Cold War

Who were the two superpowers of the cold war?

• Japan and China

• Korea and Vietnam

• The US and The Soviet Union

• The US and China

What was the symbolic boundary that separated Europe into Democratic and Communist

• The Iron Curtain

• The Berlin Wall

• The Arms Race

• The Space Race

What was the organization that tried to keep the Soviet Union from spreading Communism

• The League of Nations

• The United Nations

• NATO

What was the arms race?

• To see who could use weapons first

• a competition between the superpowers to gain nuclear weapons

• a competition between the US and the Soviet union to see who could go to space first

Who was the leader of Communist Cuba?

• Joseph McCarthy

• John F. Kennedy

• Fidel Castro

• Nikita Krushchev

How did the Vietnam War end?

• The US invaded Vietnam and claimed territory

• A cease-fire was announced

• The Viet-Cong invaded the US and claimed territory

Who was the President of the US during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Joseph McCarthy

• John F. Kennedy

• Fidel Castro

• Nikita Krushchev

What is Democracy?

• A form of government that promotes personal freedom and gives citizens the right to vote

• The belief that America is full of communists and that they should be charged

• A form of government that limits personal freedom; citizens have little voice

• A form of economics that relies on competition and has little government involvement/regulation

Who was the Dictator of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

• Joseph McCarthy

• John F. Kennedy

• Fidel Castro

• Nikita Krushchev

Who did the US support in the Korean War?

• North Korea

• South Korea

• Both North and South Korea

• Neither North nor South Korea