Origins of the 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

In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term “Iron Curtain "when describing conditions in Europe. What did he mean by this term?

• •European nations needed to build more factories
• •Peace had finally spread throughout the countries of Europe.
• •The militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerful.
• •There was a division between the communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe. 

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

What is the purpose of N.A.T.O?

• Countries joining together to end democracy
• Countries joining together to stop trade between the East and West
• Countries joining together to fend off attacks by communist countries

• Countries joining together to create one kind of currency

In what country is the city of Berlin located?

• France
• Germany
• England
• Soviet Union

What was the American effort to rebuild Europe following WWII through money, materials, and food?

• NATO

• the New Deal

• The Marshall Plan
• the United Nations

Which two contries conducted the Berlin Airlift?

• The United States and France
• Great Britain and the United States
• Germany and Russia
• The United States and the Soviet Union

What was a major reason for Cold War?

• Ideological differences between USA and USSR
• They were enemies during WW2

• Insufficient money for war reparations
• Inability of the UN to maintain peace

Although the Cold War never involved any actual fighting, it was a state of tension between the U.S. and _____________.

• the Soviet Union
• the Middle East
• Germany
• China