Cold War Test Review, Part 1

The Cold War was a conflict between which two super powers?

• Spain and England
• US and China
• Soviet Union and United States
• United States and Vietnam

What does the term "Cold War" refer to?

• The conflict between Palestine and Israel.
• Terrorist activity by extremists.
• Competition between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R after WW2.
• A period of peace and prosperity after WW2.

What American policy promised to stop the spread of communism anywhere in the world?

• Marshall Plan
• Truman Doctrine
• Monroe Doctrine
• Domino Theory

Which two forms of government were competing during the Cold War?

• communism and socialism
• democracy and capitalism
• democracy and communism
• socialism and capitalism

After the division of Germany, Stalin placed a blockade around west Berlin. What was America's response to this?

• The US surrendered Berlin to the Soviets.
• Truman ordered a massive airlift to put supplies in West Berlin.
• The US threatened to use atomic weapons on the Soviets.
• The US bought land in West Berlin from the USSR.

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To help unite North and South Korea.
• To help provide economic recovery in Western Europe to keep communism from spreading there.
• To give money to Greece and Turkey so they would stay democratic.
• To give money to Chinese nationalists, so China would become a democracy.

Who was responsible for bringing communist rule to China in 1949?

• Deng Xiaoping
• Chiang Kai-Shek
• Mao Zedong
• Xi Jinping

Why was the United Nations created after WW2?

• To establish new rules in war.
• To create a global peacekeeping organization.
• To compete with the League of Nations.
• To end colonial rule in Africa.

Eastern European countries that became communist after WWII were under the influence of the USSR. They also served as a buffer zone from democratic, capitalist nations.  What were these countries called?

• Puppet States
• Imperial States
• Satellite States
• Controlled States

Which of the following was a military alliance made up of communist nations?

• NATO
• SEATO
• CENTO
• Warsaw Pact