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Duplicate of Cold War
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Review for 8th grade U.S. History exam on the Cold War. #coldwar
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1
Following the Korean War, the American military
began spending less yearly on defense spending.
stayed about the same size as they had been during the war.
reduced in size.
tripled in size in five years.
2
Which city was the first to host a United Nations meeting?
London
New York
San Francisco
Paris
3
The United States helped to establish a pro-western government in which Middle Eastern nation?
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Kuwait
Iran
4
Which former high level State Department employee was accused of being a communist spy?
Ethel Rosenberg
Joseph McCarthy
Humphrey Bogart
Alger Hiss
5
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of stealing what information?
U.S. nuclear technology
British radar technology
Soviet weapons technology
East German banking information
6
The dividing line between China and Korea is which river?
Yangtze
Yalu
Songhau
Mekong
7
Which of the following was NOT a puppet state of the Soviet Union?
Romania
Poland
Yugoslavia
Hungary
8
What was the official name of West Germany?
West German Democratic Alliance
West German Federal Republic
People's Federation of German States
Federal Republic of Germany
9
What island became the home of the nationalists after they fled mainland China?
Japan
Hong Kong
Korea
Taiwan
10
North & South Korea were divided along which parallel?
32nd
38th
35th
39th
11
Approximately how many American soldiers died in the Korean War?
44,000
54,000
31,000
22,000
12
The Truman Doctrine was an example of what type of policy?
appeasement
containment
consolidation
elimination
13
Winston Churchill described the Soviet Union as the
Stone Wall
Iron Curtain
Iron Cage
Steel Trap
14
Stalin blocked aid from making it to West Berlin because he claimed
Soviet missle technology had been stolen by American spies.
West German currency was causing inflation in East Germany.
the West Germans were stealing Soviet supplies.
East Germans were escaping on their trucks.
15
Which organization was formed to defend democratic nations around the world following WWII?
League of Nations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
16
What was the official name of East Germany?
People's Republic of East Germany
German Communist League
East German Unified Authority
German Democratic Republic
17
Which event first led many Americans to fear we were losing the space race to the Soviet Union?
The explosion of the Challenger space shuttle.
Neil Armstong walking on the moon.
The lauch of Sputnik space satellite.
The launch of Yuri Gagarin in to space.
18
Which American commander led the initial invasion of Korea?
George Marshall
George Patton
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight Eisenhower
19
What occured in Germany following the Yalta Conferece?
It was divided into four zones run by an Allied nation.
Hitler was allowed to stay in power.
It was divided into two sides, both communist.
It was left independent.
20
Douglas MacArthur was fired by Truman after
his invasion plan near Inchon failed.
he went to Congress seeking a declaration of war.
he lost the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
he invaded China without permission.
