Cold War

A superpower is an extremely powerful nation. Two superpowers at the start of the Cold War were:

• Great Britain & France

• United States & Soviet Union

• United States & Britain

• Soviet Union & German

What is the best title for the following list?

*Development of the atomic bomb

*Conflicting economic and political ideologies

*Shared distrust and suspicion between the US & Soviets

• Causes of the Cold War

• Causes of the Great Depression

• Causes of WWI

• Causes of Revolution

What was the major source of tension between the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War?

• Differences in opinion over war strategies

• Opposing military actions by both countries in Europe and Africa

• Competition for natural resources in Asia

• Ideological differences about the best type of government

What did the Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin, do with the countries Russia had invaded in WWII?

• He implemented communist governments

• He implemented fascist governments

• He allowed the countries the right to vote on their type of government

• He annexed invaded countries

Which idea most accurately describes a communist country?

• People elect their leaders and have a say in their government

• The government has little influence

• People are wealthy and have freedoms

• The government controls the economy and limits people's freedoms

Following WWII, which European country was divided into a communist zone and a democratic zone?

• Germany

• Spain

• Greece

• Italy

How did the tensions between East and West Germany parallel the tensions of the entire Cold War?

• West Germany was communist, like Russia & East Germany was democratic like the United States

• East Germany was militarized, like Russia & West Germany was isolationist like the United States

• Both East & West Germany had an outside rivalry with Great Britain

• East Germany was communist, like Russia & West Germany was democratic like the United States

The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to:

• Stop the spread of communism

• Send financial aid to Europe

• Expand global trade

• Limit the build up of weapons

How did the Marshall Plan help prevent the spread of communism in Western Europe?

• It allowed the U.S. military to send troops to areas that were invaded by communist states

• It produced legislation that created strong alliances between Western European states

• It prevented the Soviet Union from joining the United Nations

• It contributed billions of dollars to rebuild destruction caused by WWII

What international organization was created after WWII to promote world peace, economic development and increase dialogue between countries?

• Warsaw Pact

• United Nations

• Truman Doctrine

• NATO