Grudgeball……

A. The policy of stopping the spread of communism by military or economic means was known as:A. ContainmentB. Marshall PlanC. BrinksmanshipD. Contamination

A. The military alliance of the United States and its allies was opposed by:A. S.H.I.E.L.D.B. NATOC. Warsaw PactD. SEATO

A. Which one of these international figures was NOT part of the Cuban Missile Crisis?A. John F. KennedyB. Joseph StalinC. Nikita KhruschevD. Fidel Castro

A. What general led the UN forces in the Korean War?A. Douglas MacArthurB. Dwight EisenhowerC. George PattonD. The General (The guy from the auto insurance

commercials)

A. What idea was the major reason behind the U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War era?A. VietnamizationB. Domino TheoryC. Nonaligned nationsD. Khmer Rouge

A. The United States and the Soviet Union had a dangerous standoff over the presence of Soviet nuclear missile in:A. IraqB. IranC. CubaD. Afghanistan

A. In the 1940’s and 1950’s, what region was described as being behind the “Iron Curtain”?A. Eastern EuropeB. Western EuropeC. NarniaD. Germany

A. Who were most of the Vietcong?A. Pro-Communist South VietnameseB. Pro-Communist North VietnameseC. Anti-Communist South VietnameseD. Anti-Communist North Vietnamese

A. What were “Third World” countries?A. Countries that sided with the United States and

its alliesB. Countries that sided with the Soviet Union and

its alliesC. Developing countries that were not sided with

either the USA or USSRD. Countries with a monarchy as a form of

government

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

A. 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:A. The Berlin AirliftB. Ich bin ein BerlinerC. The Marshall PlanD. Hamburger Helper

A. What military alliance was created to counter the communist aggression by the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe?A. Iron CurtainB. Warsaw PactC. Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsD. NATO

A. The policy of militarily intimidating your opponent to the edge of war is known as:A. DétenteB. VietnamizationC. BrinksmanshipD. Containment

A. What country was not divided by the allies after World War II?A. KoreaB. VietnamC. GermanyD. Cuba

A. What country did the Soviet Union invade and is considered their “Vietnam”?A. IranB. IraqC. GermanyD. Afghanistan

A. Which one of the following was NOT a result of the Korean War?A. The 38th Parallel remained the borderB. South Korea became communistC. North Korea remained communistD. Communism was contained

• 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

• 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)

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

• 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

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

• 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

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

• 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

• 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