Cold War

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

• Spain and Portugal

• England and France

• Germany and Italy

• United States and Soviet Union

This "figurative" barrier divided communist countries in Eastern Europe from democratic counties in Western Europe

• Great Wall of China

• Berlin Wall

• Iron Curtain

• Wall of Democracy

The act of preventing nuclear attack by threatening retaliation is called

• deterrence

• domino theory

• militarism

• containment

Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?

• Truman Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
• Warsaw Pact
• Domino Theory

Nations that were aligned with, but also under the influence and pressure of, the Soviet Union were called--

• European Nations
• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• Satellite Nations

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What was the mutual defense alliance of non communist nations?

• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• Truman Doctrine
• Open Skies

What was the name for the 1955 alliance of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe  that were the counterpart to the western alliance?

• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• European Alliance
• Iron Curtain

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CCSS.RI.6.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Truman's policy of preventing the expansion of communism was -

• containment

• deterrence

• militarism

• perestroika

In 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism.  Communists from the north tried to take over the south.  What role did he US play in this war?

• The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.
• The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.
• The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.
• The US and its allies fought to defend the North.

What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?

• Gagarin
• Apollo 11
• Sputnik
• Apollo 13