Module 6 Review (World History)

Which of the following was NOT one of the four countries that occupied a section of Germany after World War II?

• Britain

• Soviet Union

• United States

• Belgium

The analogy of the Iron Curtain, which described the sharp division between Western and Eastern Europe over communism, was created by which major World War II leader?

• Winston Churchill

• Joseph Stalin

• Harry Truman

• Franklin Roosevelt

Which of the following is an example of U.S. resistance to the spread of communism in Europe after World War II?

• The Truman Doctrine

• The Marshall Plan

• Containment

• All of the above

What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?

• To maintain connection between West Berlin and West Germany

• To get supplies from West Germany to West Berlin so it wouldn’t fall to the Soviet Union

• To provide quick travel from West Berlin to other places

• To end the tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in Germany

What was the name of the alliance formed after World War II that contained the United States, Canada, and most of Western Europe?

• The Warsaw Pact

• The United Nations (UN)

• The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

What was the counter-alliance to the answer to the previous question that included the Soviet Union and other countries in Eastern Europe?

• The Warsaw Pact

• The United Nations (UN)

• The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

The willingness to go to the edge of war in order to intimidate a rival country is known as…

• Deterrence

• Intimidation

• Brinkmanship

• Scare Tactics

Which event kicked off the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• The launch of Sputnik into space by the Soviets

• The establishment of NASA

• The Apollo 11 moon landing

• None of the above

The Red Scare was a fear of ________________ influence.

• Democratic

• Communist

• Capitalist

• Socialist

TRUE OR FALSE: The Berlin Wall was built by East Germany to prevent its citizens from fleeing to West Berlin.

• True

• False