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Cold War
Test Description: Cold War
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1) What were the two superpowers during the Cold War Era?
A
The Soviet Union and the United States
B
The United States and Great Britain
C
The Soviet Union and Germany
D
Great Britain and France
2) What kind of war is described by the following sentence? This type of war involves military threats, arms buildups, and other techniques short of all-out war by the superpowers.
A
Vietnam War
B
Korean War
C
Cold War
D
Hot War
3) Of the following countries, which one was NOT a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council?
A
France
B
Great Britain
C
the United States
D
Israel
4) What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
A
to stop the spread of communism
B
to expand trade with Europe
C
to limit the buildup of nuclear weapons
D
to send financial aid to Europe
5) Where was the city of Berlin?
A
East Germany
B
a neutral zone
C
the Soviet Union
D
West Germany
6) Which of the following alliances was formed to block communism in Europe?
A
CENTO
B
NATO
C
the Warsaw Pact
D
SEATO
7) Which of the following organizations is a trade organization?
A
NATO
B
EEC
C
CENTO
D
SEATO
8) What was the goal of the European Economic Community (EEC)?
A
limit trade with France
B
promote trade with the United States
C
set up a free-trade zone for EEC members
D
raise tariffs on goods traded within the EEC
9) What was the term “iron curtain” used to divide or separate?
A
East and West Sikkim
B
East and West Europe
C
North and South Vietnam
D
North and South Korea
10) All of the following satellite nations protested Communist rule in the 1950s and 1960s EXCEPT one. Which one?
A
Czechoslovakia
B
Hungary
C
Poland
D
Italy
11) What launch started the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?
A
Vostok
B
Telstar
C
Apollo II
D
Sputnik I
12) What is the ability to wipe nations off the planet with nuclear weapons?
A
deterrent defense
B
nuclear proliferation
C
nuclear annihilation
D
overkill
13) Mao Zedong formed The People’s Republic of China. Of the following, what action did he NOT take?
A
He launched an economic program called the Great Leap Forward.
B
He attacked the Soviet Union.
C
He ordered troops to fire on students in Tiananmen Square.
D
He ordered Chinese troops to fight in the Korean War.
14) Who wanted to use atomic bombs to end the Korean War?
A
President Harry S Truman
B
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
C
General Douglas MacArthur
D
General George Marshall
15) What was the outcome of the Korean War?
A
atomic destruction of Chinese bases
B
deadlock, or draw
C
victory for the United States
D
victory for North Korea
16) Who controlled North Vietnam after the Geneva Accords?
A
Ho Chi Minh
B
Chiang Kai-shek
C
Mao Zedong
D
Deng Xiaopng
17) What happened in Vietnam after the U.S. withdrew troops?
A
Vietnam was reunited by Communist North Vietnam.
B
Vietnam stayed divided at the 17th parallel.
C
Vietnam was returned to French control.
D
Vietnam was taken over by democratic South Vietnam.
18) Approximately how many miles away were Soviet missiles from the coast of Florida during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A
100
B
400
C
200
D
300
19) What policy was used to resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A
The U.S. surrendered
B
The U.S. sent troops into Cuba
C
The U.S. began a blockade
D
The U.S. ignored the situation.
20) Who was and remains leader of Cuba?
A
Nikita Khrushchev
B
Fidel Castro
C
Richard M. Nixon
D
John F. Kennedy
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