Cold War Review

The Cold War was a rivalry that sparked between the United States and what other country?

• Germany

• Japan

• Soviet Union

• United Kingdom

What structure was a symbol of the divide between communism and the West since the 1960s?

• the Red Square

• the Reichstag Building

• the Berlin Wall

• the Great Wall

What was the main reason the United States and the Soviet Union entered the "Cold War"?

• They had been enemies during World War II.

• They had opposing political viewpoints.

• The were competing for colonies in Asia.

• The both wanted to take over Asia.

Why were the United States and the Soviet Union enemies in the "Cold War"?

• The United States had dropped the atomic bomb on the Soviet Union.

• The Soviet Union openly criticized the United States' president.

• The Soviet Union refused to loan the United States money after World War II.

• The United States and the Soviet Union had opposing economic and political systems.

What did the Berlin Wall collapse symbolize?

• the beginning of the Cold War

• the end of World War II

• the end of the Cold War

• the end of Communism in the world

What was America's response to the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik, the first unmanned satellite, into space?

• The U.S. immediately launched a bigger and faster satellite into space.

• The U.S. increased its focus on math and science in American schools.

• The two superpowers began to work together to put the first man on the moon.

• The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to stop building nuclear weapons.

Which event during the Cold War years brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union closest to nuclear war?

• the Cuban Missile Crisis

• the Persian Gulf War

• the Vietnam War

• the Korean War

What was the goal of the United States during the Cold War?

• to stop the spread of democracy

• to contain the spread of Communism

• to promote the United Nations

• to take power from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

What political system is most closely related to Joseph Stalin?

• capitalism

• communism

• democracy

• fascism

With what political system is the Soviet Union most closely associated?

• capitalism

• communism

• democracy

• monarchy