Unit 6 Cold War Review

Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate title for the map (1955) above?

• World War I Alliances

• World War II Alliances

• Cold War Alliances

• Civil War Alliances

How were the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Korean Conflict, the Berlin Wall, the “Space Race,” and the threat of “mutually assured nuclear destruction” all related to the Cold War?

• They all represent the post-WWII rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union.

• They are all World War II conflicts between the United States and the Soviet Union.

• They were all Cold War victories for the Soviet Union and the spread of communism.

• They all represent American victories in the Cold War against communist Russia.

What was the primary cause for the Cold War?

• The Soviet Union wanted to spread Fascism and the United States wanted to promote Democracy.

• The Soviet Union wanted to spread Communism and the United States wanted to promote Democracy.

• The United States wanted to spread Communism and the Soviet Union wanted to promote Democracy.

• The United States wanted to spread Fascism and the Soviet Union wanted to contain Fascism.

Which of the following led to a push for an advanced focus on math and science education in mid-20th Century America?

• The Soviet launch of Sputnik I

• The creation of NASA

• A presidential decree from President Kennedy

• A return to militarism under President Johnson

Which of the following were causes of the Second Red Scare of the 1940s and 1950s?

• The Building of the Berlin Wall, the Berlin Airlift, and the Launch of Sputnik I

• The Camp David Accords, the Iranian Hostage Crisis, and the Persian Gulf War

• The Vietnam War, the Bay of Pigs Invasion, and the Holocaust

• The development of Soviet nuclear weapons and the fall of China to Communism

What was one similarity between the Red Scare of the 1920s and McCarthyism of the 1950s?

• The civil liberties of American citizens were threatened during both periods.

• During both periods, the American Communist Party saw a tremendous rise in membership.

• Many government employees were convicted of giving secrets to the Soviet Union.

• Thousands of American citizens were deported from the United States during both periods.

Which of the following was a common goal of the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, the Eisenhower Doctrine, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?

• End the Korean War

• Limit the global spread of communism

• Allow limited support for Allied nations

• Promote a foreign policy of isolationism

In March 1946, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared “an iron curtain” had “descended across the continent.” Stalin called the speech a “call to war with the Soviet Union.”

Which of the following best describes Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’?

• The political and economic division that existed between Eastern and Western Europe following World War II

• The wall that was built to prevent movement of citizens from East to West Berlin

• The 38th parallel that divided North and South Korea after World War Il

• The cultural division between northern and southern Europe based on differences of religion and language.

The Korean War (1950-1953) was the first war in which the United States

• sent troops to fight on foreign soil.

• responded to an attack on its homeland.

• fought for the goal of containment.

• formed an alliance with mainland China.

Which of the following BEST describes an outcome of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The communist leaders of Cuba were removed from power.

• The United States strengthened its political and economic ties with Cuba.

• Nuclear war with the Soviet Union was avoided.

• The United States significantly reduced its military defenses.