Unit 12: The Cold War

After World War II, the United States and Soviet Union ________________________________.

• agreed to work with each other to ensure that another war did not occur.

• became fierce rivals as a result of conflicting political beliefs.

• fought each other directly over control of Eastern Europe.

• formed NATO, a treaty organization with the purpose of avoiding war.

European countries were forced to align with either the United States or Soviet Union because World War II had ___________________________________.

• devastated Europe, leaving the countries without real power of their own.

• been fought as a result of conflict between communists and capitalists.

• left the United States and the Soviet Union in charge of making global decisions.

• caused a political rift between the countries in continental Europe.

Who led the communists to victory in 1949 in the Chinese civil war?

• Mao Zedong

• Ho Chi Minh

• Deng Xiaoping

• Chiang Kai-shek

U.S. involvement in the Korean and Vietnam Wars were direct results of the _________________________.

• Truman Doctrine

• Policy of deterrence

• Marshall Plan

• Policy of containment

Which was the first area of conflict between Soviet and U.S. political ideals after World War II?

• Eastern Europe

• Korea

• Turkey

• Vietnam

As a direct result of World War II, _________________________.

• Germany was divided into East and West

• the Soviet Union and the United States became rivals

• China became a communist state

• France took control of Vietnam

West Berlin was ___________________________.

• a city entirely surrounded by East German territory

• a city entirely surrounded by West German territory

• divided into French, British, American, and Soviet sectors

• divided into two sectors at the border of East and West Germany

To stop the Soviet Union from delivering missiles to Cuba, Kennedy decided to __________________.

• have Cuban exiles invade their homeland at the Bay of Pigs.

• set up a naval blockade to stop the Soviets, thus averting a nuclear war.

• invade Cuba with U.S. forces, risking nuclear war.

• attack the Soviets directly, but not use nuclear weapons.

The Berlin Wall was erected in order to _________________________________.

• stop the flow of refugees from East Germany.

• prevent the spread of communism.

• protect Soviet military supplies.

• retaliate against U.S. aggression.

The Marshall Plan was enacted because the USA believed that communism was only successful in countries that _______________________________.

• had no history of democracy.

• were devastated by World War II.

• were located close to the Soviet Union.

• faced economic problems.