Cold War

What two nations were in competition with each other in the Cold War?

• Korea and Vietnam

• England and Russia

• Germany and the United States

• United States and Soviet Union

What was the mission of the Berlin Airlift?

• to bomb East Berlin

• to demolish the Berlin Wall

• to transport people out of West Berlin

• to move supplies into Berlin

Where was Korea divided?

• 18 parallel

• 34 parallel

• 38 parallel

• 15 parallel

How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?

• They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
• They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union

• They placed a naval blockade around Cuba

• They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.

What is communism?

• economic system based on people starting businesses

• where workers own the means of production

• when each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs

• a classless system

• extreme socialism

What was the mutual defense alliance of western nations?

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

• Truman Doctrine

• Open Skies

The Truman Doctrine meant _ following WWII.

• Containment of communism

• money for countries willing to be a democracy

• The Marshall plan was no long in force

• FDR's plan for peace would be enacted

The 1955 alliance of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe:

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

• European Alliance

• Iron Curtain

A competition between nations to build better weapons is called _.

• Arms Race

• Blockade

• Space Race

• Arms Reduction

What major historical event is represented in this map?

• Berlin Blockade

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Panama Blockade