The Start of the Cold War

The US and Russia did not trust each other even though they defeated Germany together.

• True

• False

Which of the following decisions were decided at the Yalta Conference? CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY.

• Britain would get paid by Germany.

• Germany would get divided into 5 zones controlled by the Allies.

• Russia joined the war against Japan.

• Russia promised to allow free elections in Eastern Europe.

What organization formed after WWII with the goal of working towards world peace?

• League of Nations

• United Nations

• Red Cross

• NATO

Stalin soon broke the Yalta agreement by setting up Communist governments in its border countries.

• True

• False

What did Winston Churchill call the divide between communism and democracy?

• Iron Gate

• Steel Fence

• Great Divide

• Iron Curtain

President Truman used the policy of _________ to try and prevent the spread of Communism.

• appeasement

• containment

• indirect control

• direct control

The Cold War was given its name because it lacks...

• any change in borders before and after the war.

• any type of communication between countries.

• outright military action or war.

• any hope of a clear victor.

The US and it allies formed __________, while Russia formed the Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• NAFTA

• OPEC

• WTO

Brinksmanship involves going to nuclear war with another country.

• True

• False

In what direction did the Cold War take technology?

• To the oceans.

• Underground.

• To the skies