Origins of Cold War 1945-1949

The two superpowers that dominated the world after World War II were the

• USSR & Great Britain
• US & USSR
• USSR & China
• US & China

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.

The dividing line between the democracies in blue and the Communist in red was referred to as what?

• The line of demarkation
• The DeMilitarized Zone
• The Iron Curtain
• The 38th Parallel

Which country was split in two by the Iron Curtain?

• Poland
• Germany
• Hungary
• Soviet Union

Which statement describes the Marshall Plan?

• An alliance designed to combine the forces of all democratic nations in Western Europe

• An economic plan to spend 13 billion dollars on reconstructing Western Europe

• A failed military plan to cripple communist influence in Western Europe

• A peace treaty with the Soviet Union that was ultimately rejected

What was a major reason for Cold War?

• Ideological differences between USA and USSR
• The weather was too low
• Insufficient money for war reparations
• Inability of the UN to maintain peace

The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:

• Contain communism
• Provide weapons to communist countries
• Destroy communism
• Provide collective security

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

When US & British planes dropped millions of tons of supplies into Berlin in 1948-1949 to stop the Soviet takeover of the city, it was called the

• Save Our City Campaign
• Defend Berlin Drop
• Berlin Airlift
• Germany First Campaign

The US plan to rebuild western Europe with $13 billion in aid was called the

• Berlin Airlift
• North Atlantic Pact
• Marshall Plan
• Cold War Helper