Cold War Quiz Review 2019

What do you call a war of ideas and policies?

• Hot War

• Cold War

• Alliance

• Conference

What did the United States and the Soviet Union have in common during the Cold War?

• They were both communist

• They were both democratic

• They were both in NATO

• They were both superpowers

What is the name of the military alliance formed by the USSR (Soviet Union) and its satellite countries?

• United Nations

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• League of Nations

What is the name of the military alliance, formed in 1949, that included the United States, Canada and Western European nations?

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

• United Nations

• League of Nations

Policy created to help rebuild European nations and prevent them from turning to communism. Sent over 12 billion dollars in aid.

• Marshall Plan

• Kennedy Plan

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Monroe Doctrine

Why was the United Nations created?

• To stop the spread of communism

• To serve as peace keepers

• To serve as an international bank

• To be a military alliance for future wars

What is an iron curtain?

• A wall that divided E and W Berlin

• A protection against air raids

• An electric fence

• An imaginary line dividing East and West Europe

Which of the following was a former Japanese colony?

• Korea

• Germany

• Laos

• Vietnam

Why was the policy of containment important?

• Because countries were rebuilding after WWII

• Because the world was in economic depression.

• Because diseases were spreading from one country to another

• Because if one country fell to communism, others might fall too

Which of the following countries were split in half as a result of conflicting political ideologies?

• China and Korea

• Korea and USSR

• Korea and Vietnam

• Vietnam and China