Cold War

A form of government that allows no personal freedom and citizens have little choice in leaders of their government or policy is called ______

• Capitalism
• Communism
• Marxism
• Socialism

A form of government that promotes personal freedom and representatives are voted on by citizens is called a _____

• Democratic Republic
• Alliance Republican
• Communism
• Socialism

What organization formed to stop the spread of Communism?

• NATO
• NAFTA
• WPA
• USA

Why did Western Europe want to the contain communism?

• They did not want another world war.
• They feared communism would destroy democracy.
• They wanted to have more control over the land.
• They believed people would like communism more than democracy.

What was the Iron Curtain?

• an imaginary line dividing communist and non-communist countries 
• an imaginary line connecting the major cities of Europe
• the border between France and Germany
• the border between the United States and Europe.

How did President Truman respond to the blockade that prevented supplies from getting the West Europe?

• He sent troops to attack the Soviet blockade.
• He authorized the use of the atomic bomb.
• He organized the Berlin Airlift to fly supplies to them.

Who was the US Senator that led investigations to expose communism in the US?

• Harry Truman
• Joseph McCarthy
• Nikita Khrushchev
• Douglas MacArthur

The Korean War started because...

• Communist North Korea attacked South Korea
• the United Nations sent troops
• China invaded North Korea
• the Soviet Union attacked.

What was the arms race?

• The US and Soviet Union began to race and see who could conquer more countries.
• The US and Soviet Union began building and storing powerful weapons.
• The US wanted to have peace with the Soviet Union
• The Soviet Union wanted to become allies with the United States

What major historical event is represented in this map?

• Attack on Pearl Harbor
• The Cuban Missile Crisis
• The Wright Brother's first flight
• The building of the Panama Canel