US History Cold War Test 8

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History Cold War (Us History) K-12 to University (USA History) USA — Us History USA History Standards & AP

What is this test? for History practice (US/World/State), USA — K-12 to University (USA History) level, USA — Us History.
For all levels (Elementary to University) studying History in the USA
Section: History Cold War (Us History) · Education: K-12 to University · Part: History Cold War (Us History) · Country: USA · Region: USA — Us History

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Question 1

Which person were the Cold War rivals?

A) USA and USSR

B) Japan and China

C) France and Germany

D) USA and Britain

Question 2

Which wall divided a city 1961-1989?

A) Hadrian's Wall

B) Berlin Wall

C) Great Wall

D) Wailing Wall

Question 3

Which of the following best defines Gorbachev's role?

A) Hardliner

B) No role

C) Reforms ending

D) War starter

Question 4

Name the person who opened China.

A) Carter

B) Reagan

C) Bush

D) Nixon 1972 visit

Question 5

What best defines the Cuban Missile Crisis?

A) 1962 nuclear standoff over Cuba

B) a trade deal

C) an earthquake

D) a space launch

Question 6

Which of the following best defines the Truman Doctrine (1947)?

A) Nuclear ban

B) Support free peoples against communism

C) Free trade

D) Isolationism

Question 7

Which term means "1950 to 1953 clash"?

A) the Truman Doctrine (1947)

B) the Marshall Plan

C) Korean War

D) the Bay of Pigs (1961)

Question 8

Provide the definition of détente:

A) Hot war

B) Trade war

C) Space race

D) Eased tension 1970s

Question 9

Provide the definition of the Truman Doctrine (1947):

A) Support free peoples against communism

B) Nuclear ban

C) Free trade

D) Isolationism

Question 10

What was Gorbachev's role?

A) Hardliner

B) Reforms ending

C) No role

D) War starter

Question 11

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

A) a trade deal

B) an earthquake

C) 1962 nuclear standoff over Cuba

D) a space launch

Question 12

What was Truman Doctrine?

A) Isolation return

B) Asia open

C) Tax allies

D) 1947 aid doctrine

Question 13

What best defines the Truman Doctrine (1947)?

A) Support free peoples against communism

B) Nuclear ban

C) Free trade

D) Isolationism

Question 14

Which term means "anti-communist suspicion campaigns"?

A) the Truman Doctrine (1947)

B) McCarthyism

C) the Marshall Plan

D) the Bay of Pigs (1961)

Question 15

Which term means "Pressure plus talks"?

A) the Truman Doctrine (1947)

B) the Marshall Plan

C) Reagan's role

D) the Bay of Pigs (1961)

Question 16

What best defines glasnost?

A) Crackdown

B) No change

C) War plan

D) Openness policy

Question 17

What best defines Gorbachev's role?

A) Reforms ending

B) Hardliner

C) No role

D) War starter

Question 18

Which term means "US-Soviet competition in space"?

A) the Truman Doctrine (1947)

B) the Space Race

C) the Marshall Plan

D) the Bay of Pigs (1961)

Question 19

Which term means "Failed CIA invasion of Cuba"?

A) the Truman Doctrine (1947)

B) the Marshall Plan

C) the Bay of Pigs (1961)

D) the Tet Offensive (1968)

Question 20

What was glasnost?

A) Crackdown

B) No change

C) War plan

D) Openness policy

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