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7th Grade SS- South Carolina
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1
How did President Kennedy stop the Cuban Missile Crisis?
sending economic aid to Cuba
a naval blockade
sending troops into Cuba
by invading Cuba
2
Why was the European Union (EU) formed?
as a military alliance
to form a partnership in the United States
as an economic alliance in Europe
to have only one government in Europe
3
After WWII, China's government changed to which of the following?
communist
democracy
fascist
nationalistic
4
The alliance that included the United States, Great Britain, France and most of Western Europe.
NATO
Triple Entente
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
5
What do you call an economic system where factories and farms belong to the people as a group?
Capitalism
Darwinism
Nationalism
Communism
6
How did Churchill describe the division between countries in Eastern and Western Europe?
Berlin Wall
Soviet Union
Iron Curtain
Communist Bloc
7
How did the Truman Doctrine attempt to stop the spread of communism?
by stopping the Marshall Plan
providing financial and military aid to European countries
by establishing the United Nations
by guaranteeing free elections in Europe.
8
What was the United States' policy of resisting further communist expansion?
Warsaw Pact
capitalism
containment
communism
9
Which of the following countries were not a part of the Warsaw Pact?
Poland
Soviet Union
United States
East Germany
10
Which of the following was given as the purpose of the United Nations?
discuss issues and then fight if member nations don't agree
Replace the League of Nations in Name
maintain peace by assuring the security of member nations
create a powerful army to discourage disagrements
11
Why was NATO formed?
from a fear Germany would re-unite
from a fear the Soviets would attack Western Europe
from a fear China would invade Japan
because Greece and Turkey were fighting the communists
12
Which limited war ended with the counry being divided into two along the 38th parallell?
Korean War
Six Day War
Berlin War
Vietnam War
13
The Soviet Union was the first country to do what?
join NATO
put a satellite in orbit
use nuclear weapons
land on the moon
14
What tactic was used by the Vietcong against the United States during the Vietnam War?
Limited warfare
Linear tactics
Guerilla Warfare
Nuclear warfare
15
How did the Cold War get its name?
There were no actual aremed wars between the superpowers
Most of the armed conflicts were fought in the winter
The spread of communism was contained in Europe
The Soviet Union was a cold country
16
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany
help the United States contain communism
to prevent food from entering Poland and Czechoslovakia
stop the flow of supplies from West Germany to East Germany
17
What is an economic system based on private ownership?
Communism
Capitalism
Socialism
Darwinism
