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2. The policy of stopping the spread of communism by military or economic means was known as: • Containment • Marshall Plan • Brinksmanship • Contamination

3. The military alliance of the United States and its allies was opposed by: • S.H.I.E.L.D. • NATO • Warsaw Pact • SEATO

4. Which one of these international figures was NOT part of the Cuban Missile Crisis? • John F. Kennedy • Joseph Stalin • Nikita Khruschev • Fidel Castro

5. What general led the UN forces in the Korean War? • Douglas MacArthur • Dwight Eisenhower • George Patton • The General (The guy from the auto insurance commercials)

6. What idea was the major reason behind the U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War era? • Vietnamization • Domino Theory • Nonaligned nations • Khmer Rouge

7. The United States and the Soviet Union had a dangerous standoff over the presence of Soviet nuclear missile in: • Iraq • Iran • Cuba • Afghanistan

8. In the 1940’s and 1950’s, what region was described as being behind the “Iron Curtain”? • Eastern Europe • Western Europe • Narnia • Germany

9. Who were most of the Vietcong? • Pro-Communist South Vietnamese • Pro-Communist North Vietnamese • Anti-Communist South Vietnamese • Anti-Communist North Vietnamese

10. What were “Third World” countries? • Countries that sided with the United States and its allies • Countries that sided with the Soviet Union and its allies • Developing countries that were not sided with either the USA or USSR • Countries with a monarchy as a form of government

11. What US President reignited Cold War tensions in the early 1980’s with a plans for anti-missile satellite system, known as “Star Wars”? • John F. Kennedy • Barack Obama • Richard Nixon • Ronald Reagan

12. What rescue mission by the United States and Britain, helped half of the German capital from falling to the communists in the late 1940’s: • The Berlin Airlift • Ich bin ein Berliner • The Marshall Plan • Hamburger Helper

13. What military alliance was created to counter the communist aggression by the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe? • Iron Curtain • Warsaw Pact • Union of Soviet Socialist Republics • NATO

14. The policy of militarily intimidating your opponent to the edge of war is known as: • Détente • Vietnamization • Brinksmanship • Containment

15. What country was not divided by the allies after World War II? • Korea • Vietnam • Germany • Cuba

16. What country did the Soviet Union invade and is considered their “Vietnam”? • Iran • Iraq • Germany • Afghanistan

17. Which one of the following was NOT a result of the Korean War? • The 38th Parallel remained the border • South Korea became communist • North Korea remained communist • Communism was contained

18. The term “détente” refers to: • Human rights abuses during the cold war • The arms race during the cold war • The planned invasion of Cuba • The lessening of Cold War tensions

19. The event that set off the nuclear arms race was: • The bombing of Japan at the end of World War 2 • The SALT talks • The Cuban Missile Crisis • The Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars)

20. The international organization that was formed after World War II to settle international disputes was: • NATO • Warsaw Pact • The League of Nations • The United Nations

21. The leader of the North Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam War was: • Mao • Diem • Ho Chi Minh • Viet Cong

22. The leader of the South Vietnam during the Vietnam War was: • Mao • Diem • Ho Chi Minh • Viet Cong

23. All of the following are communist except: • Viet Cong • Khmer Rouge • Soviet Union • South Korea

24. The President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis was: • Lyndon Johnson • Richard Nixon • Ronald Reagan • John F. Kennedy

25. The Premier of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis was: • Leonard Brezhnev • Nikita Khrushev • Joseph Stalin • Mikhail Gorbachev

26. All of these opposing ideas are part of the Cold War, except: • Democracy vs. Totalitarianism • Capitalism vs. Communism • Potterism vs. Voldemortism • Soviet Union vs. United States

27. This group took over Cambodia in the aftermath of the Vietnam War: • Vietcong • Khmer Rouge • Moulin Rouge • Ngo Dinh Diem

28. What was the term for countries that did not become allies of either the United States or the Soviet Union? • Undecided Nations • Poverty Stricken Nation • Unaligned Nations • Seven Nation Army

29. What is an example of the Cold War thawing? • Star Wars • The Berlin Airlift • The Vietnam War • The Berlin Wall coming down

30. The Korean War began when: • The Chinese crossed their southern border and invaded North Korea • The United Nations invaded South Korea • The Soviet backed North Koreans invaded South Korea • The South Koreans invaded North Korea

31. The result of the Vietnam war was: • The Americans left and South Vietnam fell to the communists • The Americans left and North Vietnam fell to the communists • The Soviets withdrew and the South fell to the communists • The Soviets withdrew and the North fell to the communists

32. What nickname did Winston Churchill give the imaginary divide between eastern and western Europe during the Cold War? • Iron Curtain • Berlin Curtain • The Iron Wall • The Berlin Wall

33. What was the name of the very real structure that surrounded a half of a city in Germany? • Iron Curtain • Berlin Curtain • The Iron Wall • The Berlin Wall

34. The leader of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia after the Vietnam War was: • Pol Pot • Paul Pot • Ho Chi Minh • Ngo Dinh Diem

35. The policy of helping any country who was threatened by the spread of was known as: • The Obama Doctrine • The Falseman Doctrine • The Truman Doctrine • The Eisenhower Doctrine

36. What did a U-2 spy plane discover in a flight over Cuba? • Too many cigars were being produced • Castro was playing baseball • Legos • Nuclear Weapons