Unit 8 Cold War Review

Front

True or False: During the Cold War, the United States was focused on spreading Democracy while the Soviet Union wanted to spread communism.

Back

True

Front

Which policy was focused on containing communism, and preventing it from spreading throughout the world?

Back

Policy of Containment

Front

The Marshall Plan did what?

Back

Gave 12.5 billion dollars to Europe to prevent the countries within from turning communist.

Front

Which two wars occurred during the Cold War? Options: WWI/ Korean War, The Great War/ WWII, The Korean War/Vietnam War, WWII/War in Afghanistan

Back

The Korean War/Vietnam War

Front

True or False: The Arms Race and the Space Race were major parts of the Cold War

Back

True

Front

Which country launched the first satellite? Options: Italy, USA, USSR, Canada

Back

USSR

Front

True or False: The Arms Race was focused on the building up of weapons between the USA and USSR

Back

True

Front

True or False: Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) was the ability of the USSR and USA able to destroy each other if one country were to launch a nuclear weapon

Back

True

Front

True or False: The United States was the first to the moon and won the Space Race.

Back

True

Front

Why did the United States invade Korea and Vietnam?

Back

They wanted to stop the spread of communism.