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- 1. Multiple Choice
Sputnik 1 was
the first space shuttle launched into space.
the first satellite launched into space.
the name of the first atomic bomb.
the Soviet code name for the Cold War.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Economic and social system that controls production and has a lack of social classes.
democracy
brinkmanship
communism
socialism
- 3. Multiple Choice
A type of government that is ran by the people.
democracy
communsim
socialism
oligarchy
- 4. Multiple Choice
The belief that allowing a situation to become extremely dangerous, will get the results you want is known as
deterrence
brinkmanship
nuclear diplomacy
domino theory
- 5. Multiple Choice
This picture represents
the Berlin blockade.
the dropping of the atomic bomb.
the Berlin Airlift
the launching of Sputnik 1.
- 6. Multiple Choice
The divide between Eastern and Western Europe was known as the
Berlin Wall
Iron curtain
Berlin Blockade
Eastern Bloc
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which agency was created during the Cold War to gather intelligence?
FBI
DEA
NASA
CIA
- 8. Multiple Choice
This place was brought under Egyptian control and it possibly could have threatened to flow of Middle Eastern oil.
Nile River
Red Sea
Suez Canal
Gaza Strip
- 9. Multiple Choice
An alliance formed to counter the Soviet Union and its satellite states was
NATO
Warsaw Pact
SEATO
CIA
- 10. Multiple Choice
This program was designed to help restore the economic stability of European nations after WWII.
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Eisenhower Doctrine
NATO
- 11. Multiple Choice
This program said the U.S. would provide aid to nations threatened by Communist expansion in Europe.
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Eisenhower Doctrine
NATO
- 12. Multiple Choice
On a time line of events of the Cold War, which would come firtst?
Mao Zedong becomes the leader of Communist China.
USSR and the U.S. disagree over how to handle Eastern European states
Soviets blockade Berlin, forcing the West to enact Berlin Airlift
U.S. becomes actively involved in the Vietnam War.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Why did the U.S. and the Soviet Union became rivals after WWII?
The Soviet Union began developing nuclear weapons.
the Marshall Plan failed to rebuild war-torn Europe.
Communist and Western capitalists distrusted each other.
The U.S. threatened to invade Soviet satellite states.
- 14. Multiple Choice
The U.S. fears about the spread of communism were increased when ______________ became a Communist nation in 1949.
China
South Korea
West Germany
Yugoslavia
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which best describes the states aligned with the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
They supported capitalism but faced serious economic challenges.
They supported communism but faced economic challenges.
They were supported financially by the U.S.
They supported communism and had prosperous economies.
- 16. Multiple Choice
The Soviet blockade of West Berlin was intended to
weaken Western superpowers.
halt the creation of a West German state.
ease the tensions between East and West.
encourage the spreading of communism.
- 17. Multiple Choice
West Berlin was
a city entirely surrounded by East German territory.
a city entirely surrounded by West German territory.
divided into French, American and Soviet sectors.
divided into two sectors at the border of East and West Germany.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Why was the Berlin Wall erected?
to prevent the spread of communism.
to protect Soviet military supplies.
stop the flow of refugees from East Germany.
to retaliate against U.S. aggression
- 19. Multiple Choice
The military alliance between the Soviet Union and various East European nations was known as
CIA
NATO
SEATO
Warsaw Pact
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which is the best summary of China's relationship with the U.S. during the Cold War?
China relied on U.S. economic and technological support at first, but relations deteriorated, causing the two countries to become rivals.
Because China was allied with the Soviet Union, the U.S. did not trust them and refused to try to improve relations that resulted in many proxy wars around the globe.
Communist China feared the U.S. involvement and support of the Chinese Nationals and as a result China refused to improve the relationship with the U.S.
At first, China and the U.S. were at odds over communism, but as Soviet-Chinese relations deteriorated, Chinese-American relations improved.
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which was the first area of conflict between the Soviets and U.S.?
Korea
Turkey
Vietnam
Eastern Europe
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which policy did the U.S. adopt to prevent the spread of communism?
Domino Theory
Deterrence
Containment
Permanent Revolution
- 23. Multiple Choice
Who led the Communist to victory in 1949 in the Chinese civil war?
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
Deng Xiaoping
Chiang Kai-shek
- 24. Multiple Choice
Who led the Communist to victory in 1949 in the Chinese civil war?
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
Deng Xiaoping
Chiang Kai-shek
- 25. Multiple Choice
The U.S. and Great Britain believed that the liberated nations of Eastern Europe should
hold free elections to determine their futures.
become mandates of the Allies
join the Soviet Union
restore their prewar monarchies.
- 26. Multiple Choice
Which states were a part of the Warsaw Pact alliance?
East Germany, Poland, Soviet Union
West Germany, Bulgaria, Luxembourg
Iceland, Greece, Turkey
Albania, Great Britain, France
- 27. Multiple Choice
After WWII, the U.S. and Soviet Union
agreed to work with each other to ensure another war would not occur.
became fierce rivals as a result of conflicting political beliefs.
fought each other directly.
formed NATO to avoid war.
- 28. Multiple Choice
European countries were forced to align with either the U.S. or the Soviet union because WWII had
devastated Europe, leaving the countries without real power of their own.
been fought as a result of conflict between communists and capitalists.
left the U.S. and the Soviet Union in charge of making global decisions.
caused a political rift between the countries in continental Europe.
- 29. Multiple Choice
European countries were forced to align with either the U.S. or the Soviet union because WWII had
devastated Europe, leaving the countries without real power of their own.
been fought as a result of conflict between communists and capitalists.
left the U.S. and the Soviet Union in charge of making global decisions.
caused a political rift between the countries in continental Europe.
- 30. Multiple Choice
As a direct result of WWII,
Germany was divided into four zones, later being described at East and West Germany.
the Soviet Union and the U.S. became allies.
China became a communist state.
France took control of Vietnam.
- 31. Multiple Choice
Communist guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam
Fidel Castro
Ho Chi Minh
Vietcong
North Vietnamese Army
- 32. Multiple Choice
Communist leader of Cuba
Fidel Castro
Nikita Khrushchev
J.F. K.
Ho Chi Minh
- 33. Multiple Choice
Communist leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Stalin
Lenin
Putin
Khrushechev
- 34. Multiple Choice
Leader of the Communist Party in Vietnam
Ngo Dihn Diem
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
Fidel Castro
- 35. Multiple Choice
President of the U.S. during the Cuban Missile Crisis
John F. Kennedy
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
- 36. Multiple Choice
The Tet Offensive in Vietnam
was a major victory for Chinese forces.
turned the American public against the war.
was North Vietnam's final offensive.
brought the U.S. into the war.
- 37. Multiple Choice
Overthrowing South Vietnam's government was a goal of
the U.S. military
the National Liberation Front (Viet Cong)
the French
Ngo Dihn Diem
- 38. Multiple Choice
The 1954 peace talks that resulted in dividing Vietnam into Northern and Southern halves reflected
lessons learned from WWII
Cold War tensions.
hopes for a permanent division of Vietnam
the impact of the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
- 39. Multiple Choice
The idea that if one nation falls to communism, others will follow is known as
containment
the Truman Doctrine
the Domino Theory
Marshall Plan
- 40. Multiple Choice
The concept of brinkmanship was used with which two leaders that almost went to nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Kennedy and Castro
Castro and Khrushchev
Truman and Castro
Kennedy and Khrushchev
- 41. Multiple Choice
Napalm, Agent Orange, land mines and helicopters were all used in which conflict?
Vietnam War
Korean War
Bay of Pigs Invasion
WWII
- 42. Multiple Choice
The goal of the U.S. when it went to war in Korea was to
end communism in Korea and China.
to contain communist expansion
to build up the United Nations
to eliminate Soviet nuclear missile sites in North Korea
- 43. Multiple Choice
As a result of the Ceasefire agreement in 1973,
Vietnam was united and remained non-communist
Vietnam remained split at the 17th parallel
Korea remained split at the 38th parallel
Vietnam became a communist nation as the U.S. removed it's troops from the area.
- 44. Multiple Choice
French Indochina consists of
Burma and Malaya
the Philippines
Indonesia
Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
- 45. Multiple Choice
Which government allied with North Korea in its attempt to over take South Korea?
Soviet Union
Vietnam
France
U.S.
- 46. Multiple Choice
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, who agreed to remove missiles from Cuba if the the U.S. would not invade Cuba?
Cuba
Soviet Union
North Korea
Vietnam
- 47. Multiple Choice
U.S. involvement in the Korean and Vietnam Wars were direct results of the
Truman Doctrine
policy of deterrence
Marshall Plan
policy of containment.
- 48. Multiple Choice
In 1945 the original agreement between the Soviet Union and the U.S. was to
hold elections to reunify Korea
let the United Nations decide Korea's fate.
keep China out of Korea
divide Korea permanently at the 38th parallel
- 49. Multiple Choice
To stop the north from controlling the south, the U.S. sent troops to where?
Cuba
Vietnam
Soviet Union
China
- 50. Multiple Choice
At the end of WWII, which country refused to end its colonial rule in Vietnam?
China
Japan
France
Britain
- 51. Multiple Choice
How did the U.S. decide to stop the Soviet Union from delivering missiles to Cuba?
Set up a naval blockade
Have Cuban exiles attack at the Bay of Pigs
invade Cuba with U.S. forces, risking nuclear war
attack the Soviets directly, but not use nuclear war.
- 52. Multiple Choice
Which nation caused the U.S. to fear the spreading of communism once they became communist in 1949?
Soviet Union
China
West Germany
South Korea
- 53. Multiple Choice
This image is representing which war?
Korea
Cuba
Cold War
Vietnam
- 54. Multiple Choice
This image is representative of which conflict?
Korean War
Bay of Pigs
Vietnam War
Cuban Missile Crisis
- 55. Multiple Choice
The failed attempt by President Kennedy to overthrow Cuba's Castro was known as the
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cold War
Ten Years War
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