Cold War

What is the time of extreme tension between the United States and the Soviet Union without any direct warfare known as?

• Cold War

• Korean War

• WWII

• Spanish-American War

What technology did the Soviet Union acquire after WWII?

• Canons

• Armed Tanks

• Nuclear Weapons

• Submarines

In 1946, the British Prime Minister said in a speech that an "Iron Curtain" had fallen across the European continent. This "Iron Curtain" was

• a wall built between countries controlled by Nazi Germany and ones that weren't

• another name for the English Channel, which protects England from invasion.

• another name for the Alps, which protected it from the USSR during the Cold War

• an imaginary line separating Europe's communist and non-communist countries.

The Berlin Wall was used to separate

• Berlin and USSR

• Berlin and France

• East and West Germany

• East and West Berlin

After WWII, what part of Europe did the Soviet Union control?

• Western Europe

• Eastern Europe

• No part of Europe

• Southern Europe

What type of government did the countries controlled by the US and Great Britain have?

• communist

• no specific type

• democratic

• monarchy

Who spread the fear of communism throughout America?

• Joseph McCarthy

• John F. Kennedy

• Ronald Reagan

• Robert F. Kennedy

What was it called when the Soviets blockaded Berlin and British and American pilots dropped food and supplies into the city?

• Berlin Airlift

• Berlin War

• Berlin Wall

• Berlin Rescue

Why did the United States conduct the Berlin Airlift in 1948?

• to help people escape from East Berlin

• to help get supplies into West Berlin

• to keep soviets away from Berlin

• to drop bombs on the city of Berlin.

Why did the United States get involved in the Korean War?

• to prevent the spread of communism

• to take over acres of land in North Korea

• to get a close relationship with China

• to help the Soviet Union win the war