US History Semester Final B

Who made the statement "An Iron Curtain has descended across the continent"?

• President Roosevelt
• Joseph Stalin
• Winston Churchill
• President Harry Truman

In what country is the city of Berlin located?

• France
• Germany
• England
• Soviet Union

What type of race was the U.S. involved in with Russia in the 1950's?

• Naval
• Arms
• Foreign Aid
• Land expansion

Which 2 superpowers were involved in the Cold War?

• Britain and the Soviet Union
• France and Germany
• Japan and the Soviet Union
• The U.S. and the Soviet Union

Why did the U.S. enter the Korean War?

• It did not want another country to fall to communists
• It did not want another country to be split
• It wanted to attack North Korea
• It wanted to sell more weapons to its allies

Why did the U.S. want the Soviet Union to remove its nuclear weapons from Cuba?

• It wanted to protect Cuba from communism
• Cuba is close to the U.S. border
• It was protecting nearby countries in Central America
• The U.S. did not have any missiles of its own

What best describes the Soviet satellite Sputnik?

• The first satellite launched into space
• The first satellite to reach the moon
• The first satellite to carry a person into space
• The first satellite to carry a laboratory rat into space

Which of the following caused the Vietnam War?

• Japan attacked South Vietnam
• North Vietnam wanted all of Vietnam to be communist
• South Vietnam wanted to remain communist
• The Soviet Union attacked South Vietnam

What action caused the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba that could be used against the U.S.
• The U.S. placed missiles in Cuba to be used again the Soviet Union

Who was the communist leader of Vietnam?

• Mao Zedong
• Mikhail Gorbachev
• John Kennedy
• Ho Chi Minh