Grudgeball……

The policy of stopping the spread of communism by military or economic means was known as: Containment Marshall Plan Brinksmanship Contamination

The military alliance of the United States and its allies was opposed by: S.H.I.E.L.D. NATO Warsaw Pact SEATO

Which one of these international figures was NOT part of the Cuban Missile Crisis? John F. Kennedy Joseph Stalin Nikita Khruschev Fidel Castro

What general led the UN forces in the Korean War? Douglas MacArthur Dwight Eisenhower George Patton The General (The guy from the auto insurance commercials)

What idea was the major reason behind the U. S What idea was the major reason behind the U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War era? Vietnamization Domino Theory Nonaligned nations Khmer Rouge

The United States and the Soviet Union had a dangerous standoff over the presence of Soviet nuclear missile in: Iraq Iran Cuba Afghanistan

In the 1940’s and 1950’s, what region was described as being behind the “Iron Curtain”? Eastern Europe Western Europe Narnia Germany

Who were most of the Vietcong? Pro-Communist South Vietnamese Pro-Communist North Vietnamese Anti-Communist South Vietnamese Anti-Communist North Vietnamese

What were “Third World” countries? Countries that sided with the United States and its allies Countries that sided with the Soviet Union and its allies Developing countries that were not sided with either the USA or USSR Countries with a monarchy as a form of government

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

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: The Berlin Airlift Ich bin ein Berliner The Marshall Plan Hamburger Helper

What military alliance was created to counter the communist aggression by the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe? Iron Curtain Warsaw Pact Union of Soviet Socialist Republics NATO

The policy of militarily intimidating your opponent to the edge of war is known as: Détente Vietnamization Brinksmanship Containment

What country was not divided by the allies after World War II? Korea Vietnam Germany Cuba

What country did the Soviet Union invade and is considered their “Vietnam”? Iran Iraq Germany Afghanistan

Which one of the following was NOT a result of the Korean War? The 38th Parallel remained the border South Korea became communist North Korea remained communist 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