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Cold War Review
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The purpose of the SALT I agreements was to
punish Communist satellite countries
restructure the Soviet economy
officially end the Cold War
reduce the number of nuclear weapons in the US and USSR
2
NATO was made up of Communist countries & the Warsaw Pact was made up of Democractic countries
True
False
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What was the Truman Doctrine?
money to support any country at risk of capitalist take over
militia to support any country at risk of communist take over
U.S. policy to support any country at risk of communist take over
U.S. policy to declare nuclear war on USSR
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What was the containment policy?
keeping a country in check because of suspicious activity
staying in a country to avoid issues
not leaving your house
stop communism from spreading to other countries
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Detente refers to the...
"cooling down" of tension
None of the above
Absence of tension
Increase of tension
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The Berlin Wall split the capital of Germany in half.
False
True
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Europe was divided into two as the flow of information, trade, and people were prohibited by the USSR
Containment policy
Berlin Wall
Berlin Airlift
Iron Curtain
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What happened during the Cuban Missile crisis ?
The USSR sent missiles to Cuba
All of the above
Cuba had more missiles than the United States
Cuban missiles went off exploring everything
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The 1957 launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union caused
the beginning of the Space Race
the breakdown of the Soviet Union
the end of the Space Race
the start of the Cuban Missile Crisis
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What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
To influence and spread Capitalism after WWII
To restructure American defenses after WWII
To weed out potential communists after WWII
To rebuild European economies after WWII
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Brinkmanship
Act of causing fright, alarm towards a specific topic
American law enforcement organization
Rival alliance in opposition to the United States
Pushing towards the brink of war
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Glasnost & Perestroika were intended to
destroy the opposition party
take over the governments of Eastern Europe
Encourage discussion & economic reform in the USSR
eliminate freedom of speech and press
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What was the Cold War?
Distrust between the US and the USSR following WWII
A war fought in the dead of winter
A world war
A war involving Russia and Netherlands
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How is a cold war different from active military combat?
Battles do not spread to other countries in a cold war.
Conflicting ideas are easily resolved in a cold war.
There are more deaths in a cold war.
Countries "battle" through threats & diplomacy in a cold war
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Which of the following demonstrate that Communism spread beyond the Soviet Union?
Korean War & Vietnam Wars
Korean War & Japanese civil war
Glasnost & Perestroika
The Chinese Cultural Revolution & the Space Race
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How were the Vietnam and Korean Wars similar?
Both fought over socialism
US supported the North, USSR supported the South
The US won both wars
Both were civil wars with a Communist North & Democratic South
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What was the Bay of Pigs?
A Bunch of Pigs in the Ocean
The assassination of JFK
The failed Invasion of Cuba by the US
The failed invasion of Vietnam
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What was the Iron Curtain?
The imaginary boundary separating Eastern and Western Europe
A wall that separated East and West Berlin in Germany
A wall built in the USSR to keep out the US
A shield used by the US in the war
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The Soviet Union sent missiles to Cuba because
they helped Fidel Castro come to power.
They were angry at the United States
they wanted to make Cuba into a satellite country
Cuba was now communist.
