Cold War

During most of the Cold War period, which two nations were divided into communist and noncommunist parts?

• Pakistan and Ireland
• Poland and Cuba
• Vietnam and Korea

In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?

• to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam
• to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong
• to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam
• to prevent attacks against United States shipping

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

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

What did the United States do after WWII to rebuild Europe?

• Marshall Plan 
• NATO 
• Containment
• Arms Race

Which of the following was the effect of the Cold War coming to a close?

• The break up of the United States of America
• The break up of the Soviet Union
• The hotline is installed into the White House
• Communist spies are put on trial and sentenced to death

What did the Iron Curtain divide?

• North and South Korea
• Soviet Union and China
• Eastern and Western Europe
• America and Europe

Which of the following was a result of McCarthyism?

• People were accused of Communism, blacklisted and careers of many innocent people were destroyed.
• People were accused of Communism and stalemated from the country.
• People were accused of blacklisting, subversion and perjury.
• People were accused of Communism, and they were deported from the country.

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 is the Cold War called a "cold" war?

• The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
• The war was fought during winter months only
• Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
• There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers

What was the name for the 1955 alliance of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe  that were the counterpart to the western alliance?

• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• European Alliance
• Iron Curtain

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