Cold War

Who was the United States Senator who went on a hunt in the U.S. for communists?

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Joseph Stalin

• JFK

• Joseph McCarthy

This is a type of government where the government has complete control of the country.

• Communism

• Democracy

• Socialism

• Government

This type of government is run by the people

• Communism

• Democracy

• Socialism

• Government

In 1950, the United States and other countries from the United Nations became involved in the Korean War. What was the cause of this war?

• South Korea attacked North Korea to spread democracy.

• South Korea wanted to drive out troops from Vietnam.

• North Korea attacked China to spread communism.

• North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism.

What is the term used to describe the invisible line that separated communist Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe?

• Berlin Wall

• No Man's Land

• Iron Curtain

• Iron Wall

How was the Cold War different from previous wars involving the United States?

• Previous wars were fought between the United States and European countries, and the Cold War was fought between the United States and the Soviet Union.

• The Cold War refers to the political and economic tension between the United States and the Soviet Union-not an actual war.

• The Cold War was fought in the cold climate region of the Soviet Union, whereas previous wars were fought in warmer climate regions.

• The Cold War battles were fought with more modern weaponry since it took place in the 1960s.

A form of economy that promotes free trade, reduced government intervention and entrepreneurism is ________

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Communism

• Marxism

What was the arms race?

• The US and Soviet Union began to race and see who could conquer more countries.

• The US wanted to have peace with the Soviet Union

• The Soviet Union wanted to become allies with the United States

• The US and Soviet Union began building and storing powerful weapons.

What American policy provided Western European countries financial assistance so they could recover from WWII?

• Marshall Plan

• Domino Theory

• Truman Doctrine

• Big Stick Diplomacy

The Cold War was a period of competition between which two countries?

• U.S. and Korea

• U.S. and Afghanistan

• Soviet Union and Afghanistan

• U.S. and Soviet Union