Cold War

During what event did U.S. airplanes drop food and supplies to the people in West Berlin?

• Berlin Airlift
• World War II
• British Air Raid
• Soviet Food Drive

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.

Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis one of the MOST important events of John Kennedy’s presidency?

• The US almost started a war with Cuba.
• The US and the USSR almost started a nuclear war.
• The US landed a person on the moon.
• The USSR broke apart into nation-states.

Who built the Berlin Wall?

• Soviet Union
• NATO
• The UN
• China

What does the ‘Iron Curtain’ symbolize? 

• The division between East Germany and West Germany
• The division between East Berlin and West Berlin
• The division between communist Europe and noncommunist Europe 
• The division between North Korea and South Korea

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How long did the Cold War last?

• 10 years
• 20 years
• 30 years
• 40 years

The Cold War was mostly a competition between
the United States and

• Great Britian
• Korea
• Soviet Union
• Germany

What did Americans fear most about the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The Soviets invading Cuba
• The spread of communism
• A nuclear war
• WWIII

Who was the Marshall Plan named for?

• Marshall Tucker

• President Truman

• George C. Marshall

• Thurgood Marshall

What was Marshall Aid used for?

• Fuel

• Food

• Loans

• All of the above