
Cold War intro quiz - orange textbook
Authored by TAYLOR HILL
History
8th - 9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What common factor triggered the "hot" wars in Asia during the Cold War?
Communist and western governments sided with opposing forces (Soviet Union & U.S.)
Communist governments wanted to start a World War 3
Hot wars were VERY HOT in violence and western governments had superior warfare and technology
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the Cold War originate?
Europe divided into pro-communist states and anti-communist states
Australia was pro-communist which sparked the Cold War
North America was divided and most people were pro-communist while a small portions of citizens were anti-communist. The world powers were in a major shift with the rise of the communist party in many nations with robots
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did U.S. officials consider the stalemate in Korea to be a successful containment of communism?
With Korea remaining divided, it stopped communism from spreading
The stalemate meant that the mates in the boats at the border were at a "stale" measurable defense system
South Korea was unfortunately forced to move all of its citizens to Australia in favor of no communism states or communist leader(s)
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How might some people argue that the Korean War was a failure for the UN forces?
The Korean War did not result in the defeat of communist forces in the north and the heavy casualties made it seem to have failures
The Korean War was a failure because it was a serious offensive loss in North Vietnam
The Korean War did not result in positive endings for the people involved as the nuclear bomb had devastating effects in Korea
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the domino theory cause the United States to become involved in Vietnam?
The U.S. was afraid if Vietnam fell to communism, the rest of Asia would fall as well. They joined to prevent it from happening.
The U.S. was afraid that the Soviet Union would take over and Vietnam would in turn be named South Soviet Union in the area.
The U.S. joined the conflict so that the possibility of taking over Vietnam's control on the area would in turn result in the U.S. having a new nation in Asia
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Cold War was an event in history that centered around conflict and varying ideas between what two nations?
U.S. and Vietnam
U.S. and Korea
U.S. and Soviet Union
U.S. and Germany
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What was the name of the conflict involving nuclear weapons that almost erupted in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union?
American Missile Crisis
Panama Canal Conflict
Soviet Union Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis
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