The Cold War

What did the "Iron Curtain" symbolize?

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• The divide between democracy and communism

• The border between North and South Korea

• The Ho Chi Minh Trail

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Which of the following choices best describes the U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War?

• Containment of communism

• Whoever smelt it dealt it

• The enemy of my enemy is my friend

• Whoever supplied it denied it

• The War on Terror

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What was the name given to the buildup of weapons during the Cold War?

• Space Race

• Bombageddon

• Arms Race

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Nuka-palooza

Which of these BEST describes the Cold War?

• direct warfare between two superpowers

• competition for global influence between two superpowers

• indirect warfare between three superpowers

• nuclear war between the U.S. and Soviet Union

• mild disagreement between allies

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What was the purpose of NATO when it was created?

• To guard against the Spanish Inquisition

• To regulate the price of oil on the world market

• To protect its members from the Soviet Union and communism

• To remove all trade barriers and increase trade between North American countries

• To be the first to put a man on the moon

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

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Warsaw Pact

• Domino Theory

The physical barrier separating Communist East Berlin and Democratic West Berlin--

• Berlin Blockade

• Berlin Base

• Berlin Wall

• Berlin Barrier

The ideology that if one country in Southeast Asia fell to Communism, others would follow--

• Domino Theory

• Berlin Airlift

• Eisenhower Doctrine

• Warsaw Pact

The organization whose members agreed to mutually defend other Communist nations is called--

• Korean Pact

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• Satellite Nations

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