Cold War

What was the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that was a struggle between their ideologies of democracy and communism?

• World War III
• The Cold War
• The Marshall Plan
• Russian American War

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Which act launched the Cold War and prevented Russia from taking over all of Berlin following WWII?

• Cold War
• WWII
• The Marshall Plan
• Berlin Airlift

Which term described how the Soviet Union's effort to control some countries in Eastern Europe by not allowing their people to communicate with others outside of the Soviet Union?

• The Iron Curtain
• Soviet Union Control
• The Berlin Airlift
• The Warsaw Pact

What was the American effort to rebuild Europe following WWII through the donation $13 billion in money, materials, and food?

• The WWII Recovery Plan
• Rebuilding Europe Plan
• The Marshall Plan
• FDR's Plan

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What was the alliance between the United States and nations of Western Europe that opposed the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

• Warsaw Pact
• NATO
• The Allies
• The Central Powers

What was the name of the organization that hoped to promote peace and global cooperation following WWII?

• League of Nations
• The U.S. Congress
• Treaty of Versailles
• United Nations

How did the Soviet Union show its disregard for personal freedoms in Europe during 1961?

• By building the Berlin Wall
• They built the Iron Curtain
• Causing the Berlin Airlift
• Threatening to start WWIII

What was the conflict between John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev, and Fidel Castro?

• The Berlin Airlift
• The Iron Curtain
• The Cuban Missile Crisis
• The Berlin Wall

Who warned Americans that communists might take over the USA from inside the United States government?

• John McCarthy
• Joseph McCarthy
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• Nikita Khrushchev

Which war began in 1950 with a communist government invading its southern neighbor?

• World War II
• The Vietnam War
• The Cold War
• The Korean War