Cold War Review

The ____________ cut off Eastern Europe from the West metaphorically speaking.

• The Marshall Plan

• The Berlin Airlift

• WWII

• The Iron Curtain

The Iron Curtain divided what continent? 

• Asia
• North America 
• Europe 
• Africa 

What country had control over the government of East Germany?      

• Soviet Union
• China 
• Poland 
• Hungary

Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?  

• To keep people from escaping to West Germany  
• To keep people from West Germany coming into East Germany 
• As a fortification to keep enemies out of the city 
• All of the above

The city of Berlin was completely located in which country?

• East Germany
• West Germany
• Middle Germany
• Middle Earth

Which country was partitioned (divided) into 4 zones of occupation after WWII?

• Soviet Union

• Japan

• Germany

• Italy

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

• President Roosevelt

• Joseph Stalin

• Winston Churchill

• President Harry Truman

The main reason for providing aid to Europe under the Marshall Plan was to –

• Rebuild the economics of devastated European nations

• Encourage Soviet withdrawal from the United Nations

• Create disagreements between western European nations

• Guarantee American factories a supply of cheap raw materials

What was the main goal of the United States containment policy?

• To become more technologically advanced than the Soviet Union

• To prevent the spread of Communism around the world

• To provide more support for science and math education

• To support the establishment of the Warsaw Pact in Eastern Europe

The Truman Doctrine said the United States would support any country 

• that is fighting Communism.
• that is fighting Democracy.
• that is fighting evil monkeys.
• that is fighting the Soviet Union.