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Cold War Quiz #1 (2022)
Cold War Quiz #1 (2022)
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What did the "Candy Bomber" do during the Berlin Airlift?
Brought hope and joy to the children of West Berlin by giving away candy.
Showed that we can use economic aid and kindness in our foreign policy.
Created generations of Germans who were pro American.
All of the above
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Which international leader came up with the phrase "iron curtain" ?
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Harry S Truman
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
3
Because of fear of nuclear missiles during the Cold War students practiced
evacuation drills
duck and cover drills
first aid procedures.
shelter construction drills.
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Which political system is heavily influenced by religious teachings and religious leaders?
Communism
Theocracy
Dictatorship
Socialism
5
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
is an alliance between three countries; US, Canada, and Mexico
is headquartered in New York City
was established to fight the spread of communism
has been around for about 10 years
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What country became involved in the Korean War because the UN troops advanced to the Yalu River?
All of the above
North Vietnam
USSR
China
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"The Butter Battle Book" is a metaphor for what?
The Arms Race
How to build an underground shelter.
The Space Race
Duck and Cover Drills
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What separates North Korea from South Korea today?
A border
Their language
A wall
The demilitarized zone
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The political system where the will of the people is central to its belief system is a ?
Democracy
Totalitarian Society
Dictatorship
Communist Society
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Which country or countries have actually used nuclear weapons against an enemy?
USA
Japan
USSR (Russia)
Germany
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What does HUAC stand for?
The House Un-American Activities Committee
The House Under American Communism
The House Un-Republic Activities Committee
The House Under American Counsel
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How did America view the spread of communism?
Intense fear because the Soviet Union had nuclear weapons and US didn't
Little fear, America had the Pacific and Atlantic to protect from invasion.
Very little fear because the Soviet Union was extremely weak following WWII
very fearful because we were not sure we could stop it from spreading
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The Warsaw Pact
was led by it strongest member, the USSR
disarmed following WWII and the defeat of the German military
successfully led its members to victory over the United Kingdom
defeated NATO at the Battle of the Bulge
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The Red Scare was a time where ...
All of the above
employees had to swear loyalty oaths to the Constitution
there were attempts to find communists in the US government
people in could be fired from their jobs for being a communist
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After World War II the Korean peninsula was divided into the north and the south at the ...
Mason Dixon Line
38th parallel
17th parallel
25th parallel
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What is an iron curtain?
A device used to shield facilities from a nuclear blast
A secret program to spy on the Soviet Union
A barrier to the exchange of ideas between the west and communist countries
A torture device used against prisoners of war
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The Truman Doctrine states that ...
the US can use nuclear weapons
the US can trade with any other country
the US will stop the spread of communism
the US will develop a space program
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A cold war ...
lasted over 40 years
Is when two nations are at war but the conflict is over quickly.
defines the period following World War I involving the US and China.
can't happen today due to advances in military weapons.
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What does MAD stand for?
Make A lot of Destruction
Mutually Assured Destruction
Mad Science Department
Mean Absolute Deviation
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After WWII, Germany was
divided into two major sections, East and West Germany
returned to the German people so they could have democratic elections
totally controlled by the allied powers which were led by the USA
totally controlled by the Soviet Union (USSR)
