Cold War

Which of the following is the best definition of the Cold War?

• A period of armed conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union

• A period of great tension between the US & Soviets for world power and influence

• A war fought in Antarctica for control

• Another name for a world war that took place in the late 1980's

The United States had the most influence over which portion of Europe?

• Western

• Eastern

• Northern

• Southern

The Soviet Union had the most influence over which portion of Europe?

• Western

• Eastern

• Northern

• Southern

The United States liked for other countries to have what type of government and an economy at which end of the spectrum?

• Communist (Autocratic)/Command

• Communist (Autocratic)/Market

• Democracy/Command

• Democracy/Market

The Soviet Union liked for other countries to have what type of government and an economy at which end of the spectrum?

• Communist (Autocratic)/Command

• Communist (Autocratic)/Market

• Democracy/Command

• Democracy/Market

How long did the Cold War last?

• Just a couple of years during the 1950's

• Just a few years right after WWII

• From the end of WWII until the early 1990's

• The Cold War has never ended

What was the "Marshall Plan?"

• A plan to force countries to follow our way of doing things

• A plan of helping to rebuild nations in the hope that they would turn to democracy

• The Soviet style of getting nations on their side

• A plan to convince nations that communism was the best choice for them

What was the idea of "containment" all about?

• Allow communism to spread where ever it might

• Keep communism confined to the areas where it already existed

• Stop democracy from spreading to other countries

• Keep disease from spreading

What is the idea behind the domino theory?

• If one nation became a democracy others would follow

• If one nation became communist others would follow

• If not given aid nations would fall into chaos

• Nations needed to be propped up or they would fall

What is the "Iron Curtain?"

• An actual wall that was build across Eastern Europe to keep everyone in

• An actual wall that was built across Western Europe to keep everyone out

• An idea that Eastern Europe was cut off from the west and "we" couldn't see what was happening there

• An idea that Western Europe was cut off from the east and "we" couldn't see what was happening there