Cold War

The United States and its allies were in favor of this government type:

• theocracy

• communism

• socialist

• democratic

What did the "Iron Curtain" symbolize?

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• The divide between democracy and communism

• The border between North and South Korea

• The Ho Chi Minh Trail

What was the name given to the buildup of weapons during the Cold War?

• Space Race

• Bombageddon

• Arms Race

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Nuka-palooza

Which event signaled the end of the Cold War?

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• end of the Vietnam War

• collapse of the Soviet Union

• fall of the Berlin Wall

What was the purpose of NATO when it was created?

• To guard against the Spanish Inquisition

• To regulate the price of oil on the world market

• To protect its members from the Soviet Union and communism

• To remove all trade barriers and increase trade between North American countries

• To be the first to put a man on the moon

How did the Korean War end for the United States?

• It was considered a defeat for the United States

• It ended in a stalemate (the border did not change; neither side gained any territory)

• The Korean War caused the U.S. to win the Cold War

• The Korean War ended with all of Korea becoming a democracy.

How did the Vietnam War end for the United States?

• It was considered a loss because all of Vietnam became communist

• It was a much-needed victory for the U.S. military

• It ended in a stalemate, where neither side actually won

• All of Vietnam became a democracy

Type of government where the government owns everything and makes all the decisions.

• Constitutional monarchy

• Direct democracy

• Republic

• Communist

Which Soviet leader oversaw the Space Race and the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Gorbachev

• Stalin

• Lenin

• Khrushchev

• Rausky

The Berlin Wall divided _______________ into two parts.

• Europe

• Berlin

• Russia

• Germany

• the world