Cold War - origins

Which 2 superpowers were involved in the Cold War?

• Britain and the Soviet Union
• France and Germany
• Japan and the Soviet Union
• The U.S. and the Soviet Union

The Cold War refers to the period of increasing tension and rivalry between 2 superpowers from...

• the end of World War II to the fall of the Soviet Union.

• the end of World War I to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

• the Cuban Missile Crisis to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

What was one major goal of the Soviet Union during the early years of the Cold War?

• to expand individual liberties in the countries they controlled after WWII

• to have a defensive buffer zone and prevent attack

• to establish a friendly relationship with the US and Great Britain

What is Communism?

• government having complete control of businesses, property, and economic decisions

• government being hands off the economy and people making economic decisions

• a democratic government with personal freedoms and economic opportunities

True or False: The term Iron curtain was used to describe the huge iron barrier that was built between East and West Germany.

• True

• False

An economic system where the government owns the factories & land AND controls the production of goods is known as _____________________.

• isolationism

• communism

• capitalism

• democracy

US foreign policy during the Cold War was Containment. What is its goal?

• The U.S. would prevent the spread of Fascism.

• U.S. acting on the belief that if 1 country in Southeast Asia became communist, others would follow.

• The U.S. would prevent the spread of Communism.

During the Cold War, in which country was the city of West Berlin inside of?

• East Germany

• West Germany

• Soviet Union

What were the opposing beliefs or economic systems during the Cold War?

• communism & dictatorship

• democracy & capitalism

• capitalism & communism

What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift, between the years 1948 and 1949?

• To supply the citizens of West Berlin while the Soviet blockade continued.

• Moving Allied soldiers to help fight the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

• To supply the communist citizens of East Berlin and make them want to join the US and be a democracy.