Cold War review

The "Cold War" refers to tensions between which two countries?

• USA and Great Britain
• Soviet Union and China
• USA and Soviet Union
• Germany and France

Who controls economic activity and businesses in a Capitalist system?

• Government
• Elected officials
• Dictator
• Private citizens

Which term refers to the alliance between the US and Western European countries?

• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• United Nations
• Satellite Nations

Winston Churchill's term used to describe the division in Europe after WWII was called

• Communist Curtain
• Solid Division
• Steel Wall
• Iron Curtain

The Warsaw Pact was a military alliance that included which countries?

• USA and Cuba

• US and Western Europe

• North and South Korea

• USSR and its Eastern bloc nations

How long did the Cold War last?

• over 40 years
• 3 months
• 2years
• 10 years

How did the United States apply its containment policy to both the Korean and Vietnam wars?

• The United States attempted to stop the spread of communism in both wars.

• The United States attempted to stop the spread of capitalism in both wars.

• The United States attempted to keep democratic nations from trading with communist nations.

• The United States attempted to prevent the Soviet Union from joining the United Nations.

What did the Berlin Wall collapse symbolize?

• the beginning of the Cold War

• the end of World War II

• the end of the Cold War

• the end of Communism in the world

Why were the United States and the Soviet Union enemies in the "Cold War"?

• The United States had dropped the atomic bomb on the Soviet Union.

• The Soviet Union openly criticized the United States' president.

• The Soviet Union refused to loan the United States money after World War II.

• The United States and the Soviet Union had opposing economic and political systems.

What was America's response to the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik, the first unmanned satellite, into space?

• The U.S. immediately launched a bigger and faster satellite into space.

• The U.S. increased its focus on math and science in American schools.

• The two superpowers began to work together to put the first man on the moon.

• The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to stop building nuclear weapons.