Cold War Pt 2
Quiz by Jessica Baca
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- Q1
The Goal of the US in the Korean War was to
Prevent the spread of communism
Stop the Soviet Union from placing missiles in Korea
Run the Japanese out of Korea
Start an invasion of China
60s - Q2
The Space Race was
The race between the US and USSR to take Berlin
The race to develop the atomic bomb faster
The competition between the US and USSR to develop scientific technology before the other side
The competition between the US and USSR to spread their political ideas around the world
60s - Q3
What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?
To supply the Americans with supplies
To supply the people of East Berlin with supplies
To supply the people of West Berlin with supplies
To supply the Soviets with supplies
60s - Q4
What is the Truman Doctrine?
Foreign policy to spread fascism
Foreign policy to spread communism
Foreign policy to provide military aid to countries
Foreign policy to aid countries with goods and resources
60s - Q5
What is the Marshall Plan?
Economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe
Economic assistance to restore the economy in the US
Military aid to foreign countries
Military aid to American territories
60s - Q6
What is a Cold War?
A total war that requires the use of all available resources
When two opposing countries use minor countries as "puppets" to do the fighting for them
A limited war who's goal is to use less than a nation's total resources
A state of political hostility between two nations
60s - Q7
What is a proxy war?
A state of political hostility between two nations
A total war that requires the use of all available resources
A limited war who's goal is to use less than a nation's total resources
When two opposing countries use minor countries as "puppets" to do the fighting for them
60s - Q8
What is Communism?
An economic ideology that advocates for a classless society in which all property and wealth are communally-owned, instead of by individuals
A radical movement dedicated to extreme patriotism and militarism
A small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution
A system of government by the whole population
60s - Q9
What is containment?
A strategy to keep communism within its borders
A strategy to keep people under a certain control
A strategy to keep a disease from spreading
A strategy to keep wars from happening
60s - Q10
What is McCarthyism?
A campaign to prevent democracy from spreading
A campaign to stop communism from spreading
a campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions
A campaign to rid the Soviet Union of communists
60s - Q11
What happened in the Korea War?
Korea was at war with the US
South Korea was backed up by the Soviet Union
Korea was bombed by the Japanese
North Korea was backed up by the Soviet Union
60s - Q12
What happened during the Cuban Missile crisis?
Germany sent nuclear missiles to Cuba
The US sent nuclear missiles to Cuba
The USSR sent nuclear missiles to Cuba
It was an attempt to overthrow the Cuban government
60s - Q13
Although the Cold War never involved any actual fighting, it was a state of tension between the U.S. and _____________.
Korea
The Soviet Union
Germany
China
60s - Q14
What are satellite states?
Countries that won the space race
Countries controlled by the USSR
Countries controlled by the US
States that have their own satellites up in space
60s - Q15
What was the purpose of HUAC
Placed agents in communist countries to spy on their governments
To create guacamole and spread it throughout the US
Investigate and expose potential communist spies in the US
To contain the spread of communism
60s