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Cold War Test
Test Description: Cold War Test Review
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1) In 1962, which country allowed the Soviet Union to place missiles there that were aimed at the United States?
A
North Korea
B
Cuba
C
Germany
D
Berlin
2) Which event was the closest the world has ever been to nuclear war?
A
World War II
B
Korean War
C
Vietnam War
D
Cuban Missile Crisis
3) Why did the Soviet Union break apart into 15 independent countries?
A
economic problems prevented the Soviet Union from keeping these countries together
B
the United States forced the Soviet Union to break apart and use democracy
C
the people in the Soviet Union voted to break apart
D
communism was so successful that the Soviet Union was able to spread it to these 15 countries
4) What did the iron curtain separate?
A
Democratic West Berlin from Communist East Germany
B
East Germany from West Germany
C
the United States from the Soviet Union
D
Democratic western Europe from communist eastern Europe
5) Why was the Berlin Wall built?
A
to keep West German people from fleeing to West Berlin
B
to keep West German people from fleeing to East Berlin
C
to keep East German people from fleeing to West Berlin
D
to keep East German people from fleeing to East Berlin
6) a policy that allowed people to disagree with the government and participate more in the government
A
domino theory
B
perestroika
C
demilitarized
D
glasnost
7) an economic program that loosened the way the government controlled businesses. Some private property and profit were allowed
A
glasnost
B
domino theory
C
demilitarized
D
perestroika
8) leader of communist North Vietnam
A
Kim Jong Un
B
Chaing Kai-Shek
C
Mao Zedong
D
Ho Chi Minh
9) leader of Cuba during Cuban missile crisis
A
Fidel Castro
B
Mikhail Gorbachev
C
John F. Kennedy
D
Nikita Khruschev
10) leader of Communist China
A
Chiang Kai-Shek
B
Nikita Khruschev
C
Mao Zedong
D
Ho Chi Minh
11) How did the Korean War end?
A
North Korea won and all of Korea became communist
B
it was a tie and they remain divided
C
South Korea won and none of Korea is communist
12) How did the Vietnam War end?
A
South Vietnam won and none of Vietnam is communist
B
North Vietnam won and all of Vietnam became communist
C
it was a tie and they remain divided
13) leader of Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis and who built the Berlin Wall
A
Mikhail Gorbachev
B
Joseph Stalin
C
Nikita Khruschev
D
Vladimir Lenin
14) Who won the Cold War?
A
Soviet Union
B
Korea
C
United States
D
Vietnam
15) a nation whose policies revolved around the Soviet Union's influence was called a
A
superpower
B
representative democracy
C
satellite nation
D
capitalism
16) a policy to stop the spread of communism
A
satellite nation
B
capitalism
C
containment
D
superpower
17) Why was the Berlin Airlift necessary?
A
the Soviet Union blockaded Berlin, so the United States had to airlift supplies to Western Berlin
B
the Soviet Union blockaded Berlin, so the United States had to airlift supplies to Eastern Berlin
C
the U.S. blockaded Berlin, so the Soviet Union had to airlift supplies to Eastern Berlin
D
the U.S. blockaded Berlin, so the Soviet Union had to airlift supplies to Western Berlin
18) What type of government does the United States have?
A
democracy
B
communist
C
capitalism
D
totalitarian
19) What type of government did the Soviet Union have?
A
capitalism
B
communist
C
democracy
D
totalitarian
20) What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
A
to end World War II
B
to give $13 billion to countries in Western Europe to rebuild after World War II so that these countries would not be tempted
C
to occupy Germany and divide it into 4 zones
D
to prevent the spread of communism by sending money and weapons to defeat communist rebels in Greece and Turkey
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