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 the ‘Iron Curtain’ symbolize? 

• The division between East Germany and West Germany
• The division between East Berlin and West Berlin
• The division between communist Europe and noncommunist Europe 
• The division between North Korea and South Korea

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The United States sent troops to Vietnam
_________.

• to stop the spread of communism
• as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis
• to set up a capitalist goverment
• because they bombed us

What did Winston Churchill mean when he said an "iron curtain" descended across Europe? 

• the separation of Communist and capitalist nations
• a railroad system
• a divider made of iron that separated Europe into sections
• the Berlin Wall

During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?

• Truman Doctrine

• Open Door Policy

• Marshall Plan

• Domino Theory

Why were the US and Soviet Union on opposite side of the Cold War?

• The US dropped bombs on the Soviet Union

• The Soviet Union dropped bombs on the US

• The two countries have different viewpoints of government and economy.

• The Soviet Union tried to conquer the U.S.

Who was the US Senator that led investigations to expose communism in the US?

• Harry Truman
• Joseph McCarthy
• Nikita Khrushchev
• Douglas MacArthur

The Korean War started because...

• Communist North Korea attacked South Korea
• the United Nations sent troops
• China invaded North Korea
• the Soviet Union attacked.

What role did the United States play in the Korean War?

• The United States and its allies did not join the Korean War.
• The US and its allies fought to defend North Korea.
• The US joined its allies in the fight against North Korea to keep communism from spreading.
• The United States and its allies only sent supplies and weapons to Korea.

The United States got involved in conflicts like Korea and Vietnam because they were afraid of the domino theory. What is the domino theory?

• If one country fell to democracy, others would follow

• If one country fell to communism, others would follow

• If one other country fought in Vietnam we would have a world war

• If one other country fought in Korea we would have a world war