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How did the U.S. attempt to help Western Europe after WWII?
Re-armed nations for protection
Justice for war crimes
Established Democracies
Gave economic assistance to war-torn countries
2
Which U.S. President introduced the policy of containment?
Reagan
Truman
Obama
FDR
3
Who was the Communist leader of Korea?
Fidel Castro
Pol Pot
Kim II Sung
Ho Chi Minh
4
Who was the final president of the Soviet Union who also caused its down fall?
Lenin
Gorbachev
Khrushchev
Stalin
5
Who was the Nationalist Leader of China?
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
SyngmanRhee
Chiang Kai-Shek
6
The Iron Curtain:
Created to prevent another war
Was established to keep peace
Equally divided Europe
Separated Communism countries from non-Communism Countries
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Who was the Communist leader of Cuba?
Fidel Castro
Kim II Sung
Ho Chi Minh
Pol Pot
8
Which Indian leader developed a nuclear program and established relations with the U.S.S.R.?
Nancy Reagan
Margaret Thatcher
Golda Meir
Indira Gandhi
9
For the U.S., how were the Korean and Vietnam wars similar?
The U.S. wanted to mediate international conflicts
Involvement to prevent nuclear warfare.
Both sought to prevent the spread of Communism
Ending the rise of Totalitarian dictatorships
10
JFK, Castro, and Cuba are representations of which two events:
Collapse of Communism and WWII
Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Revolution and Bay of Pigs
WWIII and Cuban Missile Crisis
11
During the Cold War, NATO and the Warsaw Pact represent:
Competing trade routes
Competing ideologies
Competing companies making nuclear bombs
Two competing military alliances
12
Who was the leader of the Communists in China's civil war?
Ho Chi Minh
Kim II Sung
Pol Pot
Mao Zedong
13
What is the current status of Vietnam today?
Established as a U.S. territory
Remains divided
Taken over as a Soviet Satellite
Reunited as a communist nation
14
The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were designed to:
Because we made a deal with Europe
Promote economic and political stability in Europe
To benefit ourselves economically
To prevent Communism from spreading
15
In Berlin, this President said, "As a free man, I take pride in saying, I am a jelly doughnut".
Harry S Truman
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
16
The outcome of China's civil war worried American's because:
Communism was successfully advancing over the world
American containment policy was failing
China would start spreading Communism
The U.S.S.R. was in the lead as a superpower
17
Which event is most acknowledged to have nearly lead to a nuclear war?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
The Red Scare
Cuban Revolution
18
Which U.S. President introduced the policy of containment?
Ronald Reagan
Harry S Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
19
Which Cold War symbol is indicated on the map below?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Warsaw Pact vs. NATO
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
20
The defeat of what colonial power in WWII effectively led to the North-South split in Korea?
Russia
China
Japan
U.S.
21
What was the main goal of the U.S. in Vietnam?
To prevent a nuclear war
To reconstruct after WWII
To help establish a Democracy
Containing Communism
22
What action became a symbol of the divide between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?
Construction of the Berlin Wall
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Space Race
Rivalry after WWII
23
Communist China became involved with the Korean War when:
General MacArthur directly threatened to invade
the U.S. crossed the Yalu River
The U.S.S.R. demanded them to invade
they thought North Korea would fall to South Korea
24
Why were the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. reluctant to be involved in direct military action?
Potential for global nuclear war
Both economy's would be destroyed
The UN would punish both countries
Both sides strived for world peace
25
How did the U.S. respond to the Soviet Union stockpiling weapons in Cuba?
Went to the UN for support
Decided to drop a missile upon Cuba
They blockaded Cuba with Naval ships
Pulled out of Cuba
26
Who was the Communist Leader of Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
Kim II Sung
Pol Pot
27
Vietnam was a former colony of what country?
Soviet Union
France
China
Japan
28
After 3 years of fighting the Korean War, the border between North and South Korea:
Established the Korean Wall
Remained at the 38th Parallel
Was eliminated and united as one Korea
Moved down to expand North Korea
29
When were the approximate years of the Cold War?
1939-1945
1914-1918
2001-Current
1945-1990
30
Which three people led successful communist uprisings in their nations:
Ho chi Minh, Kim II Sung, and Syngman Rhee
JFK, Kim II Sung, and Chiang Kai-shek
Ho Chi Minh, Fidel Castro, and Mao Zedong
Fidel Castro, Joseph Stalin, and Mao Zedong
31
Who was the Communist Leader of China?
Kim II Sung
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
Pol Pot
32
The Cold War can be described as:
An ideological war
Another world war
A war to end all wars
A nuclear war
33
What are the two ideologies which created conflict between the two superpowers?
Monarchy vs. Democracy
Capitalism vs. Communism
Democracy vs. Totalitarianism
Communism vs. Nazism
34
During the Cold War, the people of which group of nations were powerless against the Soviet?
The Domino Theory
Western Bloc
The Republic of China
Soviet Satellites
35
Which of the following describes Margaret Thatcher's government policy?
Decreased role of government in economy
Build up nuclear weapons
Isolationism
Containment of Communism
36
Using the map below, which war resulted in the country reuniting as a communist nation?
Vietnam War
China Civil War
Korean War
Cold War
37
What was a result of the Chinese civil war?
Was colonized by Japan
Mainland China was a united Communist nation
Became a U.S. territory
Became The Republic of China
38
The policy of containment prevented the expansion of what type of government system?
Democracy
Communism
Monarchy
Totalitarianism
39
What is described as the fall of one country to communism leading to the fall of its neighbors?
Warsaw Pact
The Domino Theory
Truman's policy of containment
NATO
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During the 20th Century, what country began to align their policies with those of the U.S.?
Germany
Soviet Union
France
Britain
41
Which American and Soviet leaders are generally credited with ending the Cold War?
Reagan and Gorbachev
Stalin and FDR
Reagan and Thatcher
Gorbachev and Kennedy
42
Marshall Plan, the Iron Curtain, and the Berlin Airlift are events associated with what era?
The Cold War
World War II
World War I
Interwar
43
Which war resulted in another country falling to communism and remained divided peninsula?
Chinese Civil War
Vietnam War
Cold War
Korean War
44
Who was the leader of Nationalist China, who fled offshore to the island of Taiwan?
Pol Pot
Chiang Kai-shek
Kim II Sung
Mao Zedong
45
Who said, "Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down this wall!"?
Harry S Truman
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
46
The Cold War that followed WWII emerged as a rivalry between?
U.S. vs. Britain
U.S. vs. China
U.S. vs. Korea
U.S. vs. Soviet Union
47
Who was the Nationalist Leader of Korea?
Kim II Sung
Chiang Kai-Shek
Syngman Rhee
Douglas MacArthur
48
Who was the Communist Leader of Cambodia?
Ho Chi Minh
Kim II Sung
Mao Zedong
Pol Pot