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

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

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

Where is the Korean peninsula devided?

• The 38th parallel
• In the middle
• West of Seoul Korea
• Near the southern tip

Which part of Korea is communist?

• North
• South
• East
• West

Which U.S. war ended with communist victory when the United States left the country?

• The Korean War
• The Vietnam War
• WWII
• The Cold War

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did JFK do when he heard that the Soviet Union was construction a missile site in Cuba.

• JFK gave into the Soviet demands.

• JFK bombed the Soviet Union with an atomic bomb.

• JFK ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.

• JFK invaded Cuba from Guantanamo Bay.

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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