Cold War Quizziz I

How did the Soviet Union respond when the United States, Britain, and France merged their zones in Germany?

• threatened to declare war
• building the Berlin Wall
• organized a military alliance
• blockaded West Berlin

Throughout the Cold War, most United States foreign policy was based on the belief that the United States had which of the following responsibilities?

• preventing the spread of communism

• providing economic aid to the nations of the Warsaw Pact

• supporting worldwide government overthrows

• avoiding all foreign entanglements

"I therefore ask the Congress to provide authority for assistance to Greece and Turkey in the amount of $400 million for the period ending June 30, 1948. . . . In addition to funds, I ask the Congress to authorize the detail of American civilian and military personnel to Greece and Turkey, at the request of those countries..."

The speech above provided the foundation for which of the following policies?

• the Warsaw Pact

• the Monroe Doctrine

• the Truman Doctrine

• the Roosevelt Corollary

For collective security, the U.S. created __A__, and the Soviet Union responded by creating the __B__.

• A = Truman Doctrine  B = Iron Curtain
• A = Berlin Wall  B = Marshall Plan
• A = GI Bill  B = atomic bomb
• A = NATO  B = Warsaw Pact

In this economic system, the government owns all property and means of production.

• communism
• capitalism
• socialism
• democracy

Ordinary people & businesses control the production of goods and services is called:

• capitalism

• free trade

• marketing

• communism

Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?

• The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world

• The war was fought during winter months only

• Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers

• There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers

An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations.

• League of Nations

• Warsaw Pact

• United Nations

• NATO

A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• UNIA

• AFL

1947: US policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• Executive Order 9906

• Executive Order 8802