Cold War

During the Chinese Civil War, who led the Communists?

• Mao ZeDong

• Chiang Kai Shek

• Do Ki Minh

• Stalin

During what Cold War event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade in Germany without provoking a military conflict?

• Berlin Airlift

• Vietnam War

• Watergate Scandal

• Bataan Death March

What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• Domino Theory

• Open Door Policy

What leader atttacked Israel and proclaimed Islam as their offical religion?

• African leader: Idi Ammin

• Soviet leader: Gorbachev

• Egyptian leader: Nasser

• Chinese Dictator: Mao ZeDong

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did President J.F. Kennedy do when he heard that the Soviet Union was constructing nuclear missile sites in Cuba.

• He launched a nuclear missile at the Kremlin in Moscow.

• He gave into the demands of the Soviet & Cuban government.

• He ordered a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing the necessary materials.

• He declared war on the Soviet Union & Cuba.

What is significant about the 38th parallel?

• It divides Western and Eastern Europe, this line is also described as the Iron Curtain

• The division between North and South Korea

• The division between China and North Korea, also known as the Iron Curtain.

• The 38th parallel was the location of all communist satellite nations.

Cuba becomes a nuclear threat to the United States and in responses with a naval blockade under Kennedy's leadership. 

• Bay of Pigs 
• Berlin Airlift
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Russian Missile Crisis

During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?

• Open Door Policy

• Big Stick Policy

• Containment Policy

• Dollar Diplomacy

President Kennedy met with Martin Lutther King to discuss this

• Korean War

• Labor Unions

• Civil Rights for African Americans

• The Red Scare

After numerous attempts to arrive at a permanent peace treaty in Korea, negotiations broke down and to this day...

• Korea and the US have terrible economic issues

• A peace treaty has never been signed

• There has been fighting in South Korea

• The US has taxed Korea for war damages