The Cold War

The Allied victory in World War II led to the emergence of TWO global superpowers. What were those TWO superpowers?

• Japan & China

• United States & Japan

• Great Britain & Soviet Union

• United States & Soviet Union

A system where the government owns the factories and other natural resources AND controls the production of goods is known as _____________________.

• isolationism

• independence

• communism

• democracy

True or False: After World War II Germany was divided into East Germany and West Germany.

• True

• False

As the iron curtain (imaginary line between East and West Germany) fell the _______________ between the United States and the Soviet Union began.

• War of the States

• World War III

• Cold War

• Soviet War

When Germany was divided between the Allied Powers and the Soviet Union after World War II, Germany's capital city of _______________ was also divided.

• Prussia

• Berlin

• Austria

• Bismark

What was the Berlin Wall?

• An imaginary wall between East and West Berlin

• An imaginary wall between North and South Berlin

• A concrete wall that separated East and West Berlin

• A concrete wall that separated North and South Berlin

In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?

• to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam
• to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam
• to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong
• to prevent attacks against United States shipping

Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis one of the MOST important events of John Kennedy’s presidency?

• The US almost started a war with Cuba.
• The US and the USSR almost started a nuclear war.
• The US landed a person on the moon.
• The USSR broke apart into nation-states.

What does the ‘Iron Curtain’ symbolize? 

• The division between East Germany and West Germany
• The division between East Berlin and West Berlin
• The division between communist Europe and noncommunist Europe 
• The division between North Korea and South Korea

Who were the two participants in the Space Race?

• The US and Cuba
• The USSR and US
• China and US
• US and North Vietnam