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Why was the Cold War cold?
a) It was fought in Winter
b) It was fought in the Arctic
c) We never directly fought the Soviets
d) It was fought with snowballs

You want your side to be as strong as your enemies. This keeps them from attacking.
a) Balance of power
b) Nuclear annihilation
c) Demilitarized Zone
d) Truman Doctrine

What word means to wipe out with atomic weapons?
a) Nuclear Annihilation
b) Atom Bomb
c) Hydrogen Bomb
d) Mutually Assured Destruction

What term means - If you destroy us, we will destroy you too?
a) Mutually Assured Destruction
b) Nuclear Annihilation
c) Atom Bomb
d) Hydrogen Bomb

Saudi Arabia hates Iran. Saudis help Yemen. Iran helps Yemen's rebels. This is a....
a) Proxy War
b) Eclipse
c) Annihilation
d) Balance of Power

What was the American Policy that was aimed at stopping the spread of communism at all costs?
a) Truman Doctrine
b) Marshal Plan
c) Annihilation
d) Reparations

What was the nickname for the missile defense system that Ronald Reagan proposed to protect the US?
a) Star Wars
b) The Iron Dome
c) Wish and a Prayer
d) Proxy Wars

What was the US Plan to rebuild Europe after WWII?
a) Marshall Plan
b) Reparations
c) Charity
d) Truman Doctrine

The US formed this alliance to control the Soviet Union
a) NATO
b) SEATO
c) WHO
d) NAFTA

The Soviet Union formed this alliance to counter the US and its allies
a) Warsaw Pact
b) NATO
c) NAFTA
d) WHO

To take over another land -and stay
a) Occupy
b) Take
c) Annihilate
d) Demilitarize

Why was the Stalin angry when we dropped atomic bombs on Japan?
a) He liked Japan
b) We did not tell him before we did it
c) He wanted to do it
d) He wanted to invade Japan

The Domino theory stated that if one country becomes communist,....
a) We might win a war
b) They did not care
c) They thought we might destroy lots of countries
d) Neighbor countries might become communist

Why was the Soviet Union afraid when we had more atomic bombs than they had?
a) it would be OK
b) they were just playing games with us.
c) they were afraid that we would attack
d) its people might be better off

The US had a policy of containment. Who was being contained?
a) Political prisoners
b) Communist countries
c) Jewish prisoners
d) A different political party

Why did the USSR want to put missiles with atomic warheads in Cuba?
a) Because we had the same in Turkey aimed at them.
b) Because they wanted Cuba to start a nuclear war.
c) Because Cuba paid for them
d)

If an atomic bomb explodes without warning, what is the first thing you would notice?
a) A bright flash, brighter than the sun
b) A loud boom, that might harm your ears
c) A horrible smell, that smells ....
d) A large cloud shaped like a mushroom

Why did the Soviets want to win the Space Race?
a) They love to win contests
b) They thought weapons could be put in space
c) They are smarter
d) They are braver

Why did the communists build the Berlin Wall?
a) To keep the West from invading
b) To keep East Germans from escaping to the West
c)
d)

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