Cold War A Review

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

President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

• To expand trade with Europe
• To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
• To stop the spread of communism
• to send financial aid to Europe

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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.

Neighboring nations that were under the influence and pressure of the Soviet Union were called...

• European Nations

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

• Satellite Nations

Leader of communism in China

• Mao Zedong
• Hirohito Showa
• Xi Jinping
• Pu Yi

Images like this one refer to what theory about the spread of Communism in Asia (China, Korea, Vietnam)?

• The Marshall Plan

• The Domino Theory

• Proxy Wars

• MAD

The U.S. foreign policy of preventing communism from spreading was called

• containment

• deterrence

• militarism

• perestroika

Who was the United States Senator who became famous for hunting down alleged communists in the U.S.?

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Joseph McCarthy

• Joseph Stalin

• JFK

This type of government is ran by the people.

• Socialism
• Communism
• Democracy
• Government

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