What was the Marshall Plan?

US economic aid tohelp Europe following WWII

What were glasnost and perestroika?

Reforms instituted in the USSR by Gorbachev

What was the Truman Doctrine?

US supports countries threatened by communism

For what does "SALT" stand?

Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty

NATO and the Warsaw Pact were examples of…

military alliances made for “collective security”

What does USSR stand for?

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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1
What was the Marshall Plan?
US economic aid tohelp Europe following WWII
Plan of Attack in Korea
MacArthur’s Occupationof Japan following WWII
President Reagan’s plan to defeat the USSR
2
The Berlin Airlift was organized and implemented by...
The United States
Germany
The Soviet Union
Israel
3
What were glasnost and perestroika?
Rock Bands during the Cold War
Soviet Secret Police organizations
U.S. Strategies for beating the Soviet Union
Reforms instituted in the USSR by Gorbachev
4
What was the Truman Doctrine?
US should return to isolation
US should help communism spread
US supports countries threatened by communism
USSR should invade Afghanistan
5
When did the Berlin Wall fall?
1945
2008
1958
1991
6
From which years did the Cold War (roughly) last?
1902-1964
1999-2014
1914-1918
1945-1991
7
Which country is NOT still communist today?
Vietnam
Cuba
Russia
North Korea
8
Which country was NOT under Soviet influence during the Cold War?
East Germany
United Kingdom
Yugoslavia
Poland
9
For what does "SALT" stand?
Super Awesome Lindstrom Teacher
Sacred Alliance Legislature Treaty
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
Successful Atomic Leadership Tribute
10
What was the unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles, supported by the U.S.government?
U-2 Incident
The Red Scare
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Cuban Missile Crisis
11
Which term refers to the easing of the tensions between the USSR and the U.S. during the 1970s?
Expansion
Domino Theory
Escalation
Détente
12
NATO and the Warsaw Pact were examples of…
competing space programs
military alliances made for “collective security”
sports teams
Hot Wars during the Cold War
13
Which President oversaw the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
Calvin Coolidge
Ronald Reagan
Abraham Lincoln
14
Who first spoke of the“iron curtain”?
Harry Truman
Woodrow Wilson
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
15
What was the key word guiding US Foreign policy directly following WWII?
Containment
Realpolitik
Manifest Destiny
Isolationism
16
Which country was NOT a member of NATO?
United Kingdom
Soviet Union
Canada
United States
17
In what year did China become communist?
2008
1902
1949
1250
18
The Berlin Wall separated...
East and West Germany
Germany and the Soviet Union
West Berlin from East Germany
Berlin from Poland
19
What does USSR stand for?
Union of Secret Siberian Rebels
Unified Soviet Spacecraft Reactors
Underground Soviet Spy Ring
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
20
Which U.S. President travelled to China in the 1970s?
John F. Kennedy
Theodore Roosevelt
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon

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