Cold War

In 1946, the 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 Eastern Europe from the Soviet Union.

• An imaginary line that separates Eastern Europe's communist countries from Western Europe's democratic countries.

• A wall built between two countries controlled by NAZI Germany and the France.

• Another name for the English Channel which separated Great Britain from attack.

At the end of World War II, conflict arose between the United States and the Soviet Union. This was because the two countries wanted to promote their forms of government. As a result, conflict developed between these two former allies. This conflict was called:

• Cold War

• isolationism

• Iron Curtain

• conflict

After World War II, the United States signed several treaties with foreign countries. These treaties called for the nations that signed them to protect each other, even if an enemy attacked only one of them. Which factor caused the

United States to sign the treaties?

• The United States was forced to sign because Great Britain required it.

• The growing sense of trust between China and Soviet Union.

• The failure of United States troops to fight effectively in World War II.

• The growing threat of the former Soviet Union and world communism.

In 1950, the United States and other countries from the United Nations became involved in the Korean War. What was the cause of this war?

• South Korea attacked North Korea to spread democracy.

• South Korea wanted to drive out troops from Vietnam.

• North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism.

• North Korea attacked China to spread communism.

The United States carried out the Berlin Airlift in 1948. Which is not a reason the United States decided to conduct the Berlin Airlift?

• To drop bombs on the city of West Berlin.

• To get supplies into West Berlin so that the people would not starve.

• To keep the Soviets out of West Berlin and to keep it democratic.

• To provide people from East Berlin with a way to escape to the west.

The United States and other nations joined together to form NATO or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. What is NOT a reason that NATO was formed?

• To stop the spread of communism around the world.

• To support new democracies with money and military support.

• The United States became afraid of the growing power of the Soviet Union.

• To help Josef Stalin rebuild the Soviet Union at the end of World War II.

Read the description of the important Cold War Leader. Which leader is being described?

· He became leader of the Soviet Union when Stalin died.

· He wanted to establish bases for nuclear missiles in Cuba.

· He withdrew missiles from Cuba after he reached an agreement with John F. Kennedy

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Vladmir Lenin

• Leonard Brezchev

The Cold War was a time of tension between the United States and the former Soviet Union. In 1962, the United States was involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis. Which event listed below is an event that happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to remove missiles from Cuba.

• The United Stated placed missiles in Cuba.

• The United States attacked Cuba.

• The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to provide aid to Cuba.

The Cold War was a series of events that led to tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. Which event was NOT a major event from this time period?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Vietnam War

• Berlin Airlift

• Cuban Missile Crisis

America’s involvement in the Korean War showed that the United States would do all that was needed to prevent…

• The use of nuclear weapons against Americans.

• The placing of missiles in Korea.

• Communist spies from Korea.

• The spread of Communism