CC COLD WAR

The Cold War was a conflict between...

• The US and USSR

• the US and the entire rest of the world

• The Allies and the Axis

• The 1st World and the 2nd World

After WWII the US helped rebuild Europe, which also helped the US because it had more markets to sell its stuff.

• True

• False

The USSR's "sphere of influence" in the beginning included

• Western Europe

• Eastern Europe

• East Asia

• West Asia

The "Iron Curtain..." (choose two)

• split Communist Europe from Capitalist Europe

• split the US sphere of influence from the USSR sphere of influence

• split communist North Vietnam from capitalist South Vietnam

• split US WWII allies from the axis powers, including the USSR

The US had an advantage in the Cold War because (choose 3)...

• it had more money

• it had more consumer spending

• it was not damaged after WWII

• it had a more loyal population

The USSR built _______ around West Berlin.

• a wall

• a fence

• a highway

• an amusement park

John Green says the Cold War was never "hot" in Europe. What does he mean?

• People didn't actually fight with weapons.

• The fighting was only small scale, nothing too big.

• People in Europe just didn't really care much about the conflict.

• Europe was generally united.

Because the US and USSR both had massive nuclear weapons, neither one actually dared to fire a missile.

• True

• False

Two examples of "hot wars" during the Cold War were in (choose 2):

• Europe

• Korea

• Vietnam

• Japan

US attempts to stop communism in Latin America led to (choose 2)...

• unstable governments

• peace in the region

• cruel dictatorships

• total poverty