Cold War Test Review

Which of the following is most characteristic of the Cold War?

• The growth of nuclear arsenals in the United States and the Soviet Union

• The expansion of national borders by imperialistic European countries

• The implementation of isolationist foreign policies in Great Britain and China

• The rapid industrialization of many Southeast Asian countries

The United States followed a policy of containment during the Cold War in response to the spread of communism.

How did the Marshall Plan reflect containment policy?

• It blocked Soviet missiles from from arriving in communist Cuba.

• It provided economic aid to European countries in order to prevent the spread of communism.

• It authorized the use of military force against communist forces in Vietnam.

• It stopped communist efforts to control the Korean Peninsula.

Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?

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

• United Nations inattention allowed guerrillas to infiltrate South Korea.

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

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

The United States Foreign Policy after World War II was the policy of Containment, which was?

• The U.S. would try to restrict the spread of Fascism in Europe.

• The U.S. would help to rebuild the nations of Japan and Germany.

• Due to the importance, the U.S. would increase spending into the Space Race.

• The U.S. would try to prevent the spread of Communism anywhere in the world.

Which of these events was the closest the United States and the Soviet Union actually came to fighting each other during the Cold War?

• Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

• Gulf of Tonkin, 1964

• Bay of Pigs, 1961

• Suez Crisis, 1956

What American policy provided Western European countries financial assistance so they could recover from WWII?

• Marshall Plan

• Domino Theory

• Truman Doctrine

• Big Stick Policy

What individual contributed to the Red Scare and accused American citizens of being communists?

• Martin Luther King

• Jane Addams

• Joseph McCarthy

• Cesar Chavez

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did JFK do when he heard that the Soviet Union was construction a missile site in Cuba.

• JFK gave into the Soviet demands.

• JFK bombed the Soviet Union with an atomic bomb.

• JFK ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.

• JFK invaded Cuba from Guantanamo Bay.

What wars were fought during the Cold War as a result of containment and the Domino Theory?

• Korean & Vietnam War

• WWI & WWII

• Civil War & Spanish American War

• Persian Gulf & War on Terror

How did the media (television) impact the Vietnam War?

• Negative press coverage contributed to the public disillusionment with the war.

• The positive press coverage encouraged enlistment in the military.

• The impact of the media in Vietnam was rather minimal.

• The media showed that the majority of Americans supported the war effort.