Multiple Choice: Pick the Best Answer to the Following Questions

16) The buffer area between North and South Korea was known as the
a) demilitarized zone (DMZ) c) denuclearized zone (DNZ)
b) deliberalized zone (DLZ) d) disorganized zone (DLZ)

17) The President forced into office with the death of FDR who ended WWII with the Atomic Bomb was
a) Franklin Delano Roosevelt c) Harry S. Truman
c) Dwight D. Eisenhower d) John F. Kennedy

18) Which famous WWII General was fired by President Truman his public criticism of the President?
a) John F. Kennedy c) Douglas MacArthur
b) Dwight D. Eisenhower d) Colin Powell

19) Which Korea became communist after the end of WWII?
East Korea c) South Korea
West Korea d) North Korea

20) The organization that was based on the concept of collective security, where each democratic member
pledged to defend other non-communist nations from attack was
a) North Atlantic Treaty Organization c) the Communist Block
b) the Warsaw Pact d) the Iron Curtain

21) The organization was based on the concept eastern allies and satellite nations was
a) North Atlantic Treaty Organization c) the Communist Block
b) the Warsaw Pact d) the Iron Curtain

22) When Berlin was divided in half after WWII, the democratic side was
a) North Berlin c) West Berlin
b) South Berlin d) East Berlin

23) Although the US condemned the Soviets aggressive behaviors after WWII, the US didn’t interfere when the Soviets
a) Suppressed an anti-communist revolution in Hungary c) Invaded Czechoslovakia
b) Built the Berlin Wall d) All of the above

24) After WWII, Germany was divided into
a) two zones c) four zones
b) three zones d) five zones

25) Unlike WWI, where the enemy (loser) was treated severely, this plan also included helping rebuild Germany and Italy.
a) Eisenhower Plan c. Kennedy Plan
b) Marshall Plan d. None of the Above

26) The following doctrine stated that the U. S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent their falling into the Soviet sphere.
Truman Doctrine c. Marshall Doctrine
Nixon Doctrine d. Reagan Doctrine

27) In 1989, communism collapses in all of the following Easter Bloc countries EXCEPT
a) Poland c) Hungary
b) China d) Czechoslovakia

28) The President of the US who told the Soviet Union to tear down the Berlin Wall was
a) President Reagan c) President Bush
b) President Clinton d) President Nixon

29) All of the following presidents were involved with Détente EXCEPT
a) President Nixon c) President Johnson
b) President Ford d) President Carter

30) President Kennedy was the US leader involved with the Soviet conflict known as
a) the Bay of Pigs c) All of the above
b) the Cuban Missile crisis d) None of the above

31) The United States used nuclear weapons during the Cold War to act as a
a) ignitor c) fallout
b) deterrent d) detergent

32) The War in Vietnam led to all of the following EXCEPT
a) the War hurt American prestige c) the US eventually wins the war
b) Many European nations felt the US neglected them d) Produced enormous divisions and debates in US

33) The start of the “Space Race” began with
a) Sputnik c) Apollo
b) Gemini d) All of the above.

34) America believed the policy of containment was working and stopping the spread on Communism in Europe until 1949 Mao Zedong overthrew the Nationalist government in
a) Korea c) Vietnam
b) Poland d) China