Unit 8: Cold War
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- Q1The global conflict between the USSR and the US wasthe Spanish-American WarWWIthe Cold WarWWII30sEditDelete
- Q2After WWII, the Soviet Union ruledWest Germany and West BerlinWest Germany and East BerlinEast Germany and East BerlinEast Germany and West Berlin30sEditDelete
- Q3What 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 communism30sEditDelete
- Q4What 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
- Q5Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?Fidel CastroMikhail GorbachevNikita KruschevHo Chi Minh30sEditDelete
- Q6Why was the Berlin Wall built?to keep East German people from fleeing to West Berlinto keep West German people from fleeing to West Berlinto keep West German people from fleeing to East Berlinto keep East German people from fleeing to East Berlin30sEditDelete
- Q7What type of government did West Germany have?capitalismtotalitariancommunistdemocracy30sEditDelete
- Q8Who was the leader of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?Fidel CastroFDRJFKNikita Kruschev30sEditDelete
- Q9an extremely powerful country that is capable of influencing others is called a ___superpowersatellite nationallyrepresentative democracy30sEditDelete
- Q10How did the Vietnam War end?None of theseit was a tieNorth Vietnam won and all of Vietnam became communistSouth Vietnam won and none of Vietnam is communist30sEditDelete
- Q11a policy to stop the spread of communismMarshall PlanTreaty of Versaillessuperpowercontainment30sEditDelete
- Q12What did the "iron curtain" separate?East Germany from West Germanydemocratic West Berlin from communist East Germanydemocratic western Europe from communist eastern Europethe United States from the Soviet Union30sEditDelete
- Q13the military alliance between the Soviet Union and its satellite nations in eastern Europe was called ___Berlin AirliftYalta ConferenceWarsaw PactNATO30sEditDelete
- Q14How did the Korean War end?none of theseSouth Korea won and none of Korea is communistit was a tie and North and South Korea remain dividedNorth Korea won and all of Korea became communist30sEditDelete
- Q15What type of economic system does the United States have?communismsocialismdemocracycapitalism30sEditDelete
- Q16What was the goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?contain communismCONQUER THE WORLLLLLDmake their own country communistspread communism30sEditDelete
- Q17Who "won" the Cold War?ChinaThe USSoviet UnionVietnam30sEditDelete
- Q18In 1962, which country allowed the USSR to place missiles there that were aimed at the US?Soviet UnionChileMongoliaCuba30sEditDelete
- Q19Where was Berlin located?Soviet UnionEast GermanyTurkeyWest Germany30sEditDelete
- Q20an economic program that loosened the way the government controlled businesses. Some private property and profit were alloweddomino theoryglasnostcommunismperestroika30sEditDelete