8C - Causes of the Cold War

____________ was a state of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, with no actual fighting.

• Cold War

• Hot War

• World War III

• Korean War

_________ and ________ were the TWO global superpowers after World War II.

• Soviet Union

• United States

• China

• Japan

The United States tried to spread _____ and _____ during the Cold War.

• democracy

• capitalism

• communism

• dictatorship

Cause of the Cold War: the Soviet Union was trying to spread _________ (form of government).

• communism

• democracy

• fascism

• republicanism

Cause of the Cold War: after WWII the Soviet Union kept control of Eastern Europe: countries like _____, Baltic States, and _____.

• East Germany

• Poland

• France

• Italy

Cause of the Cold War: _____ border between East Europe and West Europe, in which there was little communication and few people were allowed to cross.

• Iron Curtain

• Steel Curtain

• Border Wall

• Iron Barrier

Cause of the Cold War: American policy of containment, known as __________. Means will fight any further spread of communism.

• Truman Doctrine

• Domino Theory

• Marshall Plan

• Monroe Doctrine

Cause of the Cold War: __________ is the belief that if one country falls to communism then it will be harder to stop the next country from falling to communism.

• Domino Theory

• Slippery-Slope Theory

• Snowball Theory

• Avalanche Theory

Cause of the Cold War: _____ was the defense alliance that fought against communism and tried to spread communism.

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

• Allied Powers

• Marshall Men

Cause of the Cold War: _____ was the defense alliance that fought against democracy and tried to spread communism.

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• Axis Powers

• Red Menace