Cold War/Civil Rights Movement

The Cold War was tension between ---

• The U.S. and Soviet Union

• The U.S. and Germany

• The Soviet Union and Germany

• Korea and Vietnam

What was the Space Race?

• Competition to see who could reach outer space first

• Finding a key to replace the space bar

• Olympic Competition

• Manufacturing planes and tanks for war time

What country was split into two- East and West, after World War II?

• Germany

• France

• Belgium

• China

How did the U.S. 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.

USA and its allies made a military alliance called NATO. What does NATO stand for?

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• North American Treaty Organization

• North American Truce Organization

• North Asian Trust Order

Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?

• Truman Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
• Warsaw Pact
• Domino Theory

What was the name for the 1955 alliance of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe  that were the counterpart to the western alliance?

• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• European Alliance
• Iron Curtain

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What did Americans fear most about the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The Soviets invading Cuba
• The spread of communism
• A nuclear war
• WWIII

How were the Korean War and Vietnam War similar?

• both were fought in Eastern Europe
• Both were fought to stop the Soviet Union from taking over
• Both were fought to stop the spread of communism
• Both were fought between the east and the west

A competition between nations to build a great deal of powerful, nuclear weapons is called ___________.

• Arms Race

• Blockade

• Space Race

• Atomic Bomb