Cold War Review

The "Cold War" refers to tensions between which two countries?

• USA and Great Britain
• Soviet Union and China
• USA and Soviet Union
• Germany and France

Which term refers to the alliance between the US and Western European countries?

• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• United Nations
• Satellite Nations

Winston Churchill's term used to describe the division in Europe after WWII was called

• Communist Curtain
• Solid Division
• Steel Wall
• Iron Curtain

The Marshall Plan was designed to...

• punish Germany
• ease the effects of the Berlin Blockade
• help European nations recover from WWII
• end the Cold War

The Warsaw Pact was a military alliance that included which countries?

• USA and Cuba
• US and Western Europe
• North and South Korea
• USSR and its satellite nations

The Cuban Missile Crisis was caused by the arrival of __________ in Cuba.

• aircraft carriers

• Chinese ships

• bomb shelters

• nuclear weapons

During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union competed in two races. What were they called? Choose 2.

• Aircraft Carrier Race

• Space Race

• Continental Race

• Arms Race

• Red Race

Why did the US fight in Korea and Vietnam?

• to reconquer land that had been theirs before.

• to support the Allies in their struggle against Japan.

• to stop the spread of Communism.

• to build an alliance with China.

________ is an economic and political form of government in which the government owns all the land and most industries in the name of the people.

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Democracy

• Totalitarianism

________ is an economic system that encourages citizens to own businesses and properties.

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Democracy

• Totalitarianism