Cold War Quiz

A free enterprise economy is different than a communist economy. Explain how your career choices would be different if you lived in a communist country.

What are the major differences between a communist country and a democracy such as the United States?

• A democracy has a free enterprise system but a communist country divides up wealth evenly and the government controls businesses.

• In a country that practices a free enterprise system the wealth is distributed evenly but a communist country has freedom of choice.

• Countries such as the United States practice a free enterprise system. Communist countries also practice a free enterprise system but place many rules on businesses.

• The economies of democracies and communist countries are the same; the major difference is how their leaders are elected.

America was called the "Guardian of Freedom" because

• the United States sent monetary donations to those countries who asked

• President Truman sent troops to countries who were being threatened with communism.

• the United States supported people fighting to save their countries from being taken over by communists.

• . the United States stands for freedom so our government makes us guard the freedom of all countries.

George F. Kennan said that communism was spreading around the world like a "fluid stream which moves constantly." What does this mean?

• Communism was spreading quickly like water flows in a stream.

• A stream moves quickly, but barricaded the spread of communism.

• Communism is a runny mixture of government rules that were constantly changing.

• Mr. Kennan did not know much about communism so he compared it to a stream.

Why was the name "Cold War" chosen when no blood was shed?

• Instead of being fought by soldiers in trenches, this war was fought with ideas, words, threats and money.

• The war took place during the winter

• The former Soviet Union has a cold climate.

• Though the battle was not fought with ammunition, words can be considered cold which is why they called it this.

What caused housing communities to spring up in suburbs all across the country?

• Factory workers needed to be closer to their jobs in the city

• Veterans needed places to live and banks gave them affordable loans

• Lack of transportation led houses to be close together so people did not have far to travel.

• Much of the U.S. had to be rebuilt as a result of World War ll.

What effect did the nightly news broadcasts have on Americans?

• It caused many Americans to be excited about the "Space Race."

• The nightly newscasts caused many Americans to fear the spread of communism.

• Americans were intrigued with communism and very interested in the "Space Race."

• . People learned more about the world than they had before.

Why was the Space Race so important during the Cold War?

• With the Soviet Union wanting to set up communist countries all around the world and the U.S. wanting to halt the spread of communism, both countries knew the importance of military technology that would result from the Space Race.

• Winning the Space Race would give the citizens of the Soviet Union or the U.S. great pride.

• The impact the Space Race would have on military technology would be small, but it would be an amazing accomplishment to be the first country to send a person into space.

• With so many lives being lost during the Cold War, winning the Space Race would give citizens of the Soviet Union or the U.S. something to be happy about.

What can you infer about the effect that communist governments had on their citizens by the following statement? "In 1961, the communist East German government built the Berlin Wall, which was a barbed wire and concrete barrier between East and West Berlin. They wanted to keep people from escaping East Germany.”

• Citizens had national pride and needed the wall as a way of keeping people from invading their country

• The government wanted to protect its citizens.

• Citizens needed the wall to protect them from the dangers of the Cold War.

• Citizens disliked the loss of freedom under the communist government so much that they were willing to leave their homes and move to another country

How did a free enterprise system help the growth of our nation after World War II?