korea and South Korea
stayed separate and still are today
declared war on Vietnam
merged and became Korea
became communist
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The US has what type of economy?
Collective
Socialist
Totalitarian
Capitalist
