Cold War Exam Review

At the Yalta Conference Stalin demanded a buffer zone between eastern and western Europe for what reason?

• Overpopulation of Eastern Europe.

• The need of more land for agriculture.

• Establishing a Protective Border/Buffer zone.

• Rebuilding Eastern Europe

The Cold War’s activity took place where?

• Eastern Europe

• The Middle East

• South East Asia

• All of the Above

The main conflict of the Cold War was caused by…

• A difference in economic systems between the USA and Russia(USSR).

• A disagreement about the use of nuclear weapons to end the fighting in the Pacific during WWII.

• Growing distrust between South Asian countries and Russia(USSR).

• A rapidly destabilizing relationship between the USA and the other Allies from WWII.

Winston Churchill described Russia’s control of Eastern Europe as, “An Iron Curtain.” This most closely means…

• Russia was committed to rebuilding the entirety of Eastern Europe.

• Russia was going to industrialize Eastern Europe with new found Iron deposits.

• Russia was trying to keep other nations out of Eastern Europe with a show of strength and unity.

• Russia wanted to build a wall from the northern coast of Europe to its southern coast.

An arms race was between what two countries was at the center of the Cold War?

• The USA and Germany

• The USA and Russia

• Germany and Russia

• Russia and Japan

Russia’s attempt to apply military pressure to the USA during the Kennedy administration was known as…

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Iron Curtain

• The Andressian Affair

• The Korean War

The commitment of the USA to the fighting of communism worldwide is best illustrated by which of the following.

• The Truman Doctrine

• The Fall of the Berlin Wall

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Warren Commission

Which country dropped the first atomic bomb?

• Russia

• Germany

• USA

• Japan

Which of the following best explains why the Cold War remained cold?

• The USA knew it could not invade Russia during the winter.

• Fear of a nuclear apocalypse if open conflict took place.

• Countries other than Russia willingly became communist.

• Everyone was tired of fighting.

What role did the space race play in the Cold War?

• Advanced the cause of unity between all peoples.

• Pushed mankind to accomplish an impossible goal.

• Helped develop new systems to deliver nuclear weapons more effectively.

• Provide a show of dominance to establish the leading superpower of the world