Cold War (World)

The Cold War was "cold" because

• it took place mainly in Russia, which is cold

• it happened only during winter months

• there was tension but no actual fighting between the U.S. and Soviet Union

• Kennedy did not like Khrushchev

The Berlin blockade

• was Stalin's attempt to take over all of Berlin

• ended in a war between the US and USSR

• was started by President Truman

• ended Berlin was reunified as one city

The biggest threat during the Cold War era was

• the resurgence of the Nazi government

• Japanese aggression

• climate change

• nuclear war

Since 1949, China has been a __________ state

• democratic

• communist

• anarchist

• colonized

The leader of the communist movement in China was

• Chang Kai-Shek

• Mao Zedong

• Kim Jong-un

• Hirohito

In the Korean War, the U.S. and other UN members

• tried to take over North Korea

• sought to invade China

• defended South Korea from a communist takeover

• refused to get involved

The Korean War

• ended when communist North Korea won

• ended in a draw, with South Korea remaining a free nation

• was the last war to feature the use of nuclear weapons

• went on for decades, ending with North Korea's surrender

Vietnam and Korea were similar because

• they were both divided North and South

• they both suffered bloody conflicts during the Cold War

• the U.S. was involved in both

• All of these

All of these are true about the Cuban Missile Crisis EXCEPT

• President Kennedy was involved

• the U.S. used a naval blockade

• all missile sites in Cuba were destroyed by U.S. air strikes

• the U.S. secretly traded its missiles in Turkey for those in Cuba

NATO, or North Atlantic Treaty Organization,

• no longer exists

• was the Soviet group of allies during the Cold War

• was mainly composed of the U.S. and Western Europe

• was unable to slow the spread of communism in Europe