AP World 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 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

What began the space race?

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

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

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

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

• They assassinated communist leaders in Africa and elsewhere

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

During the _________, Eisenhower avoided an U.S.-U.S.S.R. conflict and resulted in the U.S. demonstrating leadership over its European allies.

• 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

• Communist Agendas

• Capitalist Agendas

• Napalm

Strategy of stopping the spread of Communism?

• Containment
• MAD
• Domino Theory
• Brinksmanship