Cold War

At the end of WWII, who were the two world super powers?

• U.S. and Germany

• U.S. and Soviet Union

• Soviet Union and Germany

At the end of WWII, what were goals of the U.S.?

• Encourage democracy and capitalism and stop the spread of communism

• Spread communism, keep Germany divided.

At the end of WWII, what were goals of the Soviet Union?

• Encourage democracy and capitalism in other countries, reunite Germany.

• Spread communism, control Eastern Europe to protect it's borders, keep Germany divided.

Which of the following was a primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• direct, armed conflict between the two nations

• a competition for political influence over other countries

The Cold War refers to the period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from

• the end of World War II to the fall of the Soviet Union.

• the Berlin Airlift Crisis to the Cuban Missile Crisis

At the Yalta conference towards the end of WWII, Germany was

• divided into 4 zones

• was reunified

At the end of WWII, Berlin (the capital of Germany) was divided into 4 zones to be governed by the U.S., Britain, France and the Soviet Union.

• True

• False

Which country controlled the ZONE that both East and West Berlin was located in?

• Soviet Union

• United States

• France

The wall that was built to separate East and West Germany was called

• The Iron Curtain

• The Berlin Wall

After WWII, all of Europe was divided between the West (democracy and capitalism) and the East (communism). What was this division called?

• The Iron Curtain

• The Berlin Wall