The Cold War

Why did the United States get involved in the Korean War?

• to get a close relationship with China

• to prevent the spread of communism

• to take over acres of land in North Korea

• to help the Soviet Union win the war

In 1949, the United States entered a military alliance known as

• the Warsaw Pact.

• Security Council.

• the United Nations.

• NATO

What was the "Iron Curtain"?

• an imaginary line separating Europe's communist and non-communist countries

• another name for the Alps, which protected it from the USSR

• another name for the English Channel

• a wall built between countries controlled by Nazi Germany and ones that weren't

Senator Joseph McCarthy was involved in which Cold War event?

• the Berlin Airlift

• the Bay of Pigs

• the Korean War

• the Red Scare

What action caused the need for the Berlin Airlift?

• Asia gained control of Berlin.

• The United States gained control of Berlin.

• The Soviet Union stopped movement in and out of Berlin.

• The people needed more bombs and arsenal.

What was the result of the Berlin Airlift?

• the Soviet Union let the Berlin citizens go free

• it prevented mass starvation

• the United States won the Cold War

• the cause a Civil War

The Berlin Wall

• was an imaginary line in Berlin.

• was a wall separating East Berlin from West Berlin.

• was a wall in the middle of the Soviet Union.

• was a make believe wall in Nazi Germany.

What was the purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

• to promote democratic values, but engage in war

• to keep the USSR in power

• to spread communism

• to promote democratic values and resolve conflicts peacefully

Who was Nikita Khrushchev?

• the leader of the communist party

• the leader of Poland

• the leader of the Soviet Union after Joseph Stalin

• the leader of Germany

Korean conflict was caused when

• Communist North Korea invaded democratic South Korea

• the USSR took over Korea

• the United States took over Korea

• Japan bombed Korea