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Cold War Review
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Review of 1950's Cold War era.
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1
A foreign policy characterized by the willingness to push a dangerous situation to the edge is
war
containment
blacklist
brinkmanship
2
Power Struggle between USA and USSR is known as...
Hot War
World War II
Nuclear War
Cold War
3
Publicly accusing people of subversive communist activities without evidence is...
Containment
Rosenburging
McCarthyism
Presidency
4
This plan provided financial aid to Europe to rebuild after WWII
Marshall Plan
Truman Plan
Winning Plan
Game Plan
5
Worldwide peacekeeping organization created after WWII to protect "Free and Democratic Peoples"
United States
United Soviets
United Nations
United Arab Emirates
6
Appropriate method of personal protection against the effects of a nuclear explosion at school
Run and Hide
Twist and Shout
Duck and Cover
Kick and Scream
7
USSR blocked all land travel into this city from Allied occupied zones leading to what...
Berlin Airlift
Roman Blockade
Berlin Boycott
Stalingrad Stalemate
8
Line through Europe that separated Capitalism from Communism
Iron Fist
Ironing Board
Iron Chef
Iron Curtain
9
Gouda Cheese originated in which Country?
Romania
Italy
The Netherlands
Germany
10
In The Simpsons, what is the name of Springfield's video arcade?
Zombieland
Penny Arcade
Adventureland
Noiseland
11
Which artist's garden attracts tourists to Giverny in France?
Vincent Van Gogh
Claude Monet
Pablo Picasso
Slavador Dali
12
Soviet Union's economic system was...
Democracy
Parliament
Communism
Captialism
13
Which 4 US States share a border with Mexico?
Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas
Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi
Arizona, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma
California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho
14
United States economic system was (and still is)...
Socialism
Racism
Communism
Capitalism
15
What pop group sang "Stayin' Alive"?
Abba
Bee Gees
Beatles
Steve Miller Band
16
What does HUAC stand for?
House Un-American Activities Committee
House of United Activities Committee
House Under American Control
House Uniquely Adorned Courts
17
The US Government and its citizens were concerned about the spread of what during the Cold War?
Influenza
Good Ideas
Chinese Food
Communism
18
Which country aided North Korea leading to stalemate conditions during the Korean War?
United States
United Nations
China
Japan
19
Name the 4 members of the Beatles
Justin, Lance, Joey, JC
McCartney, Lennon, Straight, Chesney
Star, Nicks, Diamond, Dust
Ringo, John, Paul, George
20
What was the Baruch Plan?
Gets rid of all Nuclear Weapons
US can have some Nuclear Weapons, Soviets get None
Soviets can have some Nuclear Weapons, US get None
Everyone can have Nuclear Weapons
21
Capitalist nations = First World, Communist nations = Second World, developing/poor nations =
Fourth World
Third World
Blacklisted
Lost Causes
22
US policy based on containing communism & assisting countries threatened by communist takeover
Roosevelt Plan
Truman Plan
Truman Doctrine
Stalin Doctrine
23
What actor played Rocky Balboa?
Randy Couture
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Micky Rourke
Sylvester Stallone
24
What does MAD stand for? (MAD theory)
Mutually Assured Destruction
Mutually Advanced Devices
Moms And Dads
Must Abolish Doughnuts
25
Green Lanterns ring is powerless against objects of what color?
Orange
Yellow
Green
Red
26
Establishing a buffer zone of communist states was who's goal at Yalta & Potsdam (1945)?
Khrushchev
Stalin
Truman
Churchill
27
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the late 50s and 60s?
Mao Zedong
Harry Truman
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
28
The Cold War was fought between what two Superpowers?
Hawkeyes and Cyclones
Soviet Union and United Nations
United States and Soviet Union
China and United States
29
China 'fell' to communism and this man became the leader (Leader of Communist China: Cold War)
Mao Zedong
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Chaing Kai'shek
30
Hegemony is when a country spreads it's influence on...
The World
Super Powers
Smaller or weaker countries
it's livestock
