Cold War

What major country was behind the "Iron Curtain"?

• Germany
• Japan
• United States
• Soviet Union

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

• President Roosevelt
• Joseph Stalin
• Winston Churchill
• President Harry Truman

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)

Why did Joseph Stalin block the city of Berlin from getting supplies after WWII?

• He wanted to make the people dependent on communist Germany for their needs
• He hated Berlin
• The railroads were broken and still needed to be fixed after the war
• The people of Berlin were very wealthy and did not need his help

Which country was the aggressor that started the Korean War?

• North Korea
• South Korea
• Neither - they were forced into war by Germany
• Japan

Which country did the U.S. send military aid to during the Korean War?

• North Korea
• South Korea
• Germany
• Japan

Who was the Senator who started rumors of the Red Scare?

• John F. Kennedy
• Joseph Stalin
• Neil Armstrong
• Joseph McCarthy

Which country was Nikita Khrushchev the leader of in the 1950's?

• United Stated
• France
• Soviet Union
• Germany

Khrushchev said, "We will bury you." To what coutnries was he directing this statement?

• U.S. and Great Britain
• Japan and China
• North and South Korea
• Germany and Poland

Which 2 superpowers were involved in the Cold War?

• Britain and the Soviet Union
• France and Germany
• Japan and the Soviet Union
• The U.S. and the Soviet Union