AP World Review Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization

The countries in blue on this map were members of which alliance during the Cold War?

• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• SEATO
• NAFTA

The countries in red on this map were members of which alliance during the Cold War?

• Warsaw Pact
• NATO
• SEATO
• Axis Powers

The dividing line between the democracies in blue and the Communist in red was referred to as what?

• The line of demarkation
• The DeMilitarized Zone
• The Iron Curtain
• The 38th Parallel

Images like this one refer to what theory about the spread of Communism?

• The Marshall Plan
• The Domino Theory
• Proxy Wars
• Flexible Response

Which of the following was a primary reason for the United States intervention in the Korean War in 1950-1953?

• To end apartheid and promote equality in Korea

• To rescue Korea from the Japanese Imperialist Army

• To stop the spread of Communism and Kim Il Sung

• To promote the power of the United States globally

Which of these was integral in beginning a "Space Race" between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• Sputnik
• the Berlin Wall
• the Berlin Blockade
• the Cuban Missile Crisis

The United States was involved in all of the following attempts to combat communism EXCEPT....

• They supported the South Vietnamese in the Vietnam Conflict

• They overthrew the government of Guatemala and set up a pro-US Government

• They funded assassinations of communist leaders in Africa and Latin America

• They assassinated John F. Kennedy in order to place a more subservient president in office

Which crisis saw the United States emerging as more important diplomatically and internationally as it stopped Great Britain and France from intervening to protect its economic interests.

• Hungarian Uprising
• Suez Crisis
• U-2 Incident
• Vietnam Conflict

MAD, or Mutually Assured Destruction, was an acronym coined for the destruction that would be caused world-wide by...

• Nuclear Attacks

• Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles

• Agent Orange

• Napalm

What was the strategy adopted that attempted to stop the spread of Communism?

• Containment
• MAD
• Domino Theory
• Brinksmanship