Cold War and Decolonization

Following World War II, the two superpower nations were ________ and ___________.

• Britain and France
• U.S. and Soviet Union
• U.S. and Japan
• Soviet Union and Britain

The Soviet Union expanded its influence into Eastern Europe and a metaphorical “_______” separated the east and west.

• Great Wall
• Steel Fortress
• Berlin Wall
• Iron Curtain

The Arms Race between the US and USSR was a competitive build up of ___________ weapons. 

• chemical
• gunpowder
• non-lethal
• nuclear

What were the names of the alliances created by the Soviet Union and US during the Cold War?

• Allied Powers and Axis Powers
• Triple Entente and Triple Alliance
• NATO and Warsaw Pact
• EU and Soviet Bloc

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan after World War II?

• Punish Germany for the damage of WWII
• Rebuild Western Europe after WWII
• Support Chinese forces fighting Japan
• Support South Vietnam against North Vietnam

Which European country was divided in two after WWII to create a communist country and a democratic country?

• Soviet Union
• Poland
• France
• Germany

In 1950, The United Nations and United States sent troops into which country to prevent a communist takeover?

• Korea
• Vietnam
• Japan
• India

The US sent troops into which country throughout the 1960s and early 1970s to prevent the spread of Communism?

• Afghanistan
• Iraq
• Vietnam
• Korea

The system of economic reforms instituted in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s to attempt to strengthen the economy were called ________.

• Self-Strengthening
• Perestroika
• Glasnost
• Collectivization

Name the Soviet Leader that reformed the Soviet Union and negotiated an end to the Cold War with US President Ronald Reagan.

• Joseph Stalin
• Vladimir Putin
• Mikhail Gorbachev
• Nikita Khruschev