Cold War Review

Who were the two participants in the Space Race?

• The US and Cuba
• China and US
• The USSR and US
• US and North Vietnam

What does the ‘Iron Curtain’ symbolize? 

• The division between East Germany and West Germany
• The division between East Berlin and West Berlin
• The division between communist Europe and noncommunist Europe 
• The division between North Korea and South Korea

During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?

• Truman Doctrine

• Open Door Policy

• Marshall Plan

• Domino Theory

What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• Domino Theory

• Open Door Policy

During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?

• Open Door Policy

• Big Stick Policy

• Containment Policy

• Dollar Diplomacy

In what year did the Russians launch the satellite Sputnik?

• 1941

• 1957

• 1969

• 1991

What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?

• It started the space race between the USSR and U.S.

• The U.S. government started NASA.

• U.S. began to spend more money on math and science to maintain national security.

• All of the above

During what Cold War event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade in Germany without provoking a military conflict?

• Berlin Airlift

• Vietnam War

• Watergate Scandal

• Bataan Death March

What legislation helped American soldiers get an education and buy homes in the suburbs during the Cold War?

• Interstate Commerce Act

• Federal Housing Authority Act

• Social Security Act

• GI BIll

What words should you immediately associate with the Cold War?

• Hitler & the Nazis

• Economic recession

• Containment of Communism

• Corruption & Industrialization