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- 1. Multiple Choice
What did Americans fear after the end of WWII?
The spread of democracy
The spread of NATO
The spread of communism
The spread of capitalism
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why did the United States send troops to Vietnam?
To stop the spread of NATO
To stop the spread of communism
To stop the spread of capitalism
To stop the spread of democracy
- 3. Multiple Choice
The iron curtain was an actual wall that separated East Berlin and West Berlin. At first it was a barbed wire fince, but later it changed to become a 12-foot high and 4-foot wide concrete wall.
True
False
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which term is most closely related to capitalism?
dictatorship
facism
democratic
communist
- 5. Multiple Choice
The Soviet Union place missiles in Cuba that were pointed toward the U.S. Why did this worry the United States?
The U.S. worried that Cuba would become communist
The U.S. worried that Nikita Khrushchev would get hurt
The U.S. worried that they would lose the territories that they gained during the Spanish American War
The U.S. worried that a nuclear war might start
- 6. Multiple Choice
What happened as an effect of the end of the Korean War in 1953?
The U.S. gained South Korea as a territory
North Korea and South Korea reunited
North Korea and South Korea remained divided
South Korea dropped an atomic bomb on North Korea
- 7. Multiple Choice
The Soviet Union supported democratic governments and capitalist economies.
True
False
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Cold War was a war between the United States and the Soviet Union, but there was not actual combat involved. The war between these two countries was a rivalry between which of the following?
capitalism vs. facism
communism vs. dictatorship
socialism vs. communism
communism vs. capitalism
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following events brought the world close to a nuclear war in the 1960s?
Space Race
Dropping of the atomic bomb
Cuban Missile Crisis
Construction of the Berlin Wall
- 10. Multiple Choice
An alliance called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949 by the leaders of several non-communist countries. Why was NATO formed?
to drop supplies to the people of East Berlin by the Berlin Airlift
to turn the Cold War hot
to keep the USSR from forcing communism on other countries
to encourage all of Western Europe that they should have a democratic government and a capitalist economy
- 11. Multiple Choice
How were the Korean War and the Vietnam War similar?
the Soviet Union helped the communist government in the north and the U.S helped the democratic government in the south
the Soviet Union helped the communist government in the south and the U.S helped the democratic government in the north
both countries reunited after the wars
there were no similarities between the two wars
- 12. Multiple Choice
Look at the picture. What did the man in this picture fear?
a nuclear attack by the Soviet Union from Cuba
Western Europe becoming democratic
The reunification of Vietnam
that people would leave West Berlin to go to East Berlin
- 13. Multiple Choice
The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 so that everyone old enough to be drafted in the military would get to vote. Which amendment to the constitution did this?
15th
26th
23rd
18th
- 14. Multiple Choice
Who is the Soviet leader that helped Fidel Castro set up a communist government in Cuba and hid nuclear missiles in Cuba?
Joseph McCarthy
John F. Kennedy
Nikita Kruschev
Joseph Stalin
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is it called when ordinary people and businesses control the production of goods and services?
capitalism
pure market economy
totalitarianism
communism
- 16. Multiple Choice
What alliance was formed to stop the spread of communism?
the Allied Powers
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Western European Union (WEU)
Warsaw Pact
- 17. Multiple Choice
How did Cuba's proximity to the United States affect the way John F. Kennedy felt about the missiles placed by Nikita Kruschchev?
Kennedy was not worried because Cuba was too far away for missiles to hit the United States
Kennedy was extremely worried because Cuba was only 90 miles from Florida
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following events does the image most likely depict?
the metaphorical "Iron Curtain"
the actual Berlin Wall
the Cuban Missile Crisis
the territories that the U.S. gained near the Gulf of Mexico
- 19. Multiple Choice
This political cartoon was most likely created as a result of which event?
Vietnam War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean War
Space Race
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