#8 - Cold War

Who was  the United States Senator who went on a hunt in the U.S. for communist.

• Nikita Khrushchev
• Joseph McCarthy
• Joseph Stalin
• JFK

The Cold War developed following World War II as a result of the

• renewed threats from Nazi leaders

• space race between the US and the Soviet Union

• invasion of Poland by Germany

• conflicts between communist and democratic governments

The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were associated with efforts by the United States to

• end the testing of nuclear weapons.

• strengthen the isolationist policy.

• punish war criminals

• contain the spread of communism

This is the name of the Organization that was created by Western European Countries, America and Canada to help contain the spread of Communism.

• United Nations
• Alliance
• League of Nations
• NATO

In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term “Iron Curtain "when describing conditions in Europe. What did he mean by this term?

• •European nations needed to build more factories
• •Peace had finally spread throughout the countries of Europe.
• •The militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerful.
• •There was a division between the communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe. 

The Sacco and Vanzetti case in the 1920's, and the McCarthy hearings in the 1950's were similar in that both represented

• victories over discrimination.

• landmark Supreme Court cases.

• threats to personal freedoms.

• greater freedom for all America.

Answer explanation

Sacco and Vanzetti were two Italian immigrants who were known anarchists. With very little evidence, they were convicted of murder! They were convicted mostly because they were immigrants and known anarchists. McCarthy accused 52 state department employees of being communists. Some lost their jobs, and were harassed, with no evidence that they were communists (because they weren't).

In 1950, the United States and other countries from the United Nations became involved in the Korean War. What was the cause of this war?

• •North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism.
• •South Korea wanted to drive out troops from Vietnam.
• •North Korea attacked China to spread communism.
• •South Korea attacked North Korea to spread democracy.

This was an ACTUAL wall that separated Berlin. It separated the communist side from the democracy side. Why did they put the wall up?

• Iron Curtain
• Berlin Wall
• Berlin Airlift
• Great Wall of China

How did we respond to the blockade on Western Berlin? This was when we could not get any supplies to this area. 

• Berlin Airlift
• Iron Curtain
• Air attack
• Berlin Wall

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

• Spain and Portugal
• England and France
• Germany and Italy
• United States and Soviet Union