Cold War Review

Who issued threats in the 50s & 60s toward democratic nations but wanted to avoid war?

• Hitler

• Khrushchev

• Kennedy

• Churchill

The Soviet Union chose Cuba as a site to place some its nuclear arsenal because

• most of the nation's citizens were originally from there

• the island was located very close to the USA

• the nation's democratic govt. was very weak

The U.S fought in the Korean War because

• they wanted to prevent the spread of communism to South Korea

• they wanted to protect Americans living in S. Korea

• they wanted to learn more about Korean culture

• they wanted to increase trade with N. Korea

_________is a system of government where the government owns the factories, land and natural resources and controls everything. 

• Republic

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Capitlalism

Which of the following BEST describes the United States’ goal in the Vietnam War?

• to contain the spread of communism

• to free people in Berlin

• to make the Iron Curtain bigger

• to protect S. Korea from N. Korea

What was the "iron curtain"?

• a tall wall that divided the U.S. and Cuba

• a conflict ended by the Civil Rights Act of 1963

• a weapon used during the Cold War to stop the Soviet Union

• an invisible border that divided communist Europe from free Europe

What was the goal of the “containment policy” of the United States?

• to stop racial segregation in the South

• 
  to keep people from moving into communist countries

• to stop the spread of communism

• to build more missiles

What was one reason that the United States spent a large amount of money on its space program during the Cold War? 

• It intended to claim territory on the moon for the United States.

• It wanted to create jobs to help the country’s economy

• It changed its focus from fighting wars to promoting peace. 

• It was in a space-race competition with the Soviet Union.

How did the "Iron Curtain" affect Europe?

• Citizens on both sides had different economies.

• Citizens on both sides enjoyed freedom. 

• Citizens on both sides followed the same leaders.

• Citizens on both sides shared resources.

How did President John F. Kennedy respond to the placement of nuclear missiles in Cuba?

• He ordered an invasion of the island and overthrew the leaders of Cuba's communist government.

• He ordered Soviet ships to be blocked from Cuba and demanded that the weapons be removed immediately.