The Cold War

Which of the following ideas committed the U.S to fighting against communism?

• Marshall Plan

• MAD

• Warsaw Pact

• Truman Doctrine

How is communism similar to socialism?

• They both believe citizens should make choices in the government

• They both believe that property should be shared and owned by a whole community

• They both believe in a voting system

• They both believe the military should run the government

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

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

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

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

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

Which of the following event belongs in Box A?

• The U.S began to drop food, supplies and fuel to West Berlin

• The Korean War begins

• The nuclear race begins

• President Kennedy sends ships to block Cuba

Which of the following events belongs in box C?

• The race to space begins

• Americans have to testify before a Congressional Committee

• President Eisenhower tries to help end the Korean War

• The Berlin Wall is built

Which of the following is an effect of the "Red Scare"?

• Many Americans lost their jobs and their credibility

• The Soviets tested their first atomic bomb

• The Americans sent the first satellite to space

• The Soviets began placing nuclear missiles in Cuba

Communism has ideas similar to which other type of system

• dictatorship

• authoritarianism

• socialism

• democracy

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

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

• It was a 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 Eisenhower working to end the Korean War

A cold war is when people fight in trenches

• true

• false

The Cold War did not have bloody battles

• true

• false