Cold War

What type of economy did the Soviet Union have?

• socialist
• capitalist
• mercantile
• feudal

What type of government did Churchill and Roosevelt represent?

• limited
• communist
• unlimited
• totalitarian

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

What was the term 'iron curtain' used to describe the division of?

• North and South Vietnam

• East and West Asia

• North and South Korea

• East and West Europe

The United States got involved in conflicts like Korea and Vietnam because they were afraid of the domino theory. What is the domino theory?

• If one country fell to democracy, others would follow
• If one country fell to communism, others would follow

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

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

Where was Korea divided?

• 18 parallel
• 34 parallel
• 38 parallel
• 15 parallel

Who were the two participants in the Space Race?

• The US and Cuba
• China and US
• The USSR and US
• US and North Vietnam

What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?

• Gagarin
• Apollo 11
• Sputnik
• Apollo 13

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

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