The beginning of the Cold War

The Cold War was fought between

• the US and France.

• Germany and the USSR.

• the US and the USSR.

• the UK and the USSR.

The Cold War lasted for

• 4 years.

• 10 years.

• 30 years.

• 45 years.

Which of the following apply to the USSR during the Cold War?

• It was a capitalist country.

• It did not allow private ownership of factories and land.

• It was a dictatorship.

• It gave its people freedom of speech.

• Its ideal was financial equality between all people.

Which of the following apply to the United States during the Cold War?

• It was a communist country.

• It allowed private ownership of factories and land.

• It was a democracy.

• It gave its people freedom of speech.

• Its ideal was financial equality between all people.

Which of the following sentences are accurate about the Cold War?

• Poland lost its independence after WWII.

• The Iron Curtain was the border between the democratic Western Europe and the communist Eastern Europe.

• Countries like Poland became so called Soviet Satellites.

• The Americans gave money to Western Europe to keep them away from communism.

• Communist countries didn't allow their citizens to cross the Iron Curtain.

In the Cold War, Europe was divided into two distict spheres, separated by the Iron Curtain. Choose the correct sentences from below.

• Communist countries in Eastern Europe were called Soviet satellites.

• Poland, Hungary and Romania were examples of Soviet satellites.

• Czechoslovakia was on the eastern side of the Iron Curtain.

• The USSR was a Soviet satellite.

• Soviet satellites were independent countries.

True or false? After WWII, Germany was initially divided into four occupation zones.

• True

• False

True or false? Germany was split into two countries as a result of the Berlin blockade.

• True

• False

True or false? East Germany was a communist country during the Cold War.

• True

• False

True or false? The Soviets tried to drive the Western Allies away from Berlin by blockading the city in 1948.

• True

• False