Cold War

What organization formed to stop the spread of Communism?

• NATO
• NAFTA
• WPA
• USA

What did Winston Churchill say has descended (come down) over Europe?

• A Cloudy Day
• Iron Curtain
• Sunshine
• Brass Curtains

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Why did Western Europe want to the contain communism?

• They did not want another world war.
• They feared communism would destroy democracy.
• They wanted to have more control over the land.
• They believed people would like communism more than democracy.

How did President Truman respond to the blockade that prevented supplies from getting the West Europe?

• He sent troops to attack the Soviet blockade.
• He authorized the use of the atomic bomb.
• He organized the Berlin Airlift to fly supplies to them.

The Korean War started because...

• Communist North Korea attacked South Korea
• the United Nations sent troops
• China invaded North Korea
• the Soviet Union attacked.

Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis one of the MOST important events of JFK's presidency?

• The Soviet Union broke apart into nation states.
• The Soviet Union tried to prevent the US from creating more nuclear weapons.
• The US and Soviet Union signed a treaty of peace.
• The United States and Soviet Union almost started a nuclear war.

Read the passage.

“During Harry Truman’s presidency, food and supplies were dropped to the people of Berlin, Germany. They were experiencing starvation because of blocks set up by the Soviet Union.”

What was the "drop" called?

• VJ Day

• Berlin Wall

• Communist Containment Policy

• Berlin Airlift

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

• Spain and Portugal
• England and France
• Germany and Italy
• United States and Soviet Union

Who were the two participants in the Space Race?

• The US and Cuba
• China and US
• The USSR and US
• US and North Vietnam

Who built the Berlin Wall?

• Soviet Union
• NATO
• The UN
• China