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

Who was the dictator that controlled the Soviet Union?

• Joseph Stalin

• Winston Churchill

• Benito Mussolini

• Emperor Hirohito

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

U.S. and Allied airplanes delivered supplies into West Berlin for 321 days! This was known as the _____________ ________________.

• Iron Airlift

• Great Planes

• Operation Airplane

• Berlin Airlift

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 1949 the United States and European countries worked together to form an alliance for protection against Communist aggression called N.A.T.O. What does N.A.T.O stand for?

• National Alliance Traffic Organization

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• North American Traffic Organization

• National Airlift Traffic Organization

In response to NATO, the Soviet Union and its allies formed a defense known as the _______________ _____________.

• Warsaw Pact

• Soviet Treaty

• Warsaw Treaty

• Soviet Pact

In 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism.  Communists from the north tried to take over the south.  What role did he US play in this war?

• The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.
• The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.
• The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.
• The US and its allies fought to defend the North.

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