The Cold War: Key Facts

What was the Cold War?

• A time of political tension and competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union after WWII, without direct fighting between the two.

• A period of direct military conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

• A time when the U.S. and Soviet Union were allies.

• A war fought in cold climates.

Which theory suggested that if one country fell to communism, nearby countries would also fall?

• Domino Theory

• Cold War Theory

• Containment Theory

• Authoritarian Theory

What is an authoritarian government?

• A style of government where one leader or a small group has all the power, and people have little or no freedom to oppose them.

• A government where everyone votes on all decisions.

• A government with no leaders.

• A government that encourages freedom of speech and opposition.

Which event was started by Mao Zedong in China in 1958 and aimed to quickly grow farming and industry by putting people into large communes, but ultimately failed and caused food shortages and famine?

• Great Leap Forward

• Cultural Revolution

• Iron Curtain

• Nuclear Arms Race

Which communist leader founded the People’s Republic of China in 1949?

• Margaret Thatcher

• Mao Zedong

• Václav Havel

• Pope John Paul II

The Vietnam War was fought between which two main groups?

• Communist North Vietnam and U.S.-backed South Vietnam

• North Korea and South Korea

• USSR and Hungary

• Czechoslovakia and Soviet Union

Which event involved student protests in China demanding democracy that were crushed by government tanks?

• Suez Canal Crisis (1956)

• Tiananmen Square (1989)

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Berlin Airlift

What is the economic system called where businesses are privately owned and people can earn profits?

• Limited Capitalism

• Capitalism

• Nationalist

• Foreign Policy

What is the definition of Guerrilla Warfare?

• Fighting by small groups using surprise attacks

• A government where one leader has complete control

• An agreement to stop fighting

• A war fought in another country

Which term refers to a war fought in another country where superpowers supported opposite sides?

• Proxy War

• Dictatorship

• Armistice

• Guerrilla Warfare