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1
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were found guilty of being Soviet spies and sentenced to death.
False
Maybe
True
2
North Korea is no longer a communist country and has good relations with the United States.
Maybe
False
True
3
The countries in bright red are ____________________ countries?
Marshall Plan Nations
NATO Nations
Satellite Nations
Western European Nations
4
What did the Berlin Airlift do?
Provided goods and supplies to West Germany
Provided goods and supplies to USSR
Provided goods and supplies to East Berlin
Provided goods and supplies to West Berlin
5
What does this represent?
Iron Curtain
NATO
Berlin Wall
Wall of Solidarity
6
The main goal of the “containment” policy was to:
only allow communism to take over 3 countries
get rid of communism in Western Europe
contain democracy in Western Europe
prevent communism from spreading any further
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What is the definition of the Cold War?
A direct conflict between the USSR and US
An indirect conflict between the USSR and US
A conflict between the US and North Korea
A cooling down in temperatures
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This is the economic system in the Soviet Union.
Capitalism
Community
Communism
9
The economic system found in the United States.
Socialism
Communism
Capitals
Capitalism
10
Which of the following was NOT a president during the Cold War?
Reagan
Kennedy
Roosevelt
Truman
11
This nation turned Communist in 1959, which frightened the US because of their close location.
Poland
Cuba
Canada
Mexico
12
What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?
to stop East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin
to embarrass America
to demonstrate the success of Communism
to reduce Cold War tensions
13
Every one of the 205 communists on Senator McCarthy’s secret list were found guilty of spying.
Maybe
True
False
14
What kind of plane is this?
U4
Blackbird
U2
F-16
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What is this?
Apollo 13
Cosmonaut
Laika
Sputnik
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Capitalism or Communism
Capitalism
Communism
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During the Korean War, ____________sided with N. Korea, and ______________sided with S. Korea
China/ The United States
The United States/ The Soviet Union
The Soviet Union/China
China/ Vietnam
18
The Korean War officially began when:
The United States and China fought over land in N. Korea
S. Korea crossed the 38th parallel and invaded N. Korea
The Soviet Union invaded South Korea
N. Korea crossed the 38th parallel and invaded S. Korea
19
What was the name of Reagan's program to use satellites to shoot down missiles from space?
Star Trek
SDI
Star Wars
STD
20
What is the message?
Stalin is blocking the Marshall Plan
Stalin is a baller
Stalin loves the US
Stalin is athletic
21
Students practiced this drill in the hopes that it would protect them during a nuclear attack.
Shake it and Fake it Drill
Tornado Drill
Duck and Cover Drill
Tread and Sink Drill
22
What divides North and South Korea?
38th parallel
45th parallel
17th parallel
125th parallel
23
At the end of WWII Germany was divided into __________________ Sectors?
Five
Four
Three
Two
24
Making accusations without support would be an example of __________________?
McCarthyism
Brinkmanship
Quammuism
Containment
25
1991 the Soviet Union peacefully breaks up into 15 republics
Truce
True
Flarse
False
26
The Soviet Union and the United States increasing defense spending by billions of dollars.
Militarism
Imperialism
Nationalism
Alliances
27
What did the House Un-American Activities Committee go after?
Hollywood Actresses
Hollywood Directors
Senators
Governors
28
What event is this related to?
U2
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Berlin Wall
29
This was the name of the first satellite launched into space by the Soviet Union:
Sputnik
Mirr
Kosmos
Apollo Thirteen
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Who is shown in this picture?
Rosenbergs
Truman
Stalin
Joseph McCarthy
31
The U-2 incident helped ease tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.
False
True
Maybe
32
Why was the Marshall Plan good for American businesses?
Provided markets for American goods
Allowed for American businesses to lay people off
It was bad for American businesses because of tariffs
Provided an opportunity to help rebuild the Soviet Union
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N.A.T.O and the Warsaw Pact
Imperialism
Militarism
Alliances
Nationalism
34
NATO stands for?
National Atlantic Tariff Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization
North Asian Treaty Organization
35
What is the term for the period of "peaceful co-existence" between Soviets and Americans
Perestroika
Containment
Glasnost
Detente
36
The United States won the Space Race when they put the first satellite into space.
True
Flarse
False
Truce
37
Where is this area?
GMZ
DMZ
DMX
YOLO
38
The Marshall Plan provided:
aid to Eastern European countries in order to help communism
help America keep an isolationist country
aid to European countries that were destroyed by WWII
give money to countries that wanted to invest in US stocks
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A “classless” society with no private property and a state run economy
Communism
Capitalism
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The Soviet Union having control over “puppet” or satellite countries in Eastern Europe
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism
