MWH Cold War 2021

What country's fate was discussed at the Yalta Conference in February 1945?

• Japan

• Soviet Union

• Germany

• Italy

Which of the following was NOT true about the Soviet Union after World War II?

• 50x more deaths than U.S.

• Wanted Eastern European countries to be independent

• Many cities were destroyed

• Disagreed with U.S.'s actions during WWII

What did Winston Churchill say was dividing Europe in half, with Soviet control of the Eastern part?

• An iron curtain

• The Berlin Wall

• The Berlin Airlift

• West Germany

A struggle over political differences carried out by means short of military action or war defines what term?

• Containment

• Brinkmanship

• Cold War

• Detente

What defensive military alliance, formed in 1949, was formed by the Western Powers?

• Warsaw Pact

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• United Nations

• Truman Doctrine

The U.S. policy of blocking Soviet influence and stopping the expansion of communism was called what?

• Domino Theory

• Brinkmanship

• Detente

• Containment

Why did the U.S. and Britain airlift supplies into the city of Berlin from 1948 to 1949?

• They didn't want the Soviets to know

• To get around the Berlin Wall

• Soviets had blockaded the city

• Trying to provoke war with the Soviets

What new weapon did the U.S. test in 1952, and the Soviets tested the following year?

• Atomic bomb

• Hydrogen bomb

• Sputnik

• HEU fission device

In 1948, the U.S. sent $12.5 billion of aid to help rebuild Western Europe under what plan?

• Marshall Plan

• Warsaw Pact

• Truman Doctrine

• Containment

True or False? The Communists defeated the Nationalists in the Chinese Civil War.

• True

• False