The Cold War

The Cold War is referred to as 'cold' because

• the United States never used the military during the years of the Cold War

• the United States remained isolationist after WWII

• the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union never broke out into war between the two superpowers

• all of these are true

After WWII, which military alliance was formed between the United States and Western Europe?

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• The League of Nations

• NAFTA

Which of the terms below most closely defines the following: a nuclear attack by one superpower would be met with a counterattack, ensuring the destruction of the attacker and defender

• the Tsar Bomba

• brinksmanship

• The Manhattan Project

• mutually assured destruction

Which of these best describes the US Cold War policy of trying to prevent the spread of communism?

• the Iron Curtain

• McCarthyism

• containment

• The Red Scare

Which of these was a result of the Korean War?

• Korea was divided into two anotions along the 38th parallel

• The US prevented the spread of communism to South Korea

• The US created a close alliance with South Korea

• all of these are true

Each of these is an example of a Cold War proxy war EXCEPT

• the Korean War

• the Soviet-Afghan War

• the Vietnam War

• the 2001 US invasion of Afghanistan

Which of these reflected fears that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would be vulnerable to a communist takeover?

• domino theory

• McCarthyism

• nationalism

• the Iron Curtain

Which of the following were strategies of containment used in Cold war conflicts?

• money in the form of aid and/or weapons

• direct military intervention

• international influence

• all of these

McCarthyism is most closely associated with

• US foreign policy in the Cold War

• the domino theory

• The Second Red Scare

• Vietnam War protest music

Which of the following best defines the Second Red Scare?

• the fears of communist influence in US society, entertainment, government, etc

• American foreign policy fears of the spread of communism

• fears of environmental degradation because of the use of chemicals

• fears of the influence of immigrants on American society