Question

1. which u.s. president famously said, \mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall\?

• a) john f. kennedy
• b) richard nixon
• c) ronald reagan
• d) george h.w. bush

1. the berlin airlift was a response to:

• a) soviet blockade of west berlin
• b) nato invasion of east berlin
• c) construction of the berlin wall
• d) cuban missile crisis

1. what was the main goal of nato when it was formed in 1949?

• a) promote free trade
• b) provide collective security against the ussr
• c) spread communism
• d) end the korean war

1. which country supported north korea during the korean war?

• a) usa
• b) ussr and china
• c) japan
• d) britain

1. what was the name of the u.s. policy aimed at stopping the spread of communism?

• a) isolationism
• b) containment
• c) appeasement
• d) expansionism

1. which event brought the world closest to nuclear war during the cold war?

• a) berlin blockade
• b) cuban missile crisis
• c) korean war
• d) vietnam war

1. who was the leader of north vietnam during the vietnam war?

• a) ho chi minh
• b) ngo dinh diem
• c) pol pot
• d) mao zedong

1. what was the significance of the tet offensive?

• a) it ended the vietnam war
• b) it showed u.s. public that victory was not near
• c) it led to the fall of saigon
• d) it was a u.s. invasion of north vietnam

Explanation:

Question 9

The quote "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" was said by Ronald Reagan, addressing the Berlin Wall.

The Berlin Airlift occurred in 1948 - 1949 as a response to the Soviet Union's blockade of West Berlin, aiming to supply West Berlin with food and fuel.

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was formed in 1949 to provide collective security, especially against the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Answer:

C) Ronald Reagan

Question 10