The Freaking Cold War.

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The cold war. 8th grade honors 2010 D:

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  • 2. 

    After WWII Korea was divided at what line?

    • Equator

    • 38th parallel

    • Berlin wall

    • Idk

    Correct Answer
    A. 38th parallel
  • 3. 

    A naval blockade of cuba was a succcess during the ____________  in 1961.

    • Bay of pigs invasion

    • SALT agreement

    • Watergate scandal

    • Cuban missile crisis

    Correct Answer
    A. Cuban missile crisis
  • 4. 

    __ ___ ____ was the leader of communist north vietnam.

    • Ho chi minh

    • Lee harvey oswald

    • President harry truman

    • Emily ann blum

    Correct Answer
    A. Ho chi minh
  • 5. 

    To keep east germans from leaving, khrushchev had the ________________ built.

    • Iron curtain

    • Berlin wall

    • 38th parallel

    • Vietcong

    Correct Answer
    A. Berlin wall
  • 6. 

    In the vietnam war, the US supported _____ vietnam.

    • North

    • East

    • South

    • West

    Correct Answer
    A. South
  • 7. 

    People expressed negative views of the war by ________ on college campuses

    • Wars

    • Fighting

    • Protests

    Correct Answer
    A. Protests
  • 8. 

    The USSR made its zone of germany into the country of.

    • North germany

    • East germany

    • West germany

    • South germany

    Correct Answer
    A. East germany
  • 9. 

    JFK was assassinated in Dallas by ______________

    • Nixon

    • McCarthy

    • Lee Harvey Oswald

    • Me.

    Correct Answer
    A. Lee Harvey Oswald
  • 10. 

    The ________ were communist guerillas fighting in the south.

    • Army

    • Vietcong

    • Animals

    • RAWR

    Correct Answer
    A. Vietcong
  • 11. 

    The guiding principle of U.S. foreign policy during the cold war was to __________ communism.

    • Contain

    • Spread

    • Eat

    • Cook

    • Fart on

    Correct Answer
    A. Contain
  • 12. 

    What was the cold war?

    • A war fought when it was cold.

    • A period of struggle between the us and soviet union.

    • A war between the U.S. and soviet union.

    • A war between U.S. and britain.

    • Idk.

    Correct Answer
    A. A period of struggle between the us and soviet union.
  • 13. 

    In the korean war, which side did the USA back up?

    • North

    • South

    • The US didnt help korea

    Correct Answer
    A. South
    Explanation
    the south wasnt communist, it was a democracy.

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  • 14. 

    Two communist leaders that caused JFK trouble were Fidel ______ (cuba) and Nikita _____________ (Soviet union). (order DOES matter)

    • Khruhchev & castro

    • Castro & khruhchev

    • Nixon & castro

    • Castro & mccarthy

    Correct Answer
    A. Castro & khruhchev
  • 15. 

    The ____________________ was the failed invasion of cuba, which was an embarrassment for the US.

    • Berlin airlift

    • Bay of pigs invasion

    • Satellite nations

    • Berlin wall

    • Vietnamization

    Correct Answer
    A. Bay of pigs invasion
  • 16. 

    President _____ resigned after evidence he was involved in the watergate scandal.

    • Nixon

    • Truman

    • Bush

    • Ford

    Correct Answer
    A. Nixon
  • 17. 

    THe USSR formed its own alliance called

    • NATO

    • Warsaw pact

    • The united nations

    • Watergate scandal

    Correct Answer
    A. Warsaw pact
    Explanation
    the warsaw pact ended in the 80's.

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  • 18. 

    The election of 1960 was the first presidental election people could ________

    • Watch on tv

    • Read about in newspapers

    • Hear about on the radio

    • Vote for the winner

    Correct Answer
    A. Watch on tv
  • 19. 

    The sumbolic end to the cold war was the tearing down of the ______

    • Berlin airlift

    • Iron curtain

    • Berlin wall

    • Satellite nations

    Correct Answer
    A. Berlin wall
  • 20. 

    The first peacetime alliance that the US joined was called...

    • NATO

    • The warsaw pact

    • The united nations

    • Watergate scandal

    Correct Answer
    A. NATO
  • 21. 

    The high cost & disappointing ending of the Korean war were reasons why americans elected republician _______________ in 1952.

    • Nixon

    • Eisenhower

    • Truman

    • George h. w. bush

    Correct Answer
    A. Eisenhower
  • 22. 

    Senator _____ claimed he had a list of communists in the US.

    • McCarthy

    • Castro

    • Oswald

    • IDKKKKK

    Correct Answer
    A. McCarthy
  • 23. 

    What was the marshall plan?

    • When the USSR held west berlin hostage & the US and Britain staged the berlin airlift.

    • To build the berlin wall.

    • U.S. help rebuild europe economies after WWII.

    • The first peacetime allicance that the US joined

    Correct Answer
    A. U.S. help rebuild europe economies after WWII.
  • 24. 

    When the USSR held west berlin hostage for 327 days, the US & Britain staged the _______ ______

    • Satellite nations

    • Iron curtain

    • Berlin wall

    • Berlin airlift

    Correct Answer
    A. Berlin airlift
  • 25. 

    The 1st asian nation to fall to communism was...

    • Vietnam

    • Asia

    • China

    • South korea

    • North korea

    Correct Answer
    A. China
  • 26. 

    In 1948 the US, Britain, and France united their zones of germany into the country called....

    • North germany

    • East germany

    • West germany

    • South germany

    Correct Answer
    A. West germany
  • 27. 

    Vietnamization was...

    • Killing all the people in vietnam

    • Nixons plan to end the war

    • Destroying vietnam

    Correct Answer
    A. Nixons plan to end the war
  • 28. 

    The ____ agreement limited the number of nuclear warheads and missiles between the US and USSR

    • Crap

    • Salt

    • Pepper

    • Aunt

    • Silly

    Correct Answer
    A. Salt
  • 29. 

    First the soviets set up ____________, or communist governments on their border.

    • Buildings

    • 38th paralllells

    • Satellite nations

    • Vietcongs

    Correct Answer
    A. Satellite nations
  • 30. 

    The cold war lasted from the end of WWII to....

    • 1960

    • 1991

    • 1990

    • Idk

    Correct Answer
    A. 1991
    Explanation
    1991 is when the soviet union started to collapse.

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  • 31. 

    The ___ amendmentchanged the voting age from 21 to 18

    • 16

    • 6

    • 26

    • 30

    • 98765r456787654567876543456789

    Correct Answer
    A. 26
  • 32. 

    4 students were killed in ohio during a protest at _________ university

    • Ohio state

    • Pent state

    • Kent state

    • Pooo state

    Correct Answer
    A. Kent state
  • 33. 

    The war in korea was not an official US war. what was it called? (there is more then one answer so just pick one :D )

    • A fight

    • A conflict

    • The forgotten war

    • The bay of pigs invasion

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. A conflict
    A. The forgotten war
  • 34. 

    Who fired general MacArthur?

    • President harry truman

    • President nixon

    • He wasnt fired, he quit

    • Joseph McCarthy

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. President harry truman
    A. President nixon
    Explanation
    General MacArthur wanted to use an atomic bomb, but preisdent harry truman didnt, but MacArthur wanted to go against Truman.

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  • 35. 

    What was the truman doctrine?

  • 36. 

    The domino theory states that:

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