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

What was the term 'iron curtain' used to describe the division of?

• North and South Vietnam

• East and West Asia

• North and South Korea

• East and West Europe

President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

• To expand trade with Europe
• To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
• To stop the spread of communism
• to send financial aid to Europe

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How did the Marshall plan try to stop the spread of communism in Western Europe after WWII?

• by providing government housing for refugees
• by providing military assistance to Vietnam
• by providing money to stop poverty

Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?

• to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
• to bomb East Berlin
• to demolish the Berlin Wall
• to transport people out of East Berlin

Where was Korea divided?

• 18 parallel
• 34 parallel
• 38 parallel
• 15 parallel

I was a senator in the 1950s.
I wanted to find Communists in the US.
My work was part of the Red Scare.
My ideas became unpopular.
Who am I?

• Henry Ford
• Charles Lindbergh
• Joseph McCarthy
• General Eisenhower

In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?

• to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam
• to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam
• to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong
• to prevent attacks against United States shipping

I was born in 1894.
I was the leader of the USSR.
I wanted to put nuclear missiles on Cuba. I served as leader until 1964.
Who am I?

• Adolf Hitler
• Joseph McCarthy
• Benito Mussolini
• Nikita Khrushchev

How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?

• They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba.
• They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
• They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
• They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.