(4/4) UNIT REVIEW - Chapter 13: The Cold War Begins

The _________________ is an organization that tries to promote international peace and security

• United Nations

• NATO

• League of Nations

• World Trade Organzation

(Select ANY/BEST that apply) Which of the following countries had control over one of the four zones Germany was split into after WW2?

• United States

• France

• Great Britain

• Soviet Union/USSR

TRUE/FALSE: After the death of FDR, tensions rose between the US/Truman and USSR/Stalin, largely due to the Soviet belief that the US may be willing to use atomic weapons against the USSR

• True

• False

_______________ nations = communist countries of Eastern Europe controlled by the Soviets

• Free

• Orbit

• Satellite

• Soviet

the political and military barrier that isolated Soviet-controlled countries of Eastern Europe after WWII

• Red Scare

• Red Curtain

• Iron Curtain

• Steel Curtain

The Iron Curtain served as a divider of ________ & ________ Europe, or Communist vs. 'Free' Europe

• East & West

• North & South

TRUE/FALSE: Taking a lesson from the Great Depression, FDR and his advisers believed that economic growth through world trade was key to peace... this became a key tactic/focus of Truman during his presidency toward containing Communism

• True

• False

_________________ = Private property rights and limited government intervention in the economy

• Free Enterprise

• Capitalism

• Free Trade

• Free Market

TRUE/FALSE: Free Enterprise opposes Communist principles

• True

• False

TRUE/FALSE: As the US and allies continued to push for free/fair elections in East Europe, the Soviets refused to compromise (i.e. they wanted the countries to be communist - no free/fair elections)

• True

• False