Cold War and Modern Asia

What is the purpose of N.A.T.O?

• Countries joining together to end democracy
• Countries joining together to stop trade between the East and West
• Countries joining together to fend off attacks by other communist countries
• Countries joining together to create one kind of currency (S)

Why did Joseph Stalin block the city of Berlin from getting supplies after WWII?

• He wanted to make the people dependent on communist Germany for their needs
• He hated Berlin
• The railroads were broken and still needed to be fixed after the war
• The people of Berlin were very wealthy and did not need his help

Which country was Nikita Khrushchev the leader of in the 1950's?

• United Stated
• France
• Soviet Union
• Germany

Which 2 superpowers were involved in the Cold War?

• Britain and the Soviet Union
• France and Germany
• Japan and the Soviet Union
• The U.S. and the Soviet Union

Why did the U.S. want the Soviet Union to remove its nuclear weapons from Cuba?

• It wanted to protect Cuba from communism
• Cuba is close to the U.S. border
• It was protecting nearby countries in Central America
• The U.S. did not have any missiles of its own

What best describes the Soviet satellite Sputnik?

• The first satellite launched into space
• The first satellite to reach the moon
• The first satellite to carry a person into space
• The first satellite to carry a laboratory rat into space

What symbolizes the end of the Cold War?

• U.S. President Bush worked toward easing tensions
• The Soviet Union broke up into 15 independent republics
• People in Easter Europe were gaining more freedom
• The Berlin Wall was built

What action caused the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba that could be used against the U.S.
• The U.S. placed missiles in Cuba to be used again the Soviet Union

This "figurative" wall divided communist countries from democratic counties--

• Great Wall of China
• Berlin Wall
• Iron Curtain
• Wall of Democracy

The purpose of "containment" was to--

• stop the spread of democracy
• stop the spread of hate
• stop global warming
• stop the spread of communism