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Unit 8: Cold War

Quiz by Bethany Copeland

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  • Q1
    The global conflict between the USSR and the US was
    the Spanish-American War
    WWI
    the Cold War
    WWII
    30s
  • Q2
    After WWII, the Soviet Union ruled
    West Germany and West Berlin
    West Germany and East Berlin
    East Germany and East Berlin
    East Germany and West Berlin
    30s
  • Q3
    What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
    to occupy Germany and divide it into 4 zones
    to end World War II
    to give $13 billion to countries in Western Europe to rebuild after WWII so that these countries would not be tempted by communism
    to prevent the spread of communism by sending money and weapons to defeat communism
    30s
  • Q4
    What 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 communism
    to prevent the spread of communism by sending money and weapons to defeat communist rebels in Greece and Turkey
    to occupy Germany and divide it into 4 zones
    to end World War II
    30s
  • Q5
    Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
    Fidel Castro
    Mikhail Gorbachev
    Nikita Kruschev
    Ho Chi Minh
    30s
  • Q6
    Why was the Berlin Wall built?
    to keep East German people from fleeing to West Berlin
    to keep West German people from fleeing to West Berlin
    to keep West German people from fleeing to East Berlin
    to keep East German people from fleeing to East Berlin
    30s
  • Q7
    What type of government did West Germany have?
    capitalism
    totalitarian
    communist
    democracy
    30s
  • Q8
    Who was the leader of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
    Fidel Castro
    FDR
    JFK
    Nikita Kruschev
    30s
  • Q9
    an extremely powerful country that is capable of influencing others is called a ___
    superpower
    satellite nation
    ally
    representative democracy
    30s
  • Q10
    How did the Vietnam War end?
    None of these
    it was a tie
    North Vietnam won and all of Vietnam became communist
    South Vietnam won and none of Vietnam is communist
    30s
  • Q11
    a policy to stop the spread of communism
    Marshall Plan
    Treaty of Versailles
    superpower
    containment
    30s
  • Q12
    What did the "iron curtain" separate?
    East Germany from West Germany
    democratic West Berlin from communist East Germany
    democratic western Europe from communist eastern Europe
    the United States from the Soviet Union
    30s
  • Q13
    the military alliance between the Soviet Union and its satellite nations in eastern Europe was called ___
    Berlin Airlift
    Yalta Conference
    Warsaw Pact
    NATO
    30s
  • Q14
    How did the Korean War end?
    none of these
    South Korea won and none of Korea is communist
    it was a tie and North and South Korea remain divided
    North Korea won and all of Korea became communist
    30s
  • Q15
    What type of economic system does the United States have?
    communism
    socialism
    democracy
    capitalism
    30s

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