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An agreement between countries.
a) nationalism
b) imperialism
c) alliance
d) propaganda

Why was the Cold War called the Cold War?
a) the temperatures were so low during the 1950's.
b) conflict never broke out between the USA and the USSR.
c) it took place in Siberia.
d) Because it took place during the winter.

What did Winston Churchill call the tight borders that the Soviets maintained?
a) The Steel Wall
b) The Lead Sheet
c) The Iron Curtain
d) The Berlin Wall

What event(s) started the end of the Cold War?
a) The Moon landing
b) Regan's Speech and the Fall of the Berlin Wall
c) The Berlin Airlift
d) The Cuban Missile Crisis

Which of the following is not an event of the Cold War Era?
a) Vietnam
b) Korean War
c) Berlin Airlift
d) Hiroshima and Nagasaki

What was the underlying cause of the Cold War?
a) Assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand
b) Hitler's attack of Poland
c) End of WWII-tensions between US and the Soviet Union
d) ise of Super Powers

Extreme love for one’s country
a) imperialism
b) nationalism
c) Supe Power
d) alliance

What was the immediate cause of the Cold War?
a) rise of Super Powers
b) Hitler's attack of Poland
c) Assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand
d) End of WWII-tensions between US and the Soviet Union

Which event is the underlying cause cause of World War I?
a) nationalism and imperialism
b) Germany attacking Poland
c) German Nationalism
d) Archduke Ferdinand's assassination

Which of the following events increased Cold War hostilities?
a) Berlin Airlift
b) Iran Hostage Crisis
c) Cuban Missile Crisis
d) Suez Crisis

With reference to World War II, the term Holocaust refers to
a) Hitler's blitzkrieg against Poland.
b) Hitler's campaign to provide Germans with more living space
c) the American nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
d) Hitler's campaign to exterminate the Jews.

What was one of the tensions in Europe that led to World War II?
a) Treaty of Versailles placed difficult demands on Germany.
b) Russian people united by poverty overthrew their government.
c) A German sub sank the British the Lusitania.
d) Many people united by language and culture.

Mr.Gorbachev, tear down this wall! - Ronald Reagan -Gorbachev was the leader of which country?
a) France
b) USSR (Soviet Union)
c) Spain
d) Germany

Mr.Gorbachev, tear down this wall! - Ronald Reagan - which “wall” is Reagan referring to?
a) the Western Wall
b) the Iron Curtain
c) the Berlin Wall
d)

Why was colonialism, or the building of empires, so important to European nations?
a) colonies provided raw materials.
b) Colonies provided cheap labor.
c) Colonies decreased their trade.
d) Colonies cost a lot of money.

Which event was the immediate cause of WWI?
a) assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
b) rise in nationalism
c) Hitler attacking Russia
d) imperialism

What was the main difference between East and West Germany?
a) East Germany was Christian: West Germany was mostly Muslim.
b) East Germany was a free state; West Germany was occupied
c) East Germany was Communist; West Germany was Capitalist.
d)

a country that is economically and militarily superior.
a) nationalism
b) imperialism
c) super power
d) propaganda

Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen was also known as...
a) The Swamp Fox.
b) The Desert Fox.
c) The Red Barron.
d) The Sopwith Camel.

What was the immediate cause of World War II in Europe?
a) Germany’s invasion of Poland
b) Japan bombing Pearl Harbor
c) Germany’s invasion of France
d) Germany’s invasion of Russia

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