Spread of the Cold War

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

What does NATO stand for? 

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• North American Treaty Organization
• North American Truce Organization
• North Asian Trust Order

Who were the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• John F Kennedy & Nikita Khrushchev
• Nixon & Stalin
• John F. Kennedy & Mussolini
• Truman & Nikita Khrushchev

What event in the 1960's brought the world close to a nuclear war?

• The space race
• Berlin War
• The Cuban Missile Crisis
• The arms race

A competition between nations to build powerful weapons is called ___________.

• Arms Race
• Blockade
• Space Race
• Atomic Bomb

The Soviet leader that helped Castro set up communist government in Cuba.

• Josef Stalin
• Benito Mussolini
• Nikita Khrushchev
• John F. Kennedy

Which country launched the satellite Sputnik during the Cold War?

• Soviet Union
• United States
• Canada
• China

Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?  

• To keep people from escaping to West Germany  
• To keep people from West Germany coming into East Germany 
• As a fortification to keep enemies out of the city 
• All of the above

What country had control over the government of East Germany?      

• Soviet Union
• China 
• Poland 
• Hungary

True or false: East German guards in guard towers were told to shoot anyone they saw trying to escape over the wall.

• True
• False