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The Suez Crisis
Something related to education
program in which US and British pilots flew supplies to West Berlin from Co
Senator Joseph McCarthy's hearings aimed to
Britain and France attempted to take control of the Suez Canal, with the he
2
During the "Prague Spring" of 1968, Czechoslovakia attempted to...
Allow greater personal liberties
Break completely from the influence of the Soviet Union
Introduce a capitalist economy
End military links with the Warsaw Pact
3
The Warsaw Pact was between what two groups?
Germany and Spain
Soviet Union and Sweden
North America and Warsaw
Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc Nations
4
When was the Hungarian revolution?
1949
1962
1956
1970
5
What method of fighting did the Vietcong use?
Guerrilla warfare
Gorilla
Hand to hand
Terroism
6
Who was Mao Zedong?
Leader for China Communist party
The man who made popcorn
The Principal
A student in 8th grade
7
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
build more hydrogen bombs
Limit missiles
Build more riffles
build more missiles
8
Greek Civil War
communist regime collapses
Democratic govt. wins with the help of Truman Doctrine
a bloodless military coup led by Antonio de Spinola
wage guerilla war vs. Serbs
9
The Korean War began in 1950 when:
MacArthur threatened to use atomic weapons onChina
North Korea invaded South Korea
South Korea began bombing Pyongyang
MacArthur passed the 38th parallel
10
The Truman Doctrine was made to ___________.
spread peace
save injured soilders
oppose communism
gain neutrality in Europe
11
Berlin Blockade and Berlin Wall are the same
True
False
12
German Democratic Republic
The name given to the Third Reich during the "Cold War."
The name given to West Germany during the "Cold War."
The name given to East Germany during the "Cold War."
13
Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba if the United States would _______.
remove missiles from Florida.
not invade Cuba.
stop the blockade of Cuba.
send aid to Cuba.
14
Yom Kippur War
War with ISIS
Yom Kippur in 1973 with the attack of Israel by Egypt
Celebrating the Egyptian New Year
War on poverty
15
What was the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance also known as?
COMEA
COMEDIAN
COMICBOOK
COMECON
16
What was Cold War?
a military conflict between Russia and the USA
a period of tension between the USA and Soviet Union
a war in the Antarctica
a conflict which ended after the Vietnam War
17
The "arms race" was
a competition between the two blocs to develop powerful weapons
covert actions by the CIA and KGB to infiltrate one another's governments
an economic competition to prove the supremacy of capitalism over communism
an attempt to funnel weapons to countries fighting for independence
18
Who were the Vietcong?
The communist resistance fighters
Northern resistance fighters
Vietnamese resistance fighters
Southern resistance fighters
19
What did the Marshall Plan do?
broke apart Germany
Allowed all refugees to live in America
Provided Billions of Dollars for rebuilding Europe
Built a wall in Berlin
20
The purpose of both NATO and the Warsaw Pact is to
discourage religious toleration
eliminate political corruption
establish a military alliance
promote economic self sufficiency
21
When did the Berlin Wall go up?
August 13th, 1961
November 9th, 1989
July 15th, 2001
March 18th, 1945
22
Why did China join the Korean War?
The United States bombed them
They felt threatened by the closeness
North Koreans begged them to help
They wanted to help South Korea
23
Which group of countries were Warsaw Pact members?
Ethiopia, Angola, and the Sudan
Mexico, Canada, and the US
East Germany, Hungary, and Poland
West Germany, France, and England
24
NATO was originally formed to
defend western Europe from Soviet agression
promote religious freedom
stop the flow of immigration between member nations
isolate member nations from the rest of the world
25
What is the Warsaw Pact?
Group of Communist allies
Group of Democratic allies
Another name for NATO
Another name for the Cold War
26
The Hungarian Revolution was
Closing off an area to prevent people & supplies from moving
Political uprising in 1956 where student demanded democracy
The enclosure of a city home to 2.5 million people
Czechoslovakian resistance effort to establish a democracy
27
Bipolar Order is
Two superpowers with similar military and destructive capabilities
Cost of direct war too high
Small regional conflicts resolved directly or indirectly by the superpower
Each superpower intervened to maintain authority in aligned countries
28
___ under Augusto Pinochet promoted less government control of the economy under the plan of the "Chicago Boys."
Chile
Brazil
Guatemala
US
29
The german democratic republic...
Was part of the Western Bloc and had a democratic political system
Was part of the soviet Bloc and had a democratic political system
Was part of the Western Bloc and had a communist regime
Was part of the soviet Bloc and had a communist regime
30
Who nationalized the Suez Canal causing the Suez crisis?
Egypt
Jordan
Israel
Palestine
31
What is the Korean War's parallel number?
28
38
83
17
32
Who was Alexander Dubcek incharge of?
United States
Great Britain
Czech
Russia
33
Mao Zedong was a
Fascist
Nationalist
Absolute monarch
Communist
34
The destruction of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet Union signify the
collapse of the Taliban
power of the European Union
end of the Cold War
strength of the Warsaw Pact
35
Which leader approved the building of the Berlin Wall?
Adolf Hitler
Nikita Khrushchev
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
36
Cuban Missile Crisis
the U.S. went to war with Cuba to challenge Castro
the U.S.S.R. was attempting to put nuclear warheads in Cuba
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Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuba becoming communist
fall of Fidel Castro
Attempt by the Soviets to put nuclear weapons in Cuba
Kennedy meeting with Kruschev
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Satellite states
Western European states dependent on US
Western European states dependent on USSR
Eastern European states dependent on the US
were often states in Eastern Europe that were dependent on USSR
39
What is Korean Demilitarized Zone?
How can I know?
The place where Kim IL-sung died
The place, there are so many mines
The place where not allowed to arm
40
Yom Kippur war
1972
1974
1973
1975
41
What is the Korean Demilitarized Zone?
The location of the last battle of the Korean War
An island where Korean military officials discuss wartime agreements
The border barrier between North and South Korea
A town in North Korea that banned all weapons and military influence
42
When was Berlin blockaded by the USSR?
1950
1948
1949
1947
43
How did the Korean War end?
divided as in pre-war status
a unified Communist Korea
The countries both became Capitalist
Korea became a demilitarized zoned
44
Prague Spring
1968
1967
1957
1956
45
German Democratic Republic
Capitalist
Communist
46
What was the Berlin Blockade?
The official name of democratic West Germany
NATO
Soviet blocking of Berlin from Allies. Caused the Berlin Airlift
Conflict that began with North Korea's invasion of South Korea
47
The communist leader of North Vietnam and the Vietcong
Ngo Dien Diem
Dien Bien Phu
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Ze Dong
48
What year did the Berlin Wall come down?
1998
1999
1986
1989
49
The Suez-Crisis...
Britain nationalized the Suez-Canal
Palestiania nationalized the Suez-Canal
Israel nationalized the Suez-Canal
Egypt nationalized the Suez-Canal
50
Cuban missile crisis
everyone died
the world ended
the closest the world came to a nuclear destruction
the Soviet union built marshmellow pads
51
Cuban Missile Crisis
1960
1965
1962
1963
52
One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to
complete the post World War 2 rebuilding of Berlin
meet the requirements of NATO
keep East Germans from fleeing to the West section of Berlin
promote reunification of East Germany and West Germany
53
Cuban Missile Crisis
USSR built missiles close to US
Cuba built missiles in Turkey
Cuba built missiles close to US
USSR built missiles in Turkey
54
President during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Told Khrushchev to take the missiles out of Cuba.
John F. Kennedy
Winston Churchill
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
55
What did Comecon do?
Discuss their favourite comics
Coordinate communist parties in different countries
Give aid to Eastern Europe
Create anti-American propaganda
56
The Police of the USSR is KGB
True
False
57
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was based on the principle of
free trade.
appeasement.
collective security.
isolationism.
