The Cold War Begins

The "Cold War", an era defined by rivalry and political tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union (USSR), lasted from the end of World War II to the end of __________.

• the 1970s

• the 1980s

• the 1990s

Although the U.S. and USSR never actually fought each other, each side tried to best each other using __________________ methods and propaganda.

• economic

• military

• political

The United States believed in free enterprise and a ____________________ economy.

• capitalist

• communist

• socialist

The USSR believed in _________________, a system in which the government controls all property and economic decisions.

• anarchy

• capitalism

• communism

Although they helped each other during WWII, without a common __________ the U.S. and USSR had little in common and their alliance quickly vanished.

• enemy

• government

• language

The U.S. believed in democracy while the Soviet Union had a ________________________ government, further adding to their differences.

• parliamentary

• theocratic

• totalitarian

Because of threats of invasion from the west (France in 1800s, Germany in 1900s), the Soviets used its power to install friendly communist governments in several ______________ European countries.

• eastern

• middle

• western

The Soviet ________ of nations would provide a line of defense against potential invasion of the Soviet Union.

• Alliance

• Bloc

• Community

Winston Churchill referred to these Soviet actions after WWII as a(n) "___________________" descending on Europe

• dark cloud

• great wall

• iron curtain

Joseph Stalin, the Soviet leader, called Churchill's statement a "call to ________" and Cold War tensions began to increase.

• action

• home

• war