Cold War

The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:

• Contain communism
• Provide weapons to democratic countries
• Help north Korea
• Provide collective security

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 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

Nations surrounding the USSR that came under Soviet influence were known as ___.

• buffer nations
• satellite nations
• border nations
• puppet states

As a result of both the fear, and actual spread of Communism, America pursued a policy of ________

• Total War
• Containment 
• Retainment 
• Isolationism 

What color was associated with communism

• Orange
• Red
• Blue
• Green

Winston Churchill's term for the division between communist and free countries in Europe was the _____.

• Berlin Wall
• Iron Curtain
• Front Line
• Mason-Dixon

What type of economy did the Soviet Union have?

• socialist
• capitalist
• mercantile
• feudal

What was the term 'iron curtain' used to describe the division of?

• North and South Vietnam

• East and West Asia

• North and South Korea

• East and West Europe

The United States got involved in conflicts like Korea and Vietnam because they were afraid of the domino theory. What is the domino theory?

• If one country fell to democracy, others would follow
• If one country fell to communism, others would follow

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