Cold War test review

Which U.S. policy aimed to stop the spread of communism?

• Isolationism

• Containment

• Expansionism

• Social Darwinism

Which city was divided into East and West during the Cold War?

• Paris

• Warsaw

• Berlin

• Rome

Which of the following alliances was led by the United States?

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• COMECON

• Axis Powers

The Korean War ended in:

• U.S. victory

• North Korea’s surrender

• A ceasefire and division at the 38th parallel

• Reunification

Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis significant?

• It marked the first use of nuclear weapons

• It nearly led to nuclear war

• It ended U.S.-Cuban relations permanently

• It caused World War III

Which U.S. president was involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Eisenhower

• Nixon

• Kennedy

• Reagan

What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?

• To keep West Germans out of East Berlin

• To prevent East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin

• To divide NATO and the Warsaw Pact

• To protect the Berlin Airlift

The Vietnam War was a conflict between:

• North and South Korea

• Vietnam and China

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

• France and Vietnam

Which Soviet leader began reforms that helped end the Cold War?

• Khrushchev

• Brezhnev

• Gorbachev

• Stalin

What was glasnost?

• A. A secret police unit

• B. A nuclear policy

• C. Openness in government and society

• D. Military reform