Cold War

The Berlin Wall was built to separate

• Berlin and the USSR

• East and West Berlin

• East and West Germany

• Berlin and France

In 1946, the British Prime Minister said in a speech that an "Iron Curtain" had fallen across the European continent. This "Iron Curtain" was

• another name for the English Channel, which protects England from invasion

• an imaginary line separating Europe's communist and non-communist countries

• a wall built between counties controlled by Nazi Germany and ones that weren't

• another name for the Alps, which protected it from the USSR during the Cold War

What was the main reason for the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

• to limit the spread of communism

• to increase financial aid to countries in Western Europe

• to decrease the risk of nuclear warfare

• to protect the interest of counties located in East Asia

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union and Communist Party during the Cold War?

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Vladimir Lenin

• Nikita Krushchev

Why did the United States get involved in the Korean War?

• to help the Soviet Union win the war

• to get a close relationship with China

• to take over acres of land in North Korea

• to prevent the spread of communism

Why did the United States enter into the Vietnam War?

• to stop the spread of communism

• to decrease the threat to democracy in Japan

• to promote trade in Asian countries

• to protect important historical sites

"It is my duty, however, to place before you certain facts about the present position in Europe. From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the continent." - Winston Churchill

To what is Winston Churchill referring in his speech?

• United States influence in East Berlin

• Soviet collapse in Western Europe

• Soviet control over much of Eastern Europe

• United States resistance in West Germany

In 1949, the United States entered a military alliance known as

• Security Council

• the Warsaw Compact

• NATO

• the United Nations

Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis so significant in the Cold War?

• It was the end of the conflict between the USSR and the U.S.

• It was the first conflict between the USSR and the U.S.

• It led to the assassination of J.F.K.

• It was the closest the world had ever come to a nuclear war

Why was the Berlin Airlift important?

• The USSR was able to fly planes over the U.S. to search for nuclear weapons

• It was not important

• Citizens living under communist rule in Berlin were able to get food and raw materials during the blockade

• It led to the Vietnam War