Cold War Quiz

Which countries got a piece of Germany after WWII?

• US, GB, Japan

• US, GB, France

• France, Spain, and USSR

• US, GB, France, and USSR

What did the US and the Soviets begin to argue about after being WWII allies?

• Communism vs. Socialism

• Communism vs. Democracy and Capitalism

• Communism vs. New nations

How did the US and the Soviets gain land in the Korean Peninsula?

• They agreed to split it after Japan surrendered

• They fought over it at the end of WWII

• The Soviets spread communism to the entire peninsula

• The US spread democracy to the entire peninsula

Who is Joseph McCarthy?

• US Senator that accused citizens of being spies/communists

• A US spy that helped the Rosenbergs

• A mayor who ruined acting careers in Hollywood

Why was the Berlin Wall built?

• The Western Germany built it to keep communists out

• The Soviets built it as a military strategy

• The Soviets built it to stop mass amounts of people leaving Eastern Germany

• They both built it to make more $

Why was the US Apollo 11 mission so important?

• It blew up

• It put a man on mars

• It was the 1st time a man was sent into orbit

• It put a man on the moon

Who was the US attorney known as the "Communist Lawyer"?

• McCarthy

• Saypol

• Rosenberg

What important organization came out of the Yalta Conference?

• The forming of the League of Nations

• The forming of the United Way

• The forming of the United Nations

What was the name of the US plan that would help Europe rebuild after WWII (it cost lots of $$)

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Plan

6 years after the forming of NATO, the Soviets and other countries become uneasy about Western Germany building up their military again. What is the name of the pact that they cam up with in response to these 2 things?

• Warsaw Pact

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctorine

• Pearl Harbor