The Cold War

Which of the following phrases best defines the term Cold War?

• conflict between armed opponents
• competition for economic and political power
• conflict that involves exchange of atomic weapons
• competition for petroleum resources in the Arctic

Which of the following phrases best defines the term Cold War?

• conflict between armed opponents
• competition for economic and political power
• conflict that involves exchange of atomic weapons
• competition for petroleum resources in the Arctic

How did the United States respond to the Soviet Union’s Berlin blockade?

• 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 was the mutual defense alliance of non comminist nations?

• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• Truman Doctrine
• Open Skies

How did the United States respond to the Soviet Union’s Berlin blockade?

• 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

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

What does NATO stand for?

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

What was the Iron Curtain?

• the boundary between Western Europe and communist Eastern Europe
• the boundary between the United States and Mexico
• the boundary between the United States and Mexico
• the wall dividing East and West Berlin

The Cold War was mainly focused on the U.S and their fight against ___.

• Socialism
• Fascism
• Communism
• Exorcisms

Joseph McCarthy, a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, ruined many people's lives during the Cold War by ...

• accusing U.S. State Department officials of being illegal immigrants.
• accusing President Lyndon B. Johnson of being Communist.
• accusing U.S. State Department officials of being Communists.
• accusing President John F. Kennedy of being Communist.