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The Cold War was
a) A war that took place in and around Siberia in the 1920s
b) A time period of increased peace following WWII
c) A time period of increased competition between the USSR and the United States
d) All of the above

Which of the following was not a major cause of the Cold War?
a) Differences in idealogy
b) different goals for post-war Europe
c) both the US and the USSR building up nuclear weapons
d) The invasion of Japan by Soviet Forces

The major difference between a command and market economy is:
a) In a market economy the government owns all wealth and resources
b) In a command economy everybody pays taxes
c) In a command economy the government controls the economy
d) In a command economy private ownership is encouraged

A Proxy War is
a) A war in which two competing nations fight through supporting separate allies/ countries
b) A war fought between three or more countries
c) Another word for the Cold War
d) A war fought between hackers

Which of the following is a major outcome of the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik?
a) An end to the United States Space program.
b) Increased science education throughout the United States.
c) The cooperation in Nuclear proliferation between the US and the USSR.
d) The beginning of a Proxy War in Greece

Which of the following was one of the major differences between Vietnam and previous wars that the United States had fought?
a) In Vietnam the United States had a much smaller army than it had had in previous war.
b) In Vietnam the US was participated in minimal fighting and mostly spent time working with civilians to build security.
c) In Vietnam the United States was fighting an ideology rather than simply an opposing army.
d) In Vietnam the United States received help from the Soviet Union.

In what ways did an open door policy during the Cold War allow United States to have greater influence following WWII.
a) In allows US goods to be traded freely and allows the US to compete with local goods.
b) It limits trade of of foreign goods, protecting US goods from competition.
c) It helps US defeat the USSR in global proxy wars
d) It makes it impossible to buy goods from the Soviet Union around the world.

Which of the following was NOT a member of the Warsaw Pact?
a) Poland
b) The Soviet Union
c) East Germany
d) Italy

Which of the following is NOT a major challenge that the US faced during the Vietnam War?
a) Guerrilla Warfare
b) Russian Troops
c) Thick Jungle terriain
d) fighting two separate armies

Which of the following NOT an effect of the Cold War?
a) Increased urbanization
b) Increased technology
c) Increase in atomic weapons
d) Increased US presence in southeast asia

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