Cold War Quiz

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

• To spread communism

• To strengthen ties with Vietnam and Korea

• To destroy the Soviet Union and its allies

• To contain communism and promote democracy

What was the main goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

• To eliminate the nation of Germany
• To contain the spread of communism
• To spread communism to other countries
• To strengthen bonds with China and Germany

Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?

• to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
• to bomb East Berlin
• to demolish the Berlin Wall
• to transport people out of East Berlin

The purpose of "containment" was to-- (a)  

• stop the spread of democracy
• stop the spread of hate
• stop global warming
• stop the spread of communism

Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII? (a)  

• Truman Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
• Warsaw Pact
• Domino Theory

In 1946, the British Prime Minister said in a speech that an "Iron Curtain" had fallen across the European continent. This "Iron Curtain" was ______________.

• the Soviet Union

• an imaginary line separting democratice countries from communist ones

• an acutal iron wall

• a joke made by Churchill

Which country was split in two by the "iron curtain"? (a)  

• Poland
• Germany
• Hungary
• Soviet Union

What is brinkmanship?

• U.S. foreign policy of threatening to use all out military aggression against enemy

• The purchasing of material goods

• Designing of products to wear out or become outdated so consumers need to buy more

• U.S. foreign policy of blocking spread of communism to other nations by the Soviets

The couple that was executed for spying and allegedly passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union were the...

McCarthyism was what?

• a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
• an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
• a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
• Accusing someone of being communist &/or treason without proper regard for evidence.