Cold war, Red Scare, and McCarthyism Quiz
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg...
helped the CIA break a Soviet spy ring
supported Senator McCarthy in exposing communists
were executed for passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union
Opposed the Soviet blockade of Berlin
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why weren't nuclear weapons used during the Cold War?
The Domino Theory
The Marshall Plan
Mutually assured destruction
Strategic defensive initiative
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The US and the Soviet Union were stockpiling weapons in an effort to have more weapons than the other side. This was called...
the Korean War
the space race
the arms race
containment
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happened to many eastern European countries after WWII?
They were dependent on the Marshall Plan
They developed democratic governments
They became economic world powers
They became Soviet satellite states
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the US plan with regard to containment?
To provide money to secure communist government around the world
To try to contain Hitler the best the USA could
The US would isolate itself from the world after WW2
To stop the spread of communism by aiding nations in danger
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Cold War was between the USA and
Korea
China
Germany
U.S.S.R
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which two nations emerged as superpowers after WWII?
Soviet Union and Germany
US and Great Britain
France and Great Britain
US and Soviet Union
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