Cold War

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.

What is the term used to describe the invisible line that separated communist Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe?

• Berlin Wall

• Iron Curtain

• No Man's Land

• Iron Wall

What American policy provided Western European countries financial assistance so they could recover from WWII?

• Domino Theory

• Truman Doctrine

• Big Stick Policy

• Marshall Plan

The Cold War was a period of competition between which two countries?

• the U.S. and Korea

• The Soviet Union and Afghanistan

• the U.S and the Soviet Union

• the U.S. and Great Britain

What was the Truman Doctrine?

• Funded by Soviet Union to provide money to satellite states

• stated the United States would provide money to countries threatened by Communism

• european recovery program

• Rebuild war torn Europe

Which of the following is an example of the Marshall Plan at work?

• The Soviet Union blockaded the city of Berlin.

• The United Nations sent military forces to Korea.

• The United States helped France rebuild its economy.

• The United States set up the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Which of the following best describes the results of the Korean War?

• North Korea defeated South Korea, and now all of Korea is under Communist rule.

• China defeated Korea, and now all of Korea is under Chinese rule.

• The Korean War ended in a stalemate. Today, North Korea is still a Communist nation, and South Korea is a free nation.

• The United States defeated Korea, and today Korea is a territory of the U.S.

Who was the communist leader of the Chinese Civil War?

• Chiang Kai-shek

• Mao Zedong

• Kim Il Sung

• Harry Truman

Eastern European nations that were under the control of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

• containment

• colonies

• satellite nations

• imperialism

US policy during the Cold War that accepted Eastern Europe as dominated by communism but aimed to stop the spread of communism in other regions?

• containment

• satellite

• Berlin Airlift