The Cold War

USA would help any nation fighting communism

• Marshall Plan
• Truman Doctrine

pledged $13 billion to Western Europe to help rebuild after WWII

• Marshall Plan
• Truman Doctrine

What is the situation in Vietnam today?

• Vietnam is one country and is democratic
• Vietnam is split North (Communist) and South (Democratic)
• Vietnam is one country and is communist
• Nothing changed, it went back to the way it was

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

Which of the following ways of promoting democracy describes the Mar$hall Plan?

• Containing Communism so that it cannot spread any farther
• Giving money to countries so they do not become Communist
• Finding ways other than nuclear missiles to stop Communism
• Fighting wars by using other countries to stop Communism

What is it called when a star, possibly cause by a gravitational collapse, suddenly increases greatly in brightness?

• Falling star
• Meteorite
• Supernova
• Comet

Which country launched the satellite Sputnik during the Cold War?

• Soviet Union
• United States
• Canada
• China

Under Soviet communism, the __________ controlled all property and economic activity.

• state/government
• people
• private businesses

In the capitalistic American system, ________________________ controlled almost all economic activity.

• private citizens
• the government
• the dictator

What did the 38th parallel separate?

• Korea
• Vietnam
• Berlin
• Hungary