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