Beginning of Cold War Quiz

(a)   is the military alliance that the U.S. joined after WWII and is still part of today.

The ______ ____ was the name of the military alliance that was centered around the Soviet Union.

(a)  

The _____ ____ was constructed to separate the West and East sides of Germany’s capital city.

(a)  

Richard Nixon made a historic visit to (a)   in 1972 that helped improve the relationship between the two countries.

The Truman Doctrine policy of helping any area/country that was fighting against communism led to the U.S. sending troops in 1950 to fight in the ______ ___.

(a)  

The U.S. gave money to European countries through the _______ ____ so they could rebuild after WWII, as long as they agreed to reject communism.

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Monroe Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

Important talks between the U.S. and Soviet Union to place limits on nuclear weapons production were known as the ____ Treaties.

• Yalta

• PEPPER

• USSR

• SALT

The U.S. and Soviet Union came dangerously close to going to war after nuclear weapons were placed close to the U.S. during the _____ _______ ______.

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Moscow Missile Crisis

• Nuclear Missile Crisis

• Berlin Missile Crisis

Which of the following was NOT a source of competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union during the Cold War?

• Spread of ideologies

• Dividing up Japan's colonies

• Space Race

• Nuclear Weapons

The early stages of the Cold War were planned out at the _____ Conference

• Wannsee

• Geneva

• Berlin

• Yalta