Cold War Overview

Cold War Overview

Let's review what we have learned about the Cold War so far...

Multiple Choice

What was the Cold War?

• The deadliest war in World History

• A period of intense confrontation and competition

• The American War on terror

• A period of intense isolation and silence across the world

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Which two countries emerged as world superpowers after WWII?

• France & Great Britain

• The US & Great Britain

• The US & Soviets

• Japan & the Soviets

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What led to the tension between the US and the Soviets?

• The Holocaust

• Lack of trade

• Treaty of Versailles

• Different goals & competition after WWII

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The main source of conflict between the US & Soviets was...

• Money

• Land

• Communism

• Science

Multiple Choice

After WWII the US wanted to avoid future conflict by isolating themselves.

• True

• False

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What do you think was the better approach for the US to avoid future wars?

• Focusing on Isolating and staying out of world affairs like they did after WWI

• Trying to become a world power and peace keeper like they did after WWII

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What was the goal of the Marshall plan?

• To weaken the appeal of Communism

• To help European countries rebuild after the war

• To prevent future warfare

• To keep Germany weak and powerless

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What happened to Germany after the war?

• All of Germany's land was given to Poland

• It was divided into four zones, one for each WWII victor

• It was granted full and immediate independence

• All of the above

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How did Stalin react to the US, France, & Great Britain combining their sections of Germany?

• Blockading West Berlin and building a wall

• They sent troops to the other side of the Iron Curtain

• They ordered the Berlin airlift

• They demanded to join NATO

Multiple Choice

What country liberated Poland from Nazi control?

• Japan

• The US

• Great Britain

• Soviet Union

Open Ended

Why did Great Britain and the US not want the Soviets to retain control of Poland after the war?

Poll

What do you think should have happened to Poland after WWII?

• The Soviets should have established a Communist governement

• The US should have established a Democratic system of government

• Poland should have established their own form of government under supervision

• All countries should have completely left Poland to establish their own form of government

• Other

Multiple Choice

Truman was determined to stand up to the Soviets

• True

• False

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What are Satellite nations?

• Communist countries of Eastern Europe, controlled by the U.S.S.R.

• Nations actively trying to enter the space race

• The countries that fell to Hitler during WWII

• All of the above

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What was the Iron Curtain?

• Another name for the Berlin Wall

• The symbolic separation between the Communist nations of Western Europe and Eastern Europe

• The diplomacy used to negotiate with enemy countries

• The Steelers Defensive line

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The art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, especially in politics is called...

• Brinkmanship

• Space Race

• Communism

• Iron Curtain

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What was Sputnik?

• the world’s first artificial satellite, launched by the USSR

• the world’s first artificial satellite, launched by the US

• The US's dog mascot

• The code word that would launch nuclear war

Open Ended

Why was the US so worried about the Soviets ability to launch Sputnik?

Multiple Choice

Which country put a man on the moon first?

• The Soviets

• The US

Poll

Which country do you think was more responsible for causing the Cold War?

• The Soviets

• The US

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How is the Cold War unit going so far?

• I'm understanding it very well

• I think I understand most of it but need to review

• I'm kind of confused

• I'm lost