Cold War Begins for World History

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

• Spain and Portugal

• England and France

• Germany and Italy

• United States and Soviet Union

The policy of containment was designed

• to expand trade with Europe

• to limit the build up of nuclear weapons

• to stop the spread of communism

• to send financial aid to Europe

the term 'iron curtain' used to describe the division of what?

• North and South Vietnam

• East and West Asia

• North and South Korea

• East and West Europe

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)

Who made the statement "An Iron Curtain has descended across the continent"?

• President Roosevelt

• Joseph Stalin

• Winston Churchill

• President Harry Truman

All of the following countries were behind the "Iron Curtain" except

• Czechoslovakia

• Hungary

• Poland

• Austria

In what country is the city of Berlin located?

• France
• Germany
• England
• Soviet Union

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

How did the Soviet Union respond to the formation of NATO?

• started the Cold War
• created the Warsaw Pact
• ended the Cold War
• launched Sputnik

The Berlin Wall was built in 1961order to

• prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany.

• prevent the smuggling of arms to anti-Soviet forces.

• prevent food from entering Poland.

• stop the flow of supplies from West Germany to West Berlin.