Cold War Quiz Review

The second and more controversial conflict to stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia during the 1960s and 70s.

• Vietnam War
• Persian Gulf War
• Grenada
• Korean War

This was first conflict to stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia during the 1950s.

• Vietnam War
• Persian Gulf War
• Grenada
• Korean War

Which term meant that neither the United States nor the Soviet Union was willing to launch nuclear missiles in fear of returning fire?

• Totalitarianism
• Red Button Diplomacy
• Mutually Assured Destruction
• Flexible Response

Shortly after World War II ended, two military alliances formed; the __________ was comprised of democratic nations in the West while the __________ was comprised of communist nations in Eastern Europe.

• United Nations; NATO
• NATO; Warsaw Pact
• United Nations; Warsaw Pact
• League of Nations; United Nations

Which idea provided financial aid to European nations to prevent the spread of communism?

• Marshall Plan
• Truman Doctrine
• Eisenhower Doctrine
• Monroe Doctrine

Of the four nations who took control of Germany after World War II, which one was NOT a democratic nation?

• Great Britain
• United States
• France
• Soviet Union

The Red Scare returned when this Senator claimed to have a list of 205 State Department officials who were supposedly communist.

• Alger Hiss
• A. Mitchell Palmer
• Julius Rosenberg
• Joseph McCarthy

Who took over the Presidency after John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas in 1963?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Richard M. Nixon
• George W. Bush
• Lyndon B. Johnson

Which idea was employed in an effort to keep communism contained within the Soviet Union?

• Marshall Plan
• Truman Doctrine
• Eisenhower Doctrine
• Monroe Doctrine

This term used by President Nixon referred to the transition from American troops to South Vietnamese troops to end American involvement in the war.

• Vietnamization
• Domino Effect
• Bataan Death March
• Containment