Cold War Review

A primary cause of the Cold War between the U.S. & the Soviet Union:

• direct, armed conflict between the 2 nations

• the founding of the United Nations

• a competition for influence over other countries

• a reduction in military spending

Group of nations under Soviet political & economic control:

• United Nations

• satellite nations

• Controlled nations

• Communists

Winston Churchill's term used to describe the division of Europe was called:

• Communist curtain

• Steel wall

• The division

• Iron curtain

The Marshall Plan was designed to...

• Help European nations recover after WWII

• Punish & divide Germany

• End the Cold War

• Create a nuclear weapons program

How long did the Cold War last?

• 2 years

• 5 months

• 40 years

• 30 days

Which of these events was the closest of the U.S. and the Soviet Union actually came to fighting each other during the Cold War?

• Gulf of Tonkin, 1964

• Pearl Harbor, 1941

• Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

• Bay of Pigs, 1961

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did JFK do when he heard that the Soviet Union was setting up missiles in Cuba?

• He launched a nuclear missile strike on Moscow

• He ordered a naval blockade of Cuba

• He declared war on the Soviet Union & Cuba

• He gave into the demands of the Soviet Union

What idea caused the U.S. to enter Vietnam in order to stop the spread of communism?

• Open Door Policy

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• Domino Theory

Who was the communist leader of the Vietnamese independence movement?

• Ho Chi Minh

• Ngo Dinh Diem

• Mao Tse-Tung

• Hirohito

Which of the following describes the way that Vietnam was divided:

• A non-communist North supported by the U.S.

• A non-communist North supported by the Soviet Union

• A communist South supported by the Soviet Union

• A non-communist South supported by the U.S.