Unit 7 TEST :The Cold War

The United States wanted to stop the _____________ of communism.

• spread

• contain

• help

• extend

Who became the leader of the Soviet Union and head of the Soviet Communist Party at the height of the Cold War and said, “History is on our side. We will bury you!”?

• Winston Churchill

• Nikita Khrushchev

• John F. Kennedy

• William McCarthy

In 1946, Winston Churchill said in a speech that an "Iron Curtain" had fallen across the European continent. This "Iron Curtain" was

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

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

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

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

Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis so significant in the Cold War?

• It was the end of the conflict between the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.

• It was the first conflict between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.

• It was the closest the world had ever come to a nuclear war.

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

• to prevent the spread of communism

• to take over acres of land in North Korea

• to get a close relationship with China

• to help the Soviet Union win the war

Who was the senator who accused state department officials of being Communists?

• Joseph McCarthy

• William McCarthy

• John F Kennedy

• Winston Churchill

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

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

Which two political leaders had the Cuban Missile Crisis standoff?

• John F. Kennedy and Joseph Stalin

• Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin

• Nikita Khrushchev and John F. Kennedy

• John F. Kennedy and Winston Churchill

Why did the United States conduct the Berlin Airlift in 1948?

• to help get supplies into West Berlin

• to keep the Soviets away from Berlin

• to help people escape from East Berlin

• to drop bombs on the city of Berlin

What was the main reason for the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

• to protect the interests of countries located in East Asia

• to decrease the risk of nuclear warfare

• to stop the spread of communism

• to increase financial aid to countries in Western Europe