Review European History

What was the primary conflict between the two superpowers of the Cold War?

• different religious beliefs

• the need to rebuild their countries

• the need for more land to feed their people

• different forms of governments and economic systems.

Which statement BEST describes the reason for the building of the Berlin Wall?

• The wall was built to divide Berlin into four sectors.

• The wall was built to establish economic growth in East Berlin.

• The wall was built to show Germans where the Soviet zone was located.

• The wall was built to keep people from East Berlin from fleeing to West Berlin.

Which of the following statements best describes why Germany was divided after WWII?

• Hitler had made Germany a communist country, and the United States did not want to allow the spread of communism.

• The German people could not decide what type of government they preferred, so they voted to divide the country into democratic and communist sectors.

• Some of the people of Germany wanted to remain loyal to the Nazi party, so they country was divided into a democratic and Nazi sector.

• The division was part of the agreement made at the Yalta conference by the United States, France, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union after WWII.

Use the image to answer the question. The image defines which vocabulary term?

• Communism

• Anti-semitism

• Monotheism

• Nationalism

Boycotting Jewish businesses?·

Segregating Jewish people within German society?·

Passing laws forbidding certain rights and privileges?

Publicly burning Jewish synagogues and literature?

• Anti-semitism

• Communism

• Propaganda

• Revolution

Use the image to answer the question.

• The United States and the Soviet Union both wanted to spread communism.

• The United States feared the spread of communism by the Soviet Union.

• The Soviet Union fought against the United States during WWII.

• The Soviet Union wanted to spread capitalism and democracy around the world.

Hitler used propaganda to wrongly illustrate Jewish people as the following:

• devils

• ghosts

• untouchables

• equals

What idea does this picture express?

• the people’s desire for a third World War

• the people’s desire for continued division

• The people's desire for reunification.

• The people’s desire for a new leader

The USSR and the USA started to build stockpiles of nuclear weapons. Each side was fearful of the other, but no weapons were actually fired even though threats were plentiful...

• description of Russians during WWII

• description of Superpowers during Cold War

• description of Germany's reunification

• description of the end of the USSR

What does the image tell the reader?

• Europe During WWI

• Russia During the Russian Revolution

• The Soviet Union and Soviet Bloc After WWII

• Europe After the Cold War Ended