Cold War Quiz

U.S. promise to support countries fighting communism

• Warsaw Pact

• Truman Doctrine

• Satellite state

• Friends Forever

A plan to keep something, such as communism, within its existing geographical boundaries and prevent further aggressive moves

• policy of containment

• herding

• Berlin Wall

• Satellite state

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

When soldiers returned from WWII, a change in population that occurred was:

• The movement of Native Americans to the West coast
• The boom in birth rates
• a movement of African Americans to eastern cities
• The high casualty rate resulting in massicve numbers of orphans

In what country is the city of Berlin located?

• France
• Germany
• England
• Soviet Union

In this economic system, the government owns all property and means of production.

• communism
• capitalism
• socialism
• democracy

Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?

• Truman Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
• Warsaw Pact
• Domino Theory

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

• Arms Race
• Blockade
• Space Race
• Atomic Bomb

Post World War II tensions increased between these two nations?

• United States and United Kingdom
• Japan and the Soviet Union
• United States and the Soviet Union
• Germany and Japan

Which of the following directly resulted in the expansion of communism into Eastern Europe?

• World War II

• World War I

• The Balkan Wars

• The Crimean War