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U.S. vs Soviets
U.S vs Soviets Cont.
Asia In the Cold War
Middle East and Cuba
Policies and Organizations
100
In response to efforts by the West to reunify Germany in 1948, the Soviet Union set up the a. Iron Curtain b. Berlin airlift c. Berlin blockade d. German Democratic Republic
What is C. Berlin blockade
100
The defense policy called “flexible response” was designed to allow the United States to a. choose when to given in to Soviet aggression and when not to b. take on in military actions that stopped short of nuclear attack c. follow non-military methods of decreasing the Communist threat d. decrease its defense budget and spend more on domestic programs
What is B. take on in military actions that stopped short of nuclear attack
100
The South Korean side appeared to be winning the Korean War until a. China actively entered the conflict b. MacArthur was relieved of his command c. the Soviet Union sent troops to the region d. North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel
What is A. China actively entered the conflict
100
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was successful in carrying out covert actions in ___________________ and setting up a government favorable to the United States. a. Iran b. Egypt c. Korea d. Hungary
What is A. Iran
100
The Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, wanted to a. contain communism b. peacefully coexist with communism c. confront communism governments by any means, including the threat of nuclear war d. expand the army to the size of the Soviet Union’s
What is C. confront communism governments by any means, including the threat of nuclear war
200
The first serious disagreement between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II was over Soviet activities in a. Asia b. Latin America c. Eastern Europe d. Africa
What is c. Eastern Europe
200
The construction of the Berlin Wall resulted in all of the following EXCEPT a. an increase in cold war tensions b. an end to the immediate Berlin crisis c. the loss of U.S. access to West Berlin d. a huge decrease in the number of East German refugees
What is C. the loss of U.S. access to West Berlin
200
The Nationalists were defeated in the civil war in China largely because a. America provided no aid to them b. only the peasants supported them c. they lost the support of the Chinese people d. the Soviets provided military aid to the Communists
What is C. they lost the support of the Chinese people
200
The Bay of Pigs invasion humiliated the United States by making the nation appear a. timid b. indecisive c. aggressive d. incompetent
What is D. incompetent
200
In response to NATO the Soviet Union formed its own military alliance a. Berlin Treaty b. Eastern Bloc c. Central Powers d. Warsaw Pact
What is d. Warsaw Pact
300
American interest in developing a hydrogen bomb increased when a. the policy of containment failed in China b. the Soviet Union launched a space satellite c. the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb d. the Soviet Union exploded a hydrogen bomb
What is C. the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb
300
During the Cold War the Presidents of the United States of America believe that communism a. should be destroyed if possible b. offered little threat to democratic nations c. should be kept within the current borders d. was a threat only when directly supported by Soviet troops
What is C. should be kept within the current borders
300
The 38th parallel became an important dividing line between a. North Korea and China b. North Korea and South Korea c. West Berlin and East Berlin d. Cuba and the United States
What is B. North Korea and South Korea
300
The invasion of Egypt by Britain, France, and Israel in 1956 was prompted by Egypt's seizure of the a. Gaza Strip b. Suez Canal c. Aswan Dam d. Sinai Peninsula
What is B. Suez Canal
300
The international assembly that replaced the ineffective League of Nations after World War II is a. COMECON b. NATO c. Warsaw Pact d. United Nations
What is D. United Nations
400
The U.S. policy of brinkmanship depended, for its success, on Soviet fears of a. espionage b. nuclear war c. loss of prestige d. German reunification
What is B. nuclear war
400
A state of hostility between two nation, without direct military conflict is a a. “hot war” b. “cold war” c. “police action” d. “phony war”
What is B. “cold war”
400
The Korean War started when a. The Soviet Union refused to remove their troops after the defeat of Japan b. North Korea invaded the South in hopes of uniting the country under a communist government c. the civil war in China expanded into Korea d. The U.S. issued the Truman Doctrine and North Korea saw it as an act of war.
What is b. North Korea invaded the South in hopes of uniting the country under a communist government
400
This is when the U.S. refused to allow Fidel Castro to have nuclear missiles a. Cuban Missile crisis b. Berlin crisis c. Berlin Wall d. Korean War
What is A. Cuban Missile crisis
400
The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to a. promote free election in Europe b. not let communism spread c. force Germany to pay war reparations d. maintain international peace through the UN
What is B. not let communism spread
500
Which of the following eased Cold War tensions? a. the Berlin crisis b. the Cuban missile crisis c. the Bay of Pigs invasion d. the Limited Test Ban Treaty
What is D. the Limited Test Ban Treaty
500
Winston Churchill coined the term “Iron Curtain” to refer to the growing Division between a. East and West Berlin b. Israel and neighboring Arab states c. North and South Korea d. western and eastern Europe
What is D. western and eastern Europe
500
China sent troops into the Korean War conflict when a. the fighting neared China's border b. MacArthur's troops landed at Inchon c. MacArthur proposed a blockade of China d. North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel
What is A. the fighting neared China's border
500
Which of the following occurred THIRD among the four events? a. Kennedy's assassination b. the Bay of Pigs invasion c. the construction of the Berlin Wall d. The Cuban Missile Crisis
What is B. the Bay of Pigs invasion
500
The Eisenhower Doctrine was a warning to the Soviet Union against military intervention in a. Latin America b. Eastern Europe c. Western Europe d. the Middle East
What is D. the Middle East