Cold War at Home

The Cold War was a conflict between what two countries?
(These countries fought with ideas, words, and money)

• The United States and France
• The United States and Germany
• Japan and Italy
• The United States and the Soviet Union

The Soviet Union believed in what political and economic system? (This system allows the government to control businesses and land.)

• Isolationalism
• Communism
• Capitalism
• Militarism

An imaginary line that divided Europe into Communist and Non communist countries was known as _______________________

• The Equator
• The Communist Line
• The Iron Curtain
• The invisible space

What caused the Korean War?

• North and South Korea didn't like their dictators
• North Korea wanted South Korea to become a communist country.
• The Koreans did not get along with the Chinese
• The Korean War did not happen

What is NATO?

• A military alliance with nations of Western Europe to promise to help each other if there was an attack against the Soviet Union
• A military alliance with nations of Western Europe to promise to help each other if there was an attack against Germany
• A military alliance with nations of Western Europe to promise to help each other if there was an attack against Japan
• A military alliance with nations of Western Europe to promise to help each other if there was an attack against Italy

The Competition to build the most powerful weapons is known as a __________________.

• Space Race
• Arms Race
• Weapon Crisis
• The Industrial Revolution

Why is the Cold War considered a “cold” war, compared to WWII, a “hot” war?

• Most of the fighting took place in the cooler Northern Hemisphere
• The Soviet Union is located in a fairly cold area
• The Soviets and Americans never actually fought against one another with weapons
• The United States believed a nuclear war would end the seasons and it would be cold on Earth

In the years just after World War II, the United States attempted to prevent the spread of communism in Europe mainly by…

• taking over the governments of several Western European nations
• increasing opportunities for political refugees to settle in the United States
• holding a series of summit meetings with leaders of the Soviet Union
• establishing policies of economic and military aid for European nations

Which of the following best describes the outcome of the Korean War?

• the South Koreans won the war and controlled all of Korea
• the North Koreans won the war and controlled all of Korea
• neither side won the war and Korea remains divided today
• the U.S. and Soviet Union took over the area

What organization was created by Congress to hunt for communist spies?

• Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA)
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
• House Un-American Activites Commitee (HUAC)