Cold War EOC Review

Cold War EOC Review

Multiple Choice

The Cuban Missile Crisis ended when...

• new trade agreements were made with Cuba

• The Soviet Union agreed to withdraw weapons from Cuba

• Fidel Castro was removed from power

• the U.S. formed the Alliance for Progress

Kennedy's naval blockade forced the Soviet Union to withdraw and Kennedy agreed to remove U.S. missiles from Turkey

Multiple Choice

Which of the following actions best reflect the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

• increased arms race

• adoption of the GI Bill of Rights

• reduced space exploration

• isolationist foreign policies

Generally, both the Soviet Union and the U.S. increased defense spending

Multiple Choice

Joseph McCarthy and the House Committee on Un-American Activities investigations occurred in reaction to...

• the space race

• war crimes by German and Japanese leaders

• the fear of Communism

• corruption charges against defense industries

Both led investigations of Americans believed to be communist

Multiple Choice

The policy of detente provided the basis for...

• Nixon's visit to the Soviet Union

• the building of the Berlin Wall

• North Korea's attack on South Korea

• the Rosenberg trials

Nixon became the first president to visit Moscow through this foreign policy of diplomacy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is most associated with the end of the Cold War?

• the Cuban Missile Crisis

• the tearing down of the Berlin Wall

• the Korean War

• the Space Race

The tearing down of the Berlin Wall reflected the transition of Eastern Europe from communism to democracy

Multiple Choice

The Berlin Airlift was used during the Cold War to supply Berlin during the Soviet blockade.

• True

• False

The Western Allies showed they were committed to resisting Soviet aggression.

Multiple Choice

The Soviet launch of Sputnik in 1957...

• started the process of disarmament

• forced the U.S. to blockade Cuba

• ignited the space race

• encouraged cooperation between the U.S. and Soviet Union

The U.S. government pushed math and science education as a result.

Multiple Choice

The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (GI Bill) impacted the U.S. economy during the 1950's by...

• helping World War II veterans buy homes and attend college

• decreasing the number of people living in suburbs

• reducing business growth

• supporting civil rights

This along with the Baby Boom encouraged U.S. economic growth

Multiple Choice

The U.S. involvement in the Korean War reflected the policy of appeasement...

• True

• False

U.S. support of South Korea against communist North Korea reflected the attempt to prevent the spread of Communism.

Multiple Choice

"Soviet Troops Occupy Eastern Europe"

"North Korea Invades South Korea"

"Mao Zedong Leads Revolution in China"

Which of the following statements best reflects the headlines above?

• return to isolationism

• expansion of communism

• policy of detante

• the growth of democracy

Each of the headlines reflected the spread of communism following World War II