Unit 9: Quiz 1 - Cold War Begins

Why is the time period between 1945 and 1990 referred to as the Cold War?

• The longest war in the modern era included battles between the world's superpowers in both the North and South poles, where it is cold.
• Both sides in the war launched nuclear weapons leading to a nuclear winter
• Neither side, US or Soviet, faced each other directly in open (hot) war, so the war was indirect (cold)
• The United States faced backlash for using a nuclear bomb, which chilled relationships with other countries.

Which of the following does NOT belong with the others?

• Fidel Castro
• Mao Zedong
• Chiang Kai shek
• Joseph Stalin

Which of the following does NOT belong with the others?

• NATO
• Marshall Plan
• Iron Curtain
• West Germany

Which of the following did NOT show the rising tensions between the United States and Soviet Union

• The Marshall Plan giving money to help rebuild western European countries
• The development of hydrogen bombs by both the USA and Soviet Union in the 1950's
• The Roseburgs were executed for treason after sharing nuclear secrets with USSR
• The nuclear deterrence of MAD being constantly on people's minds.

Which of the following is the name for the $13 Billion the US gave to rebuild western Europe after WW2?

• Truman Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
• Containment theory
• Berlin Airlift

Who did the United States support in the Chinese civil war?

• Chiang Kai Shek
• Mao Zedong
• Fidel Castro
• Jacobo Arbenz

The United Fruit Company asked the USA to help overthrow which leader in Guatemala?

• Jacobo Arbenz
• Che Guevara
• Chiang Kai Shek
• Mao Zedong

What nation showed the first failure of containment as communism was officially recognized outside of the USSR's direct control?

• China
• Cuba
• Guatamala
• East Germany

What was the physical division in Europe that became the symbol of the cold war as it showed the barriers between West and East Europe?

• Berlin Wall
• Iron Curtain
• Containment
• Communism

Which leader was in charge of the 1st officially communist nation in the western hemisphere and brought communism to the American shores?

• Fidel Castro
• Mao Zedong
• Jacobo Arbenz
• John Kennedy