Cold War Georgia 5th

How did the relationship between the US and Russia change in the decade following WWII?

• During WWII, the two countries fought against each other with weapons; afterward, they didn't.

• During WWII, the two countries were allies; afterward they were enemies.

• During WWII, neither country built atomic or nuclear weapons; afterward, they both did.

• During WWII, both countries were democracies, After the war the Soviet Union became a dictatorship.

What was the significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall?

• It signaled the end of Communist domination of Eastern Europe.

• It marked the point when Germany became a Communist nation.

• It was the only successful attack by the United States on a Communist target.

• It marked the breakup of the Soviet Union into smaller countries.

Which of the following is a way in which democracy is different than communism?

• Communism allows the government to run the country and democracies allow the military to run the country.

• Democracies give the citizens the power to make choices and communism gives the power to the government.

• Communism allows the citizens to decide how the government is run and democracies are run by the military.

• Democracy believes all property should be shared and communism does not.

Why did the Soviets begin constructing nuclear missile sites in Cuba?

• It was in response to President Eisenhower working to end the Korean War.

• It was in response to President Kennedy sending Cuban exiles to invade Cuba.

• It was in response to President Truman joining NATO.

• It was in response to President Kennedy sending ships to form a blockade.

What event caused NATO to get involved in the Korean War?

• The 38th parallel was demilitarized with the goal of reinstating South Korea.

• General MacArthur led United Nations troops with the goal of ending communism.

• President Truman's orders were disobeyed by General MacArthur with the goal of victory.

• North Korea invaded South Korea with the goal of spreading communism.

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

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

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

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

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

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

• to help get supplies into West Berlin

• to drop bombs on the city of Berlin

• to help people escape from East Berlin

• to keep the Soviets away from Berlin

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

• to get a close relationship with China

• to help the Soviet Union win the war

• to take over acres of land in North Korea

• to prevent the spread of communism

In 1949, the United States entered a military alliance known as

• Security Council.

• the Warsaw Pact.

• NATO.

• the United Nations.

Senator Joseph McCarthy was involved in which Cold War event?

• the Berlin Airlift

• the Red Scare

• the Bay of Pigs

• the Korean War