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1
The UN applied collective security in the Korean War.
False
True
2
What is the Cold War?
Fighting between Japan and the USA
Political war between democracy and communism
The rise to push Hitler out of Germany
War that took place in Russia
3
What happened during the Hungarian Uprising in 1956?
Hungarian nationals protested US involvement in Europe
The CIA led a coup against the Hungarian government
The Soviets crushed a democratic uprising
4
Main reason the United Nations sent troops to Korea in 1950
Check on nuclear weapons plants in North Korea
Ensure that food reached famine affected areas of Korea
Prevent North Korea from conquering South Korea
Restore peace between different religions
5
Which country was the first to put a satellite, Sputnik, in space?
Russia
Brazil
USA
China
6
What did the Berlin airlift demonstrate?
USA had the brains to come up with a smart plan to outwit the Soviets
The USA was awesome and Soviet Union was not
Communism could be contained if Western nations took forceful action
didn't demonstrate a thing
7
What did the SALT I and SALT II treaties do?
Made peace between Israel and Egypt.
Limited carbon dioxide emissions.
Banned chemical weapons.
Limited the production of nuclear weapons.
8
What is Detente?
How to roast someone in French
Aiding third party conflicts
Phase of relaxed tensions
Soviet policy in East Berlin
9
A satellite country is considered to be in the "backyard" of the Superpower.
True
False
10
How was Korea divided?
Along the Nakdong River
17th Parallel
Along the Mekong River Basin
Along the 38th Parallel, north-communist, south-noncommunist
11
What is the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?
A treaty that allows nations without nukes to acquire them.
A treaty allowing for the use of nuclear weapons in warfare.
A treaty that prevents the spread & use of nuclear weaponry.
A treaty that encourages the use of nuclear power.
12
What did Senator Joseph McCarthy do?
attacked the president for not "fully" fighting communism
attacked Russians in America for being spies
accused people of being communists in army &state department
Attacked nobodies for being communists
13
Who had nuclear weapons first?
China
USA
USSR
Indonesia
14
The Helsinki Accords, signed by Gerald Ford and leaders of thirty-four other nations
was condemned by the USSR as meaningless
rejected Soviet-directed boundary of Poland
pledged guarantee of basic human rights
proved that detente was not possible
15
'Socialism with a human face' gave..
Better incomes to people.
More freedom of speech.
More secret police activity.
16
What was the Bay of Pigs?
Failed CIA invasion to overthrow Castro
U.S. naval base in Cuba
Preventing missiles from reaching Cuba
The quarantine of those with the swine flu
17
What was the response to the Berlin Blockade
The allies violently resisted the Soviet forces at Berlin
Avoiding conflict, the allies agreed to leave Germany
The allies used an airlift to fly food and supplies into West Berlin
Avoiding conflict, the allies agreed to leave Berlin
18
Who was the leader of Hungary during the uprising?
Rokosi
Nagy
Mindszenty
Khrushchev
19
What is the domino theory?
a system for aiding South Vietnamese civilians
if 1 country dropped below the poverty lines so would others
the belief that if 1 country falls to communism so others
dropping 1 bomb after another to destroy an area
20
What is the "Iron Curtain"?
Boundary between communism and capitalism
Containment for Ebola victims
A curtain made of iron
A wall built in Germany
21
What is containment?
massive military buildup for massive retaliation
encouraging the spread of communism
stopping the spread of capitalism
stopping the spread of communism
22
In 1949 what did the Soviet Union discover?
V1 Rockets
The atomic bomb
satellites
sdvses
23
Which of these organizations was created after the Berlin Airlift?
The Berlin Wall
The United Nations
The Warsaw Pact
NATO
24
Which country was not in the 'Soviet sphere of influence'?
Poland
Romania
Greece
Bulgaria
25
What is a primary source?
A source created during the time being studied.
A source created by a historian.
A source that is reliable and unbiased.
A source that is popular and often used.
26
Germany was controlled by which countries after World War II?
Soviet Union
France and Great Britian
The United States
All of these
27
What was the Climax of the Cold War between the USSR and United States?
The Berlin Wall
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
28
Which countries made up N.A.T.O?
U.S., Canada, Eastern Europe
Soviets and satellite nations
Soviets and Eastern Europe
U.S., Canada, Western Europe
29
How did the USSR react to the Prague Spring in Czechoslovakia?
Invasion by 500,000 Warsaw Pact troops
Dubcek dismissed
Allowed the reforms
Invasion by a 1,000 tanks
30
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
prevent people from East Berlin escaping to West Berlin
to prevent communism from taking over East Berlin
prevent West Berliners from escaping to East Berlin
to prevent communism from taking over West Berlin
31
What is the Warsaw Pact
communist resaponse to NATO
none of these
a group of anti-communist leaders
Russian military branch
32
USSR sent troops to North Korea.
False
True
33
What event during the Cold War does this video represent?
McCarthyism
Korean War
Socialism
Warsaw Pact
34
What is brinkmanship?
pushing the enemy to the brink of war-using nuclear weapons.
Speak softly and carry a big stick
Soviets trying to take over our country.
It is the Red Scare.
