The Cold War

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 of the following choices best describes the U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War?

• Containment of communism

• Whoever smelt it dealt it

• The enemy of my enemy is my friend

• Whoever supplied it denied it

• The War on Terror

Who was the last Soviet premier (leader)?

• Boris Yeltsin

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Borat Sagdiyev

What was the largest country that made up the Soviet Union?

• Ukraine

• Russia

• Czechoslovakia

• Uganda

• Kazakhstan

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

What do Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of Glasnost & Perestroika mean in English?

• crash & burn

• Tear down this wall

• openness & restructuring

• I am a jelly donut

• democracy & capitalism

How was the Soviet Union involved in U.S. wars in Korea and Vietnam?

• They sent troops to fight American soldiers

• They sent weapons and supplies to help communist forces

• The Soviets attacked the U.S. mainland while American soldiers fought in Asia

• The Soviets had no involvement in either war

What did the "Iron Curtain" symbolize?

• The best areas for mining iron in Europe

• The divide between democracy and communism

• The border between North and South Korea

• The Ho Chi Minh Trail

The Berlin Wall divided _______________ into two parts.

• Europe

• Berlin

• Russia

• Germany

• the world

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.