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Cold War: Pre-Test

Multiple Choice. Circle the letter that BEST answers each question.
1.

Why was the war between the Soviet Union and the United States called the Cold War?
A. The war was fought mainly in Russias frigid climate.
B. Many of the battles took place during the cold winter months.
C. No actual hot combat between the Soviet Union and the U.S. took place.
D. Numerous soldiers died from catching a cold with no way of getting treatment.

2.

Which is generally a characteristic of a communist economy?

A. Government agencies are involved in production planning.
B. Investment is encouraged by the promise of large profits.
C. The role of government in the economy is restricted by law.
D. Entrepreneurs sell shares in their companies to the government.

3.

Which president did not serve in the White House at any time during the Cold War?
A. Franklin D. Roosevelt
B. Harry S. Truman
C. Dwight D. Eisenhower
D. John F. Kennedy

4.

After World War II, the Soviet Union established satellite states in Eastern Europe to?
A. Support the remaining Fascist governments in Eastern Europe.
B. Expand its power and control over Eastern Europe.
C. Preserve capitalism in Eastern Europe.
D. Establish democratic governments in Eastern European nations.

5.

The promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism was called?
A. Yellow Fever
B. Red Scare
C. Soviet Terror
D. Propaganda Panic

6.

What was the competition for supremacy in spaceflight capability between the Soviet Union
and the U.S. called?
A. Shoot for the Moon
B. The Star Wars
C. The Space Race
D. Battlestar Gallactica

7.

The main reason the United Nations sent troops to Korea in 1950 was to?
A. Ensure that food reached areas of the Korean Peninsula affected by famine.
B. Prevent North Korea from conquering the people of South Korea.
C. Force the inspection of nuclear weapons plants in North Korea.
D. Restore peace between warring factions of Buddhism and Shintoism.

8.

What is a Proxy War?

A. A war instigated by opposing powers who do not fight against each other directly.
B. A war between two neighboring countries.
C. A war that divides a country into two countries.
D. A war that is fought despite not being approved of by the United Nations.

9.

From the perspective of the North Vietnamese, the war was a battle between?
A. Fascism and Liberalism
B. Nationalism and Imperialism
C. Theocracy and Monarchy
D. Republicanism and Totalitarianism

10.

United States involvement in the Vietnam War and the Soviet Unions involvement in
Afghanistan were motivated mainly by a desire to?
A. Exploit the mineral resources of the regions.
B. Support governments that would remain strong allies.
C. Stop the expansion of Japan into the Middle East.
D. Establish independent nation-states in the regions.

11.

Which is a major reason Cuban and Nicaraguan revolutionary movements were attracted to
communism?
A. Communist groups promised economic reform and better living standards.
B. Business owners and the military were supported by communist groups.
C. The goal of communism was to encourage religion.
D. Communist leaders promised to reduce Spanish colonialism in the West.

12.

During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union were reluctant to become
involved in direct military conflict mainly because of?
A. The peacekeeping role of the United Nations.
B. Pressure from nonaligned nations.
C. The potential for global nuclear destruction.
D. Increased tensions in the Middle East.

13.

In response to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Soviet Union and its
satellite states formed the?
A. Moscow Agreement
B. Soviet Republic Administration
C. Eastern European Union
D. Warsaw Pact

14.

A major development in relations between the Soviet Union and the United States occurred
in the late 1980s when the two nations agreed to?
A. Purchase all their oil from Mexico.
B. Eliminate a group of nuclear missiles.
C. Withdraw from the United Nations.
D. Ban arms sales to developing nations.

15.

Which event was closest to causing nuclear warfare between the Soviet Union and U.S.?
A. Cuban Missile Crisis
B. Korean War
C. Launch of Sputnik satellite
D. Construction of Berlin Wall