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Cold War Quiz Review #
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1
The purpose of the Truman Doctrine was:
To end Virtual Learning
To contain Greece and Turkey
To control all of Europe
To contain the Soviet Union
2
DURING THE COLD WAR THE USA REFUSED TO GO THE SOVIET UNION FOR THE OLYMPICS. WHAT YEAR WAS THIS?
1980
1976
1984
1988
3
HOW MUCH MONEY WAS SPENT BY THE USA ON A SPY CAT?
5 MILLION DOLLARS
10 MILLION DOLLARS
20 MILLION DOLLARS
1 MILLION DOLLARS
4
Why did President Lyndon Johnson increase the military presence in Vietnam?
He thought it would end Covid
He wanted to fight the Soviet Union
He didn't want to look weak
He thought it would end Virtual Instruction
5
During the space race which subjects were emphasized more in public schools?
MATH AND SCIENCE
ENGLISH AND HISTORY
WOODSHOP AND AUTOSHOP
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
6
PRESIDENT KENNEDY WAS ASSASSINATED BY SOVIET SPIES BECAUSE HE HATED COMMUNISM SO MUCH.
False
True
7
WHAT EXPERIMENT DID THE USA WANT TO CONDUCT ON THE MOON?
SEE HOW GRAVITY WORKS
DETONATE A NUCLEAR BOMB
BUILD A SPACE STATION
CREATE A FARM
8
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WAS DROPPED FROM PLANES TO SOVIET TROOPS?
PROPAGANDA POSTERS
ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC
CONDOMS
CANDY
9
How many years (approximately) did the Cold War last?
70
60
45
25
10
The theory that when a country became communist more would follow is called:
SPREAD THEORY
COMMUNISM THEORY
DOMINO THEORY
CONTAINMENT THEORY
11
The USA developed the atomic bomb in 1945. What year did the USSR get one?
1947
1949
1946
1948
12
President Eisenhower used brinkmanship. What is that?
AN INTRICATE SPY NETWORK
SECRET SHIPS THAT AVOID RADAR
THREATENED TO USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS IT ATTACKED
SHIPS MADE OF BRICKS TO WITHSTAND BOMBING
13
What policy said communism shouldn't spread to other countries?
SOVIET UNION POLICY
DEMOCRACY POLICY
CONTAINMENT POLICY
COMMUNISM POLICY
14
How did the MAD Theory prevent nuclear war?
WORLD LEADERS WERE CONSTANTLY ANGRY
"MOMMY AND DADDY" THEORY WAS PEACEFUL
BELIEVED EVERYONE WOULD DIE
THOUGHT TANKS AND PLANES WERE BETTER FOR WAR
15
The name for the USSR spy agency during the Cold War.
KGB
FBI
CIA
NASA
16
Communism's main goal is:
TO FIGHT THE USA
TO HAVE THE BEST SPIES
EVERYONE CAN BE FINANCIALLY EQUAL
TO HAVE ONE POWERFUL DICTATOR
17
The Soviet Union launched the first satellite into space. What was it called?
GLASNOST
SPUTNIK
PERESTROIKA
COSMONAUT
18
Who was the first man to go into space?
Joseph Stalin
Yuri Gagarin
Vladimir Lenin
Mikhail Gorbachev
19
The USSR made their own atomic bomb four years after the USA did. What did this start?
NUCLEAR WAR
WE BECAME ALLIES
NUCLEAR ARMS RACE
NUCLEAR ARMS TREATY
20
The USA had Hybrid and Cohorts during the Cold War.
False
True
21
The basic goal of capitalism is:
TO SHARE ALL YOUR PROFITS
TO MAKE AS MUCH MONEY AS YOU CAN
TO CONQUER MANY COUNTRIES
TO INCREASE THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY
22
DURING THE COLD WAR THE SOVIET UNION REFUSED TO COME TO THE USA FOR THE OLYMPICS. WHAT YEAR DID THIS TAKE PLACE?
1976
1988
1980
1984
23
Which president gave GPS technology to the world?
President Obama
President Reagan
President Clinton
President Bush
24
The Vietnam War was a popular one in the USA.
False
True
25
THE USA AND SOVIET UNION ALMOST STARTED A NUCLEAR WAR BECAUSE OF A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION?
False
True
26
What was the term Winston Churchill is credited with to describe the divide between Communism and Capitalism?
THE GREAT DIVIDE
THE IRON CURTAIN
THE GOOD AND THE BAD
GOOD VS. EVIL
27
How many people left East Germany between 1947-1961?
2.7 million
7.2 million
East Germany ended Hybrid Instruction
28
MR. EVANS AND OUR CLASS MAKES MY DAY BETTER! (SMILES)
False
True
29
Why did the USA fight in Korea between 1950-1953?
WE HAD MAJOR BUSINESSES THERE
THEY WERE OUR ALLIES
WE DIDN'T LIKE THEIR DICTATOR
TO STOP THE SPREAD OF COMMUNISM
30
The name for the USA spy agency during the Cold War.
KGB
FBI
CIA
NASA
31
WHY WERE GERBILS USED IN AIRPORTS BY THE USA?
TO DETECT IF SOMEONE HAD COVID
TO DETECT IF SOMEONE WAS NERVOUS
TO DETECT IF SOMEONE OWNED A DOG
TO DETECT IF SOMEONE HAD A BOMB
32
Russia studied the poop of China's leader Mao Zedong?
False
True
33
THE USA SPENT 12 MILLION DOLLARS ON A PEN THAT WRITES UPSIDE DOWN IN ZERO GRAVITY. WHAT DID THE SOVIETS USE?
THEY CREATED THEIR OWN PEN
A SHARPIE
THEY DIDN'T HAVE A PEN LIKE THAT
A PENCIL
34
Which side did the Soviet Union support during the Korean War?
NORTH KOREA
CHINA
SOUTH KOREA
JAPAN
35
This USA agency was created to compete with the USSR in outer space.
FBI
KGB
NASA
CIA
