Multiple Choice
What does the term "Cold War" mean?
a. Everyone that fought in the war was killed.
b. All of the battles in the war took place in the North where snow was on the ground.
c. There was no actual combat between the countries, only a threat of combat.
c.
The United States was a Capitalist nation while the Soviet Union was a __________ nation.
Communist
The two main countries involved in the Cold War
Soviet Union and United States
Senator Joseph McCarthy rose to fame by making what claim in the early 1950s?
a. that the United States should adopt socialist reforms
b. that some people working for the US government were secretly communists
c. that the president should be impeached for corruption
b
Capitalism and communism are examples of __________ systems.
economic
Capitalism
Why did the government of East Germany build a wall around the western half of the city of Berlin during the Cold War?
a. millions of East German citizens were escaping to live in the more democratic West Berlin
b. The government was afraid that terrorists might enter the country through West Berlin
c. East Germany was being flooded with refugees fleeing the West German government
a
The song "War" reflected the anti-war sentiment of some Americans during the __________ _____.
Vietnam War
Name the two Asian countries where proxy wars occurred within the Cold War.
Korea and Vietnam
Why did the Soviet Union choose Cuba as a site to place some of its nuclear arsenal?
a. because the nation's democratic government was very weak
b. because the island was located very close to the United States
c. because much of the island was uninhabited for weapons testing
b
During the Korean War, the Soviet Union backed the Communist _________ Korea.
North
What piece of technology became popularized during the Cold War and led to Americans learning more about political issues?
Television
What caused a major divide in US public opinion concerning the Vietnam War during the 1960s and 1970s?
a. Many Americans did not support the South Vietnamese because they attacked and invaded North Vietnam.
b. Many Americans believed that the United States should adopt a communist economy and wanted the government to support North Vietnam.
c. Many Americans grew to distrust elected officials due to the high number of American deaths and misinformation from the government.
c
The Korean War ended in a ___________, meaning the two sides agreed to stop firing even though the war was not officially ended.
cease-fire
Germany was split into four pieces following World War II. Which four countries controlled sections of Germany?
Soviet Union, United States, France, United Kingdom