Early Cold War

This was the plan put in place to help rebuild Europe after the War:

• Party Plan
• Marshall Plan
• Massive Plan
• Lend-Lease Act

Containment was the foreign policy put in place to stop the spread of what?

• Capitalism

• Monopolies

• Democracy

• Communism

NATO was formed for this purpose:

• To protect it's members from Soviet aggression
• To protect against Soviet music
• To protect against US and UN aggression
• To stop Lex Luthor

What was the main goal of the United States during the Cold War?

• To spread communism
• To strengthen ties with Vietnam and Korea
• To destroy the Soviet Union and its allies
• To contain communism and promote democracy

What was the main goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

• To eliminate the nation of Germany
• To contain the spread of communism
• To spread communism to other countries
• To strengthen bonds with China and Germany

Which action was part of President Truman's containment policy?

• The United States gave economic assistance to countries so they would not become communist
• The United States posted its military around the borders of the Soviet Union
• The United States formed a tight alliance with the nations of Europe
• The United States government ignored all other countries and focused only on issues within its borders

What event prompted the Soviet Union to form the Warsaw Pact?

• the formation of NATO
• the Cuban Missile Crisis
• the Korean War
• the launch of Sputnik

Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?

• to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
• to bomb East Berlin
• to demolish the Berlin Wall
• to transport people out of East Berlin

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 Alps, which protected it from the USSR during the Cold War. 
• an imaginary line separating Europe's communist and non-communist countries.
• a divider between the good and the evil.

Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?

• The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
• The war was fought during winter months only
• Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
• There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers