5-5.1 Cold War: Course and Causes

After WWII a _______ developed between the United States and Russia.

• Rivalry

• War

• Aliance

• Treaty

A political and economic system where the government owns and controls businesses and property.

• Containment

• Communism

• Democracy

• Republic

The goal of Russia after World War II was to spread _______.

• Democracy

• wealth

• Communism

• Fear

The goal of the US after World War II was to spread _______.

• Democracy

• wealth

• Communism

• Fear

The policy of the United States throughout the Cold War period was known as the

• containment policy

• communist policy

• democratic policy

• none of these answers

These countries wanted to encourage governments throughout the world that were based on personal freedoms and a free enterprise economic system.

• American and eastern Europe

• American and western Europe

• Russia and western Europe

• Russia eastern Europe

Americans became increasing afraid of __________ living in America.

• Germans

• Italians

• Russians

• Japanese

This man announced that hundreds of communists were working in the United States government with the intent of overturning (taking over) the government.

• President Roosevelt

• Senator Truman

• President Hoover

• Senator McCarthy

McCarthyism is also called

• the Red Scare

• the Yellow Scare

• the Red Plague

• Communism

The McCarthy era is known for the fear

and sensationalism promoted by Senator McCarthy and the __________.

• communists

• democrats

• mass media

• republican Congress