Cold War Test
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- Q1What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?to occupy Germany and divide it into 4 zonesto end World War IIto give $13 billion to countries in Western Europe to rebuild after WWII so that these countries would not be tempted by communismto prevent the spread of communism by sending money and weapons to defeat communist rebels in Greece and Turkey30sEditDelete
- Q2What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?to give $13 billion to countries in Western Europe to rebuild after WWII so that these countries would not be tempted by communismto prevent the spread of communism by sending money and weapons to defeat communist rebels in Greece and Turkeyto occupy Germany and divide it into 4 zonesto end World War II30sEditDelete
- Q3What type of government does the United States have?capitalismcommunistdemocracytotalitarian30sEditDelete
- Q4Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?Mikhail GorbachevHo Chi MinhFidel CastroNikita Kruschev30sEditDelete
- Q5Why was the Berlin Wall built?to keep West German people from fleeing to West Berlinto keep East German people from fleeing to West Berlinto keep East German people from fleeing to East Berlinto keep West German people from fleeing to East Berlin30sEditDelete
- Q6What type of government did the Soviet Union have?capitalismdemocracytotalitariancommunist30sEditDelete
- Q7What type of government did West Germany have?democracycommunisttotalitariancapitalism30sEditDelete
- Q8Who was the leader of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?Fidel CastroFranklin RooseveltNikita KruschevJohn F. Kennedy30sEditDelete
- Q9a policy that allowed people to disagree with the government and participate more in the governmentglasnostperestroikadomino theorydemilitarized zone30sEditDelete
- Q10an extremely powerful country that is capable of influencing others is called a ___satellite nationcommunist countrysuperpowerrepresentative democracy30sEditDelete
- Q11How did the Vietnam War end?South Vietnam won and none of Vietnam is communistNorth Vietnam won and all of Vietnam became communistit was a tie and they remain divided30sEditDelete
- Q12a policy to stop the spread of communismcapitalismsatellite nationsuperpowercontainment30sEditDelete
- Q13What did the iron curtain separate?East Germany from West Germanythe United States from the Soviet Uniondemocratic West Berlin from communist East Germanydemocratic western Europe from communist eastern Europe30sEditDelete
- Q14the military alliance between the Soviet Union and its satellite nations in eastern Europe was called ___NATOBerlin AirliftYalta ConferenceWarsaw Pact30sEditDelete
- Q15leader of the Soviet Union who was responsible for glasnost and perestroikaFidel CastroMikhail GorbachevJosef StalinNikita Kruschev30sEditDelete
- Q16How did the Korean War end?South Korea won and none of Korea is communistNorth Korea won and all of Korea became communistit was a tie and North and South Korea remain divided30sEditDelete
- Q17What type of economic system does the United States have?democracycommunismtotalitariancapitalism30sEditDelete
- Q18What type of economic system did the Soviet Union have?communismcapitalismdemocracytotalitarian30sEditDelete
- Q19What was the goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?make their own country communistspread communismcontain communism30sEditDelete
- Q20Who won the Cold War?Soviet UnionKoreathe United StatesVietnam30sEditDelete