Extra Credit: Cold War

A form of government that allows no personal freedom and citizens have little choice in leaders of their government or policy is called ______

• Capitalism
• Communism
• Marxism
• Socialism

What organization formed to stop the spread of Communism?

• NATO
• NAFTA
• WPA
• USA

Why did Western Europe want to the contain communism?

• They did not want another world war.
• They feared communism would destroy democracy.
• They wanted to have more control over the land.
• They believed people would like communism more than democracy.

What was the Iron Curtain?

• an imaginary line dividing communist and non-communist countries 
• an imaginary line connecting the major cities of Europe
• the border between France and Germany
• the border between the United States and Europe.

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

• Spain and Portugal
• England and France
• Germany and Italy
• United States and Soviet Union

Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?

• to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
• to bomb East Berlin
• to demolish the Berlin Wall
• to transport people out of East Berlin

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

• to contain communism
• to colonize Korea
• to spread communism
• to Christianize Koreans

In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?

• to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam
• to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong
• to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam
• to prevent attacks against United States shipping

How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?

• They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
• They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
• They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
• They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.

The physical barrier separating Communist East Berlin and Democratic West Berlin--

• Berlin Bloackade
• Berlin Base
• Berlin Wall
• Berlin Barrier