USII.8c Cold War Quiz Review

Which two countries emerged from WWII as world Superpowers?

• Japan

• Great Britain

• United States

• Soviet Union

Countries that were controlled by the Soviet Union were called

• Satellite States

• Soviet Drones

• Dominos

• Cold War States

The Berlin Wall was built to divide democratic and communist sections of a city in which country?

• Korea

• Russia

• Vietnam

• Germany

NATO was the military alliance of democratic nations. It was opposed by the Soviet Union's own military alliance called

• Containment

• Soviet Satellites

• The Warsaw Pact

• Communist Commandos

In 1949, the United States and eleven other countries agreed to form which alliance?

• SEATO

• ANZUS

• NATO

• OPEC

The United State's policy to stop the spread of communism was called -

• Containment

• Marshall Plan

• Domino Theory

• NATO

What is the definition of “domino theory” as introduced by President Eisenhower?

• More third world countries were acquiring nuclear weapons.

• The military-industrial complex was growing in strength.

• Europe could only be rebuilt from World War II one country at a time.

• One country becoming communist would cause border nations to follow.

The Truman Doctrine led to which U.S. action?

• entering the Korean War

• sending military support to Kosovo

• adopting the policy of détente

• participating in the arms race

Which Country was divided along the 38th Parallel into a communist North and Democratic South?

• Korea

• Cuba

• Vietnam

• China

Events Leading to the Cuban Missile Crisis:

>Fidel Castro leads a successful Communist revolution > The Bay of Pigs invasion fails to start a popular uprising > ______________ > Kennedy calls for a military blockade.

Which event best completes the sequence?

• Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• U.S. spy plane photos show secret Soviet missile buildup

• Soviet tanks entering Budapest end the Hungarian rebellion

• The Sputnik satellite launch proves Soviet missile technology