The Cold War Review

1) Which best describes the Cold War?

• A major war between Communist and Democratic countries

• A "war of words" between the US and USSR from 1945-1991

• The nuclear arms race between the U.S. and China

• A war between the U.S. and Vietnam and the Soviets 1956-1997

1) During the Berlin Airlift the U.S. and Great Britain-

• Used tactical bombing raids to take Berlin from Stalin

• Developed light atomic bombs for use in Europe

• secretly airlifted the population of West Berlin to France

• airlifted supplies over Stalin's blockade of the city of Berlin to save it from the Soviet Union's control

1) What is the purpose of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)?

• Resolve trade disputes between Free and Communist countries

• Collective security: member countries protect each other

• To design more powerful tactical nuclear weapons

• To promote democracy in the non-Western world with force

1) Why did the United States enter the Korean War?

• To create a base for future invasions into China

• To threaten Stalin's military positions in Asia

• To stop the spread of Communism by North Korea into South Korea

• To test new tactical weapons for use against the USSR

1) What was the goal of the Truman Doctrine?

• To promote peace with the Soviet Union

• To enhance democratic ideals in Western Europe

• To use all nuclear weapons on the Soviet Union if provoked

• Containment: Stop the spread of communism using aid or force

1) The goal of the Marshall Plan was-

• to provide financial aid to rebuild Western Europe after WW2

• A tactical plan for using nuclear weapons

• A diplomatic strategy used against Cuba

• A pan to provide assistance to veterans after World War 2

2) What were the effects of the 1957 launch of the satellite Sputnik?

• The U.S. placing nuclear missiles in Turkey near Russia

• Space Race begins: US spends money on Math/Science education and NASA create NASA

• The U.S. began shooting down all Soviet sattelites

• The U.S. lost the Cold War

2) Which even shows the U.S. won the Space Race?

• Shooting down Soviet Sattelites

• The success of teh Apollo 13 mission in 1972

• The first man in orbit in 1962

• Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landing on the moon in 1969

3) What was Joseph's McCarthy's impact on Cold War America?

• He helped create the Interstate Highway system

• He drafted the first legislation to create a Communist state

• He was the first president to be impeached for an affair

• He made Americans believe Communists were in the government

3) What was the goal of the House Un-American Activities committee (HUAC)?

• To investigate claims of fraud in the G.I. Bil

• To find evidence to support McCarthy's claims

• To investigate presidential impeachment procedures

• To interrogate Americans accused of disloyalty/communism