Early Cold War

Cold War Super Powers

• Great Britain, France, United States

• Germany, Italy and Japan

• Germany & the Soviet Union

• The Soviet Union & the United States

What was the main goal of the United States during the Cold War?

• To spread communism
• To strengthen ties with Vietnam and Korea
• To destroy the Soviet Union and its allies
• To contain communism and promote democracy

What was the main goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

• To eliminate the nation of Germany
• To contain the spread of communism
• To spread communism to other countries
• To strengthen bonds with China and Germany

The purpose of "containment" was to--

• stop the spread of democracy
• stop the spread of hate
• stop global warming
• stop the spread of communism

For collective security, the U.S. created __A__, and the Soviet Union responded by creating the __B__.

• A = Truman Doctrine  B = Iron Curtain
• A = Berlin Wall  B = Marshall Plan
• A = GI Bill  B = atomic bomb
• A = NATO  B = Warsaw Pact

Who was the U.S. President who made the decision to drop the atomic bombs? 

• Eisenhower
• JFK
• Truman
• FDR

Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?

• Truman Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
• Warsaw Pact
• Domino Theory

Which two countries did Truman fear would fall to Communism if the U.S. didn’t give aid?

• Greece and Germany
• Greece and Poland
• Greece and Ukraine
• Greece and Turkey

Which statement explains how the Truman Doctrine guided U.S. foreign policy in Europe following World War II?

• The United States provided financial aid to noncommunist governments fighting communist rebels

• The United States divided countries and cities recovering from the war into zones occupied by international forces.

• The United States established satellite governments in countries that share borders with the Soviet Union.

• The United States boycotted international events held in countries allied with the Soviet Union.

Why did the Soviet Union put a blockade on the city of Berlin in 1948?

• place Soviet missiles within range of targets in Western Europe

• prevent the United States from distributing Marshall Plan funds

• pressure the Allies to completely withdraw from East Germany

• stop aid from reaching anti-communist rebels in Eastern Europe