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100

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.

100

The United States was a Capitalist nation while the Soviet Union was a __________ nation. 

Communist

100

The two main countries involved in the Cold War

Soviet Union and United States

200

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

200

Capitalism and communism are examples of __________ systems. 

economic

200
An economic system defined by competition of businesses, choice of the people, and the ability to earn or lose money

Capitalism

300

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

300

The song "War" reflected the anti-war sentiment of some Americans during the __________ _____. 

Vietnam War

300

Name the two Asian countries where proxy wars occurred within the Cold War.

Korea and Vietnam

400

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

400

During the Korean War, the Soviet Union backed the Communist _________ Korea. 

North

400

What piece of technology became popularized during the Cold War and led to Americans learning more about political issues?

Television

500

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

500

The Korean War ended in a ___________, meaning the two sides agreed to stop firing even though the war was not officially ended. 

cease-fire

500

Germany was split into four pieces following World War II. Which four countries controlled sections of Germany?

Soviet Union, United States, France, United Kingdom