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Cold War and Modern Era - World History High School
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Which development directly resulted from the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik I?
the shift in U.S. policy toward détente
the U.S.entry into the Korean War
the beginning of the space race
the creation of the Marshall Plan
2
First female Prime Minister of Great Britain.
G. Meir
I. Gandhi
M. Thatcher
B. Bush
3
Which country would be least likely to be a member of NATO?
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Greece
United States
4
This was the US policy to aid any country that was resisting Communism.
Domino Theory
Truman Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine
Roosevelt Corollary
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What does ICBM stand for?
Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles
International Congress of Ballistic Members
Ireland Controls Both Missiles
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OPEC stands for:
Other Petroleum Exporting Countries
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Oil Producing Exporting Countries
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Who was the U.S. president at the time ofthe Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Truman
Bush
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This terrorist group formed in Pakistan and was responsible for the 9/11 attacks
Shining Path
Red Brigade
Hamas
Al-Qaeda
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In the 1900’s Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia were known as…
Indonesia
Iron Curtain
French Indochina
Buffer Countries
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MAD stands for:
Mutually Assured Desctruction
Men Against Destruction
Mutually Agreed Demolition
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The _____th parallel separates North and South Korea after the Korean War.
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17
38
17
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What was founded in 1945 and replaced the League of Nations?
OPEC
UN
NATO
WTO
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The _____th parallel separates North and South Vietnam after the Cold war.
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17
23
38
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What country was formed after the Muslims and Hindu fought in India?
Pakistan
India
Tibet
Afghanistan
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How did the effort to build a hydrogen bomb in the 1950s affect U.S.-Soviet relations?
It increased the nations’ fears of one another
It caused armed conflict between the nations
<It united scientists from both nations.
It increased the nations’ fears of one another.
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Who coined the term, "The Iron Curtain"?
Truman
Churchill
Chamberlain
FDR
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Who were the Viet Cong?
Americans sent to fight in the Vietnam War
Civilians fighting on the side of South Korea
Government leaders of Vietnam
Communist guerrillas in Vietnam
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What was the most significant outcome of the Cold War?
The S.U. dissolved & returned to Russian state.
Two additional atomic bombs were dropped
De-militarization of the U.S. and Soviet Union.
