Cold War

Front

After liberating Eastern Europe from Nazi control, the USSR __________. Options: remained in the conquered areas, encouraged free elections, returned to its historic borders, began to expand into western Germany and France

Back

remained in the conquered areas

Front

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

Back

to fund the rebuilding of Europe

Front

The Allied Power who refused to give up control of its German zone was ________________________. Options: the United States, Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union

Back

the Soviet Union

Front

What solution did the Western powers pursue to undermine the Soviet blockade of West Berlin?

Back

an airlift

Front

Which country was a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization? Options: Greece, Turkey, the United States, West Germany

Back

the United States

Front

What country put the first human-made space satellite into orbit around Earth? Options: the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, France

Back

the Soviet Union

Front

To stem the flow of refugees from East Germany through West Berlin, the leader of the Soviet Union ________________________.

Back

built a wall in Berlin

Front

The military arm of Mao Zedong’s Communist organization was the __________.

Back

the People’s Liberation Army

Front

What did Mao write in his Little Red Book?

Back

his thoughts on Communism

Front

What was China’s Great Leap Forward in the late 1950s?

Back

an attempt in China to jump-start Socialism