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Cold War Review
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Brief overview of the Cold War Period for freshman.
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1
The safe zone between North and South Korea is referred to as:
DMZ
MAD
ABC
DMA
2
John F. Kennedy was president during which Cold War event
Korean War
first satellite in space
Cuban Missile Crisis
fall of the Berlin Wall
3
One of President Kennedy's goals while in office was:
to win the Korean War
to win the Space Race
to be the first country in space
to attack the USSR with nuclear weapons
4
A significant diffference between the Vietnam War and previous wars in the US is:
the lack weapons in Vietnam
the training of the military in Vietnam
the % of battles won in Vietnam
the lack of public support in Vietnam
5
These were the opposing superpowers during the Cold War years.
North and South Korea
USSR and England
US and USSR
US and Cuba
6
Today, North and South Korea are:
commmunist and no longer separated
remain separated and not friendly
a democracy and no longer separated
still separated but friendly
7
The US was victorious in the TET offensive of the Vietnam War. Another effect was:
the US public increased support fo the war
the war finally came to an end
The US public turned against the war
the US pulled out of Vietnam
8
The Truman Doctrine is known for
Containment
To reduce Soviet missiles in Cuba
The speech to have the Berlin Wall torn down
Response to U2 spy plane being shot down
9
This man said, "Mr. Gorbachev tear down that wall."
Castro
Reagan
Khrushchev
Kennedy
10
This "figurative" wall divided communist countries from democratic counties:
Iron Wall
Great Wall of China
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
11
Which item is NOT associated with the arms race
SALT I
Deterrence
DMZ
MAD
12
What was the effect of the Marshall Plan??
the fall of the Berlin Wall
Europe was rebuilt after WWII
Vietnam was rebuilt after the war
communism was contained in the USSR
13
During the Great Space Race, the US was the first to:
go into space
orbit the earth
have a woman in space
walk on the moon
14
This man was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Khrushchev
Castro
Lenin
Stalin
15
This country was never divided into communist and non-communist countries.
Korea
Vietnam
Germany
USSR
16
The Domino Theory led the US to:
take down the Berlin Wall
bomb Nagasaki and Hiroshima
send a man into space
Fight in Korea and Vietnam
17
The purpose of "containment" was to:
repair and rebuilld Europe after WWII
contain and stop the spread of communism
contain the government from too much power
contain a safe area between North and South Korea
18
Which of the following items is NOT associated with Cuba
Bay of Pigs
17th Parallel
Nikita Kruschev
John F. Kennedy
19
During the Cold War, West Berlin was located in which country
Soviet Union
West Germany
East Germany
Polan
20
Approximately when did the Cold War begin and end?
1960s to present day
1945 till 1990s
1945 till 1960s
1945 till 1970s
21
Which parallel divided the North & South Korea
51st
38th
19th
17th
22
Which event happened first
Construction of Berlin Wall
Yalta Conference
Berlin Airlift
Cuban Missile Crisis
23
What was the operation called where pilots would drop candy through the improvised parachutes
Operation Gum Drop
Operation Candy Drop
Operation Little Vittles
Operation Candy Crush
24
Describe Sputnik?
American rocket landing on the moon
Name of 1st dog in space
First satellite in space
1st Russian astronaut
25
The fall of the Berlin Wall reuniting Germany was a symbol of:
the end of US/USSR relations
the end of the Cold War
the end of peaceful negotiations
the end of communism
26
Opponents in the Cold War were:
communism and fascism
communism and terrorism
democracy and communism
democracy and fascism
27
Who won the Cold War
Soviet Union
Both
Neither
United States
28
In this social system, the government owns all property and means of production.
dictatorship
democracy
communism
fascism