The Cold War

The countries in red on this map were members of which alliance during the Cold War?

• Warsaw Pact
• NATO
• SEATO
• Axis Powers

Who first came up with the term "Iron Curtain"?

• President FDR

• President Truman

• Winston Churchill

• Lincoln Steffense

The dividing line between the democracies in blue and the Communist in red was referred to as what?

• The line of demarkation
• The DeMilitarized Zone
• The Iron Curtain
• The 38th Parallel

How did the United States respond when Stalin placed a blockade around West Berlin?

• airlifted supplies to the people of Berlin
• withdrew its troops from Germany
• sent troops into the Soviet zone of Germany
• built a wall between East Berlin and West Berlin

What does NATO stand for?

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• North American Trade Organization
• Northern Alliance Trade Origins
• Native American Tribal Organization

Which 2 wars officially ended in cease fires?

• Vietnam War and Civil War

• Korean War and Vietnam War

• Vietnam War and WWI

• World War II and Korean War

Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?

• The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
• The war was fought during winter months only
• Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
• There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers

The countries in blue on this map were members of which alliance during the Cold War?

• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• SEATO
• Axis Powers

Who was the President of the Soviet Union at the beginning of the Cold War?

• Joseph Stalin
• Nikita Krushev

Why was the end of the Korean War considered a stalemate? 

• The Cold War continued for many more years.

• The North and South were still divided as they were before the war stated. 

• Both the North and South lost many lives. 
• The United States removed all of its troops.