Cold War Exam 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

Why were the US and Soviet Union on opposite side of the Cold War?

• The US dropped bombs on the Soviet Union
• The Soviet Union dropped bombs on the US
• The two countries have different viewpoints of government and economy.

Students practiced nuclear safety drills in school known as?

• Bert the Turtle
• Duck and Cover
• Stop, Drop, and Roll
• Operation Alert

A system where citizens have private ownership of industry and the freedom of competition is?

• Democracy
• Totalitarianism
• Socialism
• Capitalism

During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?

• Truman Doctrine

• Open Door Policy

• Marshall Plan

• Domino Theory

What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism as part of their policy of "containment"?

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• Domino Theory

• Open Door Policy

Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?

• NATO air and naval forces blocked ships sailing to North Korea. .

• North Korean forces, with Soviet approval, invaded South Korea

• United Nations inattention allowed guerrillas to infiltrate South Korea.

• Widespread anti-colonial riots forced the Korean government to begin the war.

The U.S. got involved in Vietnam because of what foreign policy?

• containment
• Good Neighbor policy
• isolationism
• Roosevelt Corollary

Was the US successful in containing communism in Vietnam?

• Yes
• No

An ___________ is when one country stops all economic trade with another country.