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100
At the conclusion of the Korean War, how did the Geneva Convention decide to divide Korea?
A North and South Korea at the 38 Parallel
B East Korea- democracy and West Korea communist
C North Korea-free and South Korea communist
D North and South Korea at the 17 Parallel
A North and South Korea at the 38 Parallel
100
The purpose of the Truman Doctrine was —
A to fund non-communist nations regardless of the cost
B to reward non-communist nations with defense equipment
C to keep communism contained but not to eradicate it from the world
D to rid the world of communism
C to keep communism contained but not to eradicate it from the world
100
This was the name for the network of jungle paths winding from North Vietnam through Laos and Cambodia into South Vietnam, used as a military route by North Vietnam to supply the Vietcong during the Vietnam War.
Ho Chi Minh Trail
100
Which conflict best represents an application of the containment policy?
A Spanish American War
B World War I
C World War II
D Vietnam War
D Vietnam War
100
These were the Communist guerrillas who, with the help of North Vietnam, fought against the South Vietnamese government and the US in the Vietnam War.
Viet Cong
200
Which nations occupied West Germany following World War II?
A The United States, Great Britain, and France
B The Soviet Union, Great Britain, and the United States
C France and the Soviet Union
D The United States and the Soviet Union
A The United States, Great Britain, and France
200
Who caused a wave of panic and paranoia about communist infiltration of American government in the 1950s?
A Joseph McCarthy
B Alger Hiss
C Fidel Castro
D Ronald Reagan
A Joseph McCarthy
200
Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their respective armed forces and weapons
Arms Race
200
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created primarily to —
A protect Western Europe from communism
B encourage communist factions in China
C install democratic governments in Africa
D protect South America from invasion
A protect Western Europe from communism
200
These Airlifts in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin were called-
Berlin Airlift
300
The Bay of Pigs invasion was an attempt to —
A station Soviet missiles in Cuba
B overthrow the communist government in Cuba
C rescue American citizens in Cuba
D place mines in Cuban ports
B overthrow the communist government in Cuba
300
This was the name of Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of allowing free elections between competing communists politicians in Soviet Russia
Demokratzia
300
This term was associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during the early 1950s through his leadership in the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Red Scare
300
What was the name of the strong choreographed series of attacks in 1968 by Vietcong forces on US strategic points, worst being the Battle of Khe Sahn and the Battle of Hue City?
The Tet Offensive
300
This American Communist couple executed for passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union-
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
400
The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to —
A rebuild the economies of Europe and prevent communism from spreading
B partition Germany into four parts to help rebuild the economy
C hold Germany and Japan responsible for the destruction caused by the war
D create an international organization to promote world peace
A rebuild the economies of Europe and prevent communism from spreading
400
What was perestrokia ?
A A movement that aims for a classless and stateless society.
B A program of economic, political, and social restructuring.
C A theory that advocates public ownership of the means of production.
D A policy emphasizing the open discussion of social problems.
B A program of economic, political, and social restructuring.
400
This war began with North Korea's invasion of South Korea and came to involve the United Nations (primarily the United States) allying with South Korea while the Communist China allied itself North Korea.
Korean War
400
The Soviet Union formed this alliance as a counterbalance to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
Warsaw Pact
400
This 1962 confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba was called-
Cuban Missile Crisis
500
Which Soviet leader introduced the concepts of perestroika and glasnost that in turn ultimately helped lead to the fall of communism in the Soviet Union?
A Mikhail Gorbechev
B V. I. Lenin
C Joseph Stalin
D Nikita Kruschev
A Mikhail Gorbechev
500
This former State Department official who was accused of being a Communist spy and was convicted of perjury, for giving secret documents to Soviet Russia.
Alger Hiss
500
The name for the wall separating East and West Berlin built by East Germany in 1961 to keep citizens from escaping to the West
Berlin War
500
What was the idea that if one nation falls to Communism, its neighbor would fall, and eventually Communism would dominate an entire region and threaten the U.S.?
Domino Theory
500
The name for this series of meetings in the 70s, in which leaders of the US and the Soviet Union agreed to limit their nations' stocks of nuclear weapons (SALT)-
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT)