Chapter 13 America in the Cold War

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

Where was Korea divided?

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

What does NATO stand for? 

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• North American Treaty Organization
• North American Truce Organization
• North Asian Trust Order

What organization was created by Congress to hunt for communist spies?

• Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA)
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
• House Un-American Activites Commitee (HUAC)

I the 1950's Senator Joseph McCarthy won national attention when he...

• Was convicted as a spy.
• Claimed hundreds of government employees were communists.
• Helped Eisenhower become president.
• Went to Korea and said atomic weapons should be used to break the stalemate.

What was the main goal of the United States during the Cold War?

• to remove the Soviet Union from the United Nations

• the create colonies

• to contain the spread of communism

• to spread Christianity

The first satellite launched into space by Russia 

• Space Suit
• Sputnik
• ISS
• Astronaut

The United States and its allies were in favor of this government type:

• theocracy

• communism

• socialist

• democratic

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What did the "Iron Curtain" symbolize?

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• The divide between democracy and communism

• The border between North and South Korea

• The Ho Chi Minh Trail

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What was the name given to the buildup of weapons during the Cold War?

• Space Race

• Bombageddon

• Arms Race

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Nuka-palooza