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1
What event was the closest the Cold War ever came to nuclear war and WWIII?
The Korean War
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Berlin Wall coming down
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
2
What is true regarding the Berlin Wall and the iron curtain?
The iron curtain was real; the Berlin Wall was a metaphor
Both were metaphors
The Berlin Wall was real; the iron curtain was a metaphor
Both were real entities
3
The Soviets were the first nation to put a satellite into space: ____ in the year ____.
Apollo; 1969
Sputnik; 1957
Apollo; 1957
Sputnik; 1969
4
What year was the Berlin Wall torn down?
1979
1963
1989
1991
5
The phrase "iron curtain" was originally coined by whom and in what year?
Winston Churchill, 1946
Joseph Stalin, 1946
Joseph Stalin, 1961
Winston Churchill, 1961
6
What was the name of the successful American plan to give Europe $13 billion in post-WWII aid?
Roosevelt Plan
Marshall Plan
Churchill Plan
Truman Plan
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What was the name of the major VietCong attack on American forces in Vietnam in 1968?
The Gulf of Tonkin Assault
The Tet Offensive
The My Lai Massacre
Hamburger Hill
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NATO and the Warsaw Pact were both examples of what?
Economic alliances
Mutually assured destruction
containment
Defensive military alliances
9
What was the significance of Dien Bien Phu in 1954?
In signified the beginning of Chinese involvement in SE Asia
It signified the end of French rule in SE Asia
It signified the end of American involvement in SE Asia
It signified the beginning of Russian involvement in SE Asia
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What was the name of the American General in command in Vietnam between 1964-1968?
William Westmoreland
Creighton Adams
George Patton
Dwight Eisenhower
