Global II: World Since 1945 Concepts

What two countries became superpowers after World War II?

• US & Soviet Union

• US & Great Britain

• Soviet Union & China

• Soviet Union & France

Which country led NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)?

• Soviet Union

• US

• Great Britain

• China

Which political & economic systems were supported by NATO?

• Democracy & communism

• Totalitarianism & capitalism

• Democracy & capitalism

• Totalitarianism & communism

Which country led the Warsaw Pact?

• US

• Great Britain

• China

• Soviet Union

Which political & economic systems were supported by the Warsaw Pact?

• Totalitarianism & communism

• Totalitarianism & capitalism

• Democracy & communism

• Democracy & capitalism

What are satellite states?

• Countries controlled by the US

• Countries controlled by the Soviet Union

• Countries controlled by China

• Countries controlled by Great Britain

Which countries were satellite states of the Soviet Union?

• Switzerland, Belgium, Italy

• China, Japan, South Korea

• Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary

• Greece, Turkey, Saudi Arabia

What was the Iron Curtain?

• Imaginary division between Eastern & Western China in the Cold War

• Wall between Eastern & Western Europe in World War II

• Wall between Eastern & Western China in World War II

• Imaginary division between Eastern & Western Europe in the Cold War

What were the goals of the Marshall Plan & the Truman Doctrine?

• To stop the spread of communism

• To stop the spread of democracy

• To encourage the spread of communism

• To encourage the spread of democracy

Which places did the US & Soviet Union get involved in to fight against each other?

• France, Great Britain, Italy

• Spain, Portugal, Belgium

• Korea, Vietnam, Middle East

• Greece, Turkey, Saudi Arabia