Berlin, Korea, Red Scare, Intro to Cold War review

Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?  

• To keep people from escaping to West Germany  
• To keep people from West Germany coming into East Germany 
• As a fortification to keep enemies out of the city 
• All of the above

Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?

• to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
• to bomb East Berlin
• to demolish the Berlin Wall
• to transport people out of East Berlin

Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War?

• to contain communism
• to colonize Korea
• to spread communism
• to Christianize Koreans

In 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism.  Communists from the north tried to take over the south.  What role did he US play in this war?

• The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.
• The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.
• The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.
• The US and its allies fought to defend the North.

What does NATO stand for? 

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• North American Treaty Organization
• North American Truce Organization
• North Asian Trust Order

"Are you now, or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party of the United States?" Which United States politician is most closely associated with this quote.

• John F. Kennedy

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Joseph McCarthy

• Richard Nixon

1. The Soviet Union was a _____________________ type of government.

• Democratic

• Dictatorship

• Communist

• Nazi

____________ was a symbol that represented the tension between Communist and democratic countries in Europe.

• Berlin Wall

• Iron Wall

• Great Wall

• Iron Curtain

North Korea was supported by ________________, which has a _________________ government.

• U.S.S.R./communist
• U.S.S.R./democratic
• U.S.A./communist
• U.S.A./democratic

South Korea was supported by ________________ which has a _________________ government.

• U.S.S.R./communist
• U.S.S.R./democratic
• U.S.A./communist
• U.S.A./democratic