Cold War Test

Which of the following was the most important international organization formed after WWII to maintain peace and avoid another world war?

• United Nations 
• League of Nations 
• World Bank 
• Triple Alliance 

The graph above shows the amount of nuclear weapons the U.S. and Soviet Union possessed during the Cold War. Which vocabulary word is this graph best illustrating?

• Nonallignment 
• Democratization
• Arms Race 
• Communism 

Why did the U.S. get involved in Vietnam, a country so small and so far away?

• Resources – they are rich and oil which our economy needs
• Containment – we wanted to stop the spread of Communism
• To Colonize – we wanted to build an American empire in Asia
• Democratize – we desired their government to become a democracy

Which of the following best describes the outcome of the Korean War?

• the South Koreans won the war and controlled all of Korea
• the North Koreans won the war and controlled all of Korea
• neither side won the war and Korea remains divided today
• the U.S. and Soviet Union took over the area

Why is the Cold War considered a “cold” war, compared to WWII, a “hot” war?

• Most of the fighting took place in the cooler Northern Hemisphere
• The Soviet Union is located in a fairly cold area
• The Soviets and Americans never actually fought against one another with weapons
• The United States believed a nuclear war would end the seasons and it would be cold on Earth

What type of economy did the Soviet Union have?

• socialist
• capitalist
• mercantile
• feudal

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

• Spain and Portugal
• England and France
• Germany and Italy
• United States and Soviet Union

Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?

• to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
• to bomb East Berlin
• to demolish the Berlin Wall
• to transport people out of East Berlin

Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War?

• to contain communism
• to colonize Korea
• to spread communism
• to Christianize Koreans

How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?

• They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
• They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
• They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
• They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.