Cold War (SS5H5.A)

The purpose of the Soviet blockade of Berlin (1948-1949) was to

• force West Germany to become communist

• force the US to end the Truman Doctrine.

• prevent Easterners from going to the West.

• cause the Western sector of Berlin to surrender to Soviet forces

Which word best describes the U.S. policy towards communism in the 1950s and 1960s?

• appeasement

• containment

• elimination

• indifference

In order to break the Soviet blockade against West Berlin in 1948, the United States and Great Britain

• blockaded Cuba in retaliation to Soviet actions.

• broke off all diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.

• instituted an economic boycott of all imported Soviet goods.

• began an airlift designed to keep West Berlin supplied with goods.

"It is my duty, however, to place before you certain facts about the present position in Europe. From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an ____ ____ has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe... all these famous cities and the populations around them lie in what I must call the Soviet sphere."

- Winston Churchill, March 5, 1946

What words correctly go in the blanks in Churchill's statement?

• Cold War

• Iron Curtain

• Early Sunset

• Soviet Union

The phrase "The Iron Curtain" is associated with what era of history?

• Cold War

• Gulf War

• World War I

• Vietnam War

When Winston Churchill said "an iron curtain has descended across the Continent" of Europe in 1946, what did he mean?

• Nations of Europe were unable to defeat Hitler.

• Part of Europe was being isolated from democracy.

• European nations were falling victim to environmental pollution.

• Europe was industrially and economically behind the rest of the world.

Who was responsible for coining the phrase "The Iron Curtain"?

• Adolf Hitler

• Harry Truman

• Winston Churchill

• Franklin Roosevelt

The United States and Great Britain launched the Berlin Airlift in response to what event?

• The Soviet Union took American supplies that were being delivered to Berlin.

• The Soviet Union stopped overland shipments between Berlin and western Europe.

• Berlin's access to medical supplies and treatment was cut off by the Soviet Union.

• The Soviet Union cut off Berlin's access to major electricity and water plants.

The term "Cold War" describes political conflicts between what two countries?

• the United States and Japan

• Great Britain and the Soviet Union

• the United States and Great Britain

• the United States and the Soviet Union

In a 1946 speech, Winston Churchill used the term "Iron Curtain" to describe differences in eastern and western Europe. Which difference was he specifically referencing during his speech?

• Western European leaders pushed for extremely high tax rates.

• Russia enforced power in eastern Europe through harsh ruling.

• West Europeans were extremely poor, while east Europeans thrived.

• The United Kingdom wanted all of Europe to end overseas trading.