Cold War 1
Cold War 2
Cold War 3
Cold War 4
Cold War 5
Cold War 6
100
How much in aid did the United States provide through the Marshall Plan?
a. $20 million
b. $100 million
c. $1 billion
d. $2 billion
e. $13 billion
e. $13 billion
100
During the Cold War what two non-european countries were split between Communism and Non- Communism?
Vietnam and Korea
100
Split North and South Korea.
What is the 38th parallel?
100
What award did George Marshall receive in 1953 for his work on the Marshall Plan?
a. Humanitarian Award
b. Freedom Award
c. Nobel Peace Prize
d. Pulitzer Award
e. Charlemagne Prize
c. Nobel Peace Prize
100
Physical barrier that was made between two parts of a particular city that was seen as a symbol of the cold war.
What is the Berlin Wall?
100
Foreign Policy which states that the U.S. must prevent communism from spreading.
What is containment?
200
Economic system grants all ownership & control of private businesses to the central government.
What is Communism?
200
What was the Alliance that supported the United States and Democratic ideas during the Cold War, that would fight to protect each other?
NATO
200
an alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern Europe communist nations.
What is the Warsaw Pact?
200
True or False: Despite its good intentions, the Marshall Plan did little to help the economies of the European countries to recover.
False
It was very successful in helping Europe rebuild
200
What was the turning point that sparked the beginning of the Cold War?
Dropping of the Atomic Bomb
200
Who coined the term "Iron Curtain"?
Winston Churchill
300
What was the term that was used to explain Soviet Occupation of eastern Europe following WW2?
Iron Curtain
300
What war did the Communist Party of China win in order to take control of mainland China?
a. The Vietnam War
b. World War II
c. The Japanese War
d. The Korean War
e. The Chinese Civil War
e. The Chinese Civil War
300
US plan that gave economic assistance to European countries after WWII.
What is the Marshall plan?
300
Theory where it was seen that if one nation were to fall to communism, other neighboring nations would fall as well.
What is the Domino Theory?
300
Area/zone with no military forces, such as the 38th parallel dividing North and South Korea Second Red Scare Widespread fear of communism during the 1950s
Demilitarized Zone
300
A conflict fought by one or more major powers that do not themselves become directly involved
Proxy War
400
The USSR and the USA were a part of this when they were attempting to build up their weapons and technology to one up the other?
What is the Arms Race?
400
The map above is best understood in the context of the
1. United States’ policy of containment of communism
2.United States’ attempts to improve relations with the Soviet Union
United States’ policy of containment of communism due to the presence of NATO
400
Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution who brought communism to Russia?
a. Joseph Stalin
b. Vladimir Lenin
c. Leonid Brezhnev
d. Mikhail Gorbachev
e. Karl Marx
b. Vladimir Lenin
400
What was one difference between the Vietnam and Korean War?
Vietnam became fully communist while Korea was split
400
True or false: The results seen by countries ruled by communist governments have been exactly like the peaceful utopia for all described by Karl Marx.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
b. FALSE
400
Which of these countries was NOT a member of the Eastern Bloc?
a. Soviet Union
b. Poland
c. France
d. East Germany
e. Bulgaria
c. France
500
Which of these terms is closely associated with communism?
a. Marxism
b. Freedom of Speech
c. Free market
d. Capitalism
e. Privatization
. Marxism
500
This is the term given to accusations of treason or disloyalty without having evidence. It comes from a time when Senator McCarthy of the US made several accusations of people being communists and traitors during the Cold War.
*McCarthyism
500
_________ _______was a time of extreme anti-communism in the United States. People were scared that communists had infiltrated the government.
*Red Scare
500
What was the first real test of the U.S. policy of containment? 1950-1953
Korean War
500
U.S. policy of helping any nation to defend itself from the spread of communism (containment of communism) named after the president
Truman Doctrine
500
Where did the Nationalists flee when the CPC gained control of mainland China, and what was the name of the leader?
Taiwan
Chiang Kai-shek also known as Jiang Jieshi