Cold War Beginnings

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

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

Who was the leader of Russia when the phrase "Iron Curtain" was phrased?

• President Roosevelt
• President Truman
• Joseph Stalin
• Joseph McCarthy

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)

In what country is the city of Berlin located?

• France
• Germany
• England
• Soviet Union

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 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

Cold War "Containment" means...

• to surround a country with a Navy.

• to attack any communist country.

• to stop the spread of communism.

• to place missiles in Cuba.

The policy of containment meant that

• The U.S.S.R. would not let democracy spread.
• The U.S. would not let Islam spread.
• The U.S.S.R. would not let Communism spread.
• The U.S. would not let Communism spread.

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The Marshall Plan gave money to

• Eastern European countries.

• Asian countries.

• Latin American countries.

• Western European countries.

What was the main idea of The Truman Doctrine?

• To provide economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey to defeat communist revolutions.

• To show how the U.S. was a humanitarian nation following World War II.

• To ensure that Greece and Turkey wouldn't vote to leave the E.U.

• To prevent another world war.