Cold War

Which of the following nations controlled a section of Germany after WWII?

• Britain

• USSR

• US

• Italy

• France

Because the western nations (US, UK, and France) had differing opinions from the USSR on how to rebuild Europe after WWI, which conflict began in the late 1940s?

• WWI

• Korean War

• Cold War

• War on Terrorism

Why did the United States create NASA?

• Because space is cool!

• They wanted to get to the moon.

• They needed an organization to compete with the Soviets after the USSR launched Sputnik.

• They wanted to show how important the US was.

The organization of democratic/capitalist nations is

• Warsaw Pact

• Triple Entente

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• Axis Powers

The organization of communist nations was

• Warsaw Pact

• Triple Entente

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• Axis Powers

Which American policy was put in place to provide money for rebuilding after World War II

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• NASA

• Tonkin Resolution

What kind of goods did the Soviet Union spend too much money on?

• Food

• Industrial goods

• Military goods, especially nuclear weapons

• Fancy parties at the palace

What Cold War idea does the cartoon show?

• Great Wall of China

• The Trump Wall

• The Berlin Wall

• The Iron Curtain

The policy of stopping the spread of communism is known as

• War!

• Containment

• Anti-communism

• Preemptive striking

The US and USSR supported other sides of proxy wars because neither side was willing to fight one another because both sides had ________________________.

• Machine guns

• Nuclear weapons

• Spacecraft

• Good navies