Cold War part 1

Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?

• The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
• The war was fought during winter months only
• Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
• There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers

The United States and its allies had a policy called "containment."  This means that they wanted to ...

• stop the spread of Fascism.
• stop the spread of slavery.
• stop other countries from building up their military power.
• stop the spread of Communism.

Communism is a system in which ...

• people are free 
• individuals can vote for representatives in government
• private businesses own the factories and natural resources and controls the production of goods
• the government owns the factories and natural resources; people are not free

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.

• Capitalism
• Communism
• Consumerism
• McCarthyism

What alliance was formed between communist nations of Eastern Europe in response to NATO?

• United Nations
• League of Nations
• Axis Powers
• Warsaw Pact

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

• Marshall Plan

• Domino Theory

• Truman Doctrine

• Big Stick Policy

What was the Truman Doctrine?

• stated the United States would provide money to countries threatened by Communism
• Rebuild war torn Europe
• european recovery program
• Funded by Soviet Union to provide money to satellite states

Which of the following statements is true?

• West Germany's government was repressive; East Germany focused on individual rights.

• West Germany was a dictatorship while East Germany celebrated democracy.

• West Germany had a communist economy; East Germany was a capitalist country.

• The West German economy was built on capitalism; East Germany had a communist economy.

Checkpoint Charlie is the most well-known border crossing checkpoint of the Cold War

• It was a Soviet checkpoint
• It was a US army checkpoint

The ____________ cut off Eastern Europe from the West metaphorically speaking.

• The Marshall Plan

• The Berlin Airlift

• WWII

• The Iron Curtain