1. Grudgeball……

2. A.The policy of stopping the spread of communism by military or economic means was known as: A.Containment B.Marshall Plan C.Brinksmanship D.Contamination

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

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

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

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

7. A.The United States and the Soviet Union had a dangerous standoff over the presence of Soviet nuclear missile in: A.Iraq B.Iran C.Cuba D.Afghanistan

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

9. A.Who were most of the Vietcong? A.Pro-Communist South Vietnamese B.Pro-Communist North Vietnamese C.Anti-Communist South Vietnamese D.Anti-Communist North Vietnamese

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

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

12. A.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: A.The Berlin Airlift B.Ich bin ein Berliner C.The Marshall Plan D.Hamburger Helper

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

14. A.The policy of militarily intimidating your opponent to the edge of war is known as: A.Détente B.Vietnamization C.Brinksmanship D.Containment

15. A.What country was not divided by the allies after World War II? A.Korea B.Vietnam C.Germany D.Cuba

16. A.What country did the Soviet Union invade and is considered their “Vietnam”? A.Iran B.Iraq C.Germany D.Afghanistan

17. A.Which one of the following was NOT a result of the Korean War? A.The 38 th Parallel remained the border B.South Korea became communist C.North Korea remained communist D.Communism was contained

18. 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

19. 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)

20. 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

21. The leader of the North Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam War was: – Mao – Diem – Ho Chi Minh – Viet Cong

22. The leader of the South Vietnam during the Vietnam War was: – Mao – Diem – Ho Chi Minh – Viet Cong

23. All of the following are communist except: – Viet Cong – Khmer Rouge – Soviet Union – South Korea

24. The President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis was: – Lyndon Johnson – Richard Nixon – Ronald Reagan – John F. Kennedy

25. The Premier of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis was: – Leonard Brezhnev – Nikita Khrushev – Joseph Stalin – Mikhail Gorbachev

26. 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

27. This group took over Cambodia in the aftermath of the Vietnam War: – Vietcong – Khmer Rouge – Moulin Rouge – Ngo Dinh Diem

28. 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

29. What is an example of the Cold War thawing? – Star Wars – The Berlin Airlift – The Vietnam War – The Berlin Wall coming down

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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

34. The leader of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia after the Vietnam War was: – Pol Pot – Paul Pot – Ho Chi Minh – Ngo Dinh Diem

35. 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

36. 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