Cold War 1

At the end of WWII, the United States and the Soviet Union had very different political and economic ideas. What were those differences?

• Soviet Union wanted to contain communism, but the United States wanted to spread it.

• The US wanted to contain communism, but the Soviet Union wanted to spread it.

• The US wanted to create a monarchy, but the Soviet Union wanted to have a dictatorship

• The US wanted to contain communism and promote democracy, but the Soviet Union wanted elections.

The Yalta Conference divided Germany into four zones. Who occupied those zones?

• Japan, Germany, Russia, China

• England, France, US, Russia

• Italy, Ottoman Empire, Russia, Japan

• US, Germany, Russia, France

The Truman Doctrine was issued to help contain the spread of communism by what method?

• Sending troops overseas and using military force to stop communism

• Giving economic assistance to countries so they would not become communist

• Taking over other countries so they cannot become communist

• Using persuasion and propaganda to keep them from becoming communist

What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?

• To separate West Germany and Poland

• To help East Berliners get into West Berlin

• To separate West Berlin from East Berlin

• c. To provide a platform for communist speakers

In the years after WWII, the US attempted to prevent the spread of communism in Europe mainly by

• Establishing policies of economic and military aid for European nations

• Taking over the governments of several Western European nations

• Holding a series of summit meetings with leaders of the Soviet Union

• Increasing opportunities for political refugees to settle in the United States

In the years after WWII, the US attempted to prevent the spread of communism in Europe mainly by

• Holding a series of summit meetings with leaders of the Soviet Union

• Increasing opportunities for political refugees to settle in the United States

• Taking over the governments of several Western European nations

• Establishing policies of economic and military aid for European nations