Cold War
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- Q1
The goal of Potsdam was to
Decide what should be done with the world following WWII
form the Warsaw Pact
Decide what should be done with the world following WWI
Decide whether or not the atomic bomb should be used
60s - Q2
After many Germans living in East Berlin began fleeing the Soviet Union began
threatening to declare war
organizing a military alliance
blockading West Berlin
building the Berlin Wall
60s - Q3
"Duck and Cover" was a slogan used to teach
Ways to protect Americans from satellite spies
Ways to spot communists
The way to spot Japanese American spies in WWII
A way to protect Americans against the atomic bomb
60s - Q4
This was built to divide Berlin between the East and West
The German Wall
The Maginot Line
The Berlin Wall
The Iron Curtain
60s - Q5
The Domino Theory was
The suspicion that communist spies were producing subliminal messages by using the film industry
The US fear that democracy would spread county by country
The US fear that communism would spread country by country
The fear that if one country used an atomic bomb, many countries would use their atomic bombs
60s - Q6
One of the major goals of the Soviet Union in Europe after WWII was to
To rebuild Germany back to it’s former power
Oversee free elections taking place to build new governments
Spread democracy to Eastern European Countries
Create a border of satellite nations
60s - Q7
Which country successfully tested the atomic bomb in 1949?
Turkey
The Soviet Union
Cuba
Japan
60s - Q8
Who was the communist leader of China in 1949?
Nikita Khrushchev
Ho Chi Minh
Kim II-sung
Mao Zedong
60s - Q9
Many people began making these for fear of an attack
Boats so if the US was attacked they could safely escape to islands in the Pacific
Victory gardens to produce food for a family if necessary
Lines of communication so in the event of an attack neighbors could still communicate
Atomic Bomb shelters
60s - Q10
This person was found out by a government organization to be a communist. This is alarming because this person worked with Truman at Potsdam.
Dwight Eisenhower
Alger Hiss
Joseph McCarthy
Julius Rosenberg
60s - Q11
What was the result of the Soviet Union sending the first satellite into space?
The Russians planned on using this satellite to launch an attack on the United States
The United States moved to building atomic launch pads in Turkey
The Japanese began massive investments into their own space program
The United States emphasizes the education of science and math
60s - Q12
Senator Joseph McCarthy caught the attention of Americans when he
He was found to be a communist spy present at the Potsdam conference
Claimed that communists worked in the the federal government
He was found spying on the president of the United States
Constructed the atomic bomb shelter at Greenbriar
60s - Q13
This organization was tasked with hunting communists in America
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Tennessee Valley Authority
The Central Intelligence Agency
House of Un-American Activities Committee
60s - Q14
The following nations became communist except for
China
Korea
West Germany
East Germany
60s - Q15
The purpose of the Bay of Pigs invasion was to
spark an uprising against Fidel Castro in Cuba
take over Cuba and make it an American protectorate
force the Soviets to remove their missiles from Cuba
support Fidel Castro’s government in Cuba
60s