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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWho made the statement "An Iron Curtain has descended across the continent"?President RooseveltJoseph StalinWinston ChurchillPresident Harry Truman
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat major country was behind the "Iron Curtain"?GermanyJapanUnited StatesSoviet Union
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWho was the leader of Russia when the phrase "Iron Curtain" was phrased?President RooseveltPresident TrumanJoseph StalinJoseph McCarthy
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the purpose of N.A.T.O?Countries joining together to end democracyCountries joining together to stop trade between the East and WestCountries joining together to fend off attacks by other communist countriesCountries joining together to create one kind of currency (S)
- 5. Multiple ChoiceIn what country is the city of Berlin located?FranceGermanyEnglandSoviet Union
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Joseph Stalin block the city of Berlin from getting supplies after WWII?He wanted to make the people dependent on communist Germany for their needsHe hated BerlinThe railroads were broken and still needed to be fixed after the warThe people of Berlin were very wealthy and did not need his help
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich country was the aggressor that started the Korean War?North KoreaSouth KoreaNeither - they were forced into war by GermanyJapan
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich country did the U.S. send military aid to during the Korean War?North KoreaSouth KoreaGermanyJapan
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWho was the Senator who started rumors of the Red Scare?John F. KennedyJoseph StalinNeil ArmstrongJoseph McCarthy
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich country was Nikita Khrushchev the leader of in the 1950's?United StatedFranceSoviet UnionGermany
- 11. Multiple ChoiceKhrushchev said, "We will bury you." To what coutnries was he directing this statement?U.S. and Great BritainJapan and ChinaNorth and South KoreaGermany and Poland
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of race was the U.S. involved in with Russia in the 1950's?NavalArmsForeign AidLand expansion
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich 2 superpowers were involved in the Cold War?Britain and the Soviet UnionFrance and GermanyJapan and the Soviet UnionThe U.S. and the Soviet Union
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the U.S. enter the Korean War?It did not want another country to fall to communistsIt did not want another country to be splitIt wanted to attack North KoreaIt wanted to sell more weapons to its allies
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the U.S. want the Soviet Union to remove its nuclear weapons from Cuba?It wanted to protect Cuba from communismCuba is close to the U.S. borderIt was protecting nearby countries in Central AmericaThe U.S. did not have any missiles of its own
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat best describes the Soviet satellite Sputnik?The first satellite launched into spaceThe first satellite to reach the moonThe first satellite to carry a person into spaceThe first satellite to carry a laboratory rat into space
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following caused the Vietnam War?Japan attacked South VietnamNorth Vietnam wanted all of Vietnam to be communistSouth Vietnam wanted to remain communistThe Soviet Union attacked South Vietnam
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat symbolizes the end of the Cold War?U.S. President Bush worked toward easing tensionsThe Soviet Union broke up into 15 independent republicsPeople in Easter Europe were gaining more freedomThe Berlin Wall was built
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWho was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam?Ho Chi MinhJoseph StalinMao ZedongNikita Khrushchev
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich side ended up winning the Vietnam war and taking control of the entire country?Soviet UnionNorth VietnamUnited StatesSouth Vietnam
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWho was the first man to set foot on the moon?Louis ArmstrongNeil ArmstrongYuri GagarinCharles Lindbergh
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich U.S. President challenged America to be the first to put a man on the moon?Franklin D. RooseveltJoseph StalinJohn F. KennedyHarry S. Truman
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat action caused the Cuban Missile Crisis?The Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba that could be used against the U.S.The U.S. placed missiles in Cuba to be used again the Soviet Union
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat important entertainment industry influenced Americans the most in the 1950's and 1960's?InternetNewspapersMoviesTelevision
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