The Cold War

Which statement describes the Marshall Plan?

• An alliance designed to combine the forces of all democratic nations in Western Europe
• An economic plan to spend 12.5 billion dollars on reconstructing Western Europe
• A failed military plan to cripple communist influence in Western Europe
• A peace treaty with the Soviet Union that was ultimately rejected

When was the Communist state of the People’s Republic of China established

• 1900

• 1989

• 2008

• 1949

Who was the leader of the Communist party?

• Mao Zedong

• Deng Xiaoping

• George W. Bush

• Emperor Hirohito

Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?  

• To keep people from escaping to West Germany  
• To keep people from West Germany coming into East Germany 
• As a fortification to keep enemies out of the city 
• All of the above

What was the Berlin Airlift?

• Supplying food and goods to Berlin
• Taking people from East Berlin to West Berlin
• Dropping of bombs on Berlin

The side of Berlin that was aided by the U.S. Democracy

• North Berlin
• West Berlin
• East Berlin
• South Berlin

What US President asked Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the wall?  

• Jimmy Carter
• George Bush
• Bill Clinton
• Ronald Reagan

The population increase known as the “baby boom” began in the late 1940s. 

• true
• false

What was the name of the first satellite to orbit Earth?

• Sputnik
• Skylab
• Challenger
• Curiosity

Who was the United States President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Harry Truman

• Dwight Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

• Robert Kennedy

• James Gregory