Chapter 13: The Cold War Practice Test

_______________ a competition between countries to achieve superiority in quantity and quality of military weapons and technology.

• blockade
• arms race
• devastate
• intervention

How did the United States benefit from the space race? (Choose 2)

• A The United States developed the Marshall Plan.
• B The United States developed advances in communication and navigation.
• C The United States developed a new Iron Curtain.
• D The United States developed a response to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
• E The United States developed new products from related research.

_______________________ a situation where enemy ships patrol a port to keep weapons, ammunition, food, or other supplies from moving in or out.

• blockade
• arms race
• Iron Curtain
• missile

"History is on our side. We will bury you!" -excerpt from 1956 speech to ambassadors from Western countries What political leader made this statement?

• A Fidel Castro
• B Harry Truman
• C Nikita Khrushchev
• D Winston Churchill

_______________ the act of interfering with a situation, typically taken to improve the outcome.

• intervention
• blockade
• Iron Curtain
• Missile

Which phrase correctly describes the Cold War?

• A a period of partnership between the United States and the Soviet Union.
• B a period of tension and rivalry between the United States and Soviet Union.
• C a period of war that took place in cold regions of the Soviet Union.
• D a period of conflict involving missile defense systems in the arctic regions.

_______________________ the political, military, and ideological barrier that separated Communist countries from non-Communist countries after WWII.

• Iron Curtain
• devastate
• intervention
• nuclear

_____________________ related to the division and joining of atoms as a method to release energy.

• Satellite
• Missile
• Nuclear
• Superpower

Why was the Berlin Wall built?

• A The United States wanted to build an iron curtain.
• B The Soviet Union wanted to be part of the Marshall Plan.
• C The United States did not want to have another Berlin airlift.
• D The Soviet Union did not want people leaving East Berlin for West Berlin.

______________________ a device placed in orbit around Earth or the moon to collect information or aid in communication.

• Missile
• Superpower
• Nuclear
• Satellite