Cold War Beginnings

What country became the "enemy" of the United States during the Cold War?

• Germany

• USSR or Soviet Union

• Japan

What was the time period after World War II to the 1990s known as?

• The Post-War Era

• The Cold War

• The Vietnam War

• The Korean War

True or False: The rivalry between the two superpowers led to many indirect wars.

• True

• False

When did the Cold War end?

• 1970s

• 1980s

• 1990s

• It is still going on.

What type of government believed in government control and very little freedom for individuals?

• Democracy

• Communism

• Anarchy

What is a form of government in which the national government takes control of ALL aspects of public and private life?

• Democracy

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Totalitarian

True or False: The Soviet Union was not upset that the United States had kept the development of the atomic bomb a secret.

• True

• False

The Yalta Conference was a meeting to discuss what would happen to which country after World War II?

• Japan

• Italy

• Yugoslavia

• Germany

How many zones was Germany initially divided into at the start of the Cold War?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• It was never divided.

What promise did Stalin break from the Yalta Conference?

• To allow Germany to be reunited

• To allow the people of each country to pick their own type of government

• To allow people to protest

• To create jobs lost during the war