WH Unit 13 Test: The Cold War Era (1945-1991)

A state of tension and hostility between nations aligned with the US, and nations aligned with the Soviet Union. 

• The Red Scare

• The Cold War

• The Bay of Pigs

• Détente

Why did Stalin want Eastern Europe under the control of the Soviet Union?

• To spread capitalism and create a buffer zone between Russia and Britain.

• To spread communism and create a buffer zone between Russia and Germany.

• To spread communism and create more Lebenraum.

• To expand collectivized agriculture and grow the manufacturing capacity of East Germany.

What was the "iron curtain?"

• The Berlin Wall

• A literal cast iron wall that was built between the communist world and the capitalist world.

• A symbolic line of separation between free market nations and communist nations

• The name of the Soviet missile operation.

Which word best describes the Truman Doctrine as it relates to communism?

• Imperialism

• Containment

• Proliferation

• War

A massive aid package from the US that funneled billion of dollars worth of  food and economic assistance to Europe to help the countries rebuild after WWII.

• The Truman Doctrine

• The Marshall Plan

• The Schlieffen Plan

• The Iron Curtain

Which four nations split control of Germany and Berlin after WWII?

• The US

  Britain

  France

  The Soviet Union

• The US

  Britain

  France

  Germany

• The US

  Britain

  China

  The Soviet Union

• The US

  Britain

  Poland

  The Soviet Union

What was the Berlin Airlift?

• An East Berlin communist helicopter base.

• When western powers flew in food & supplies to blockaded West Berlin.

• When western powers flew in food & supplies to communist-controlled East Berlin.

• When the Soviet Union flew in supplies to communist prisoners blockaded in West Berlin.

The Soviet Alliance system that was the answer to NATO.

• The Warsaw Pact

• The Moscow Pact

• The UN

• The USSR

What led to fears of "mutually assured destruction?"

• The growth in the number of nuclear weapons in the US and the Soviet Union.

• The fact that North Korea was emerging as a thriving totalitarian state.

• The fear that overspending on the military would financially ruin the US and the Soviet Union.

• The growth in the number of naval vessels in Germany during the years leading up to the Cold War.

Reduction of tensions between the US and the Soviet Union in the 1970s.

• Detente

• Mutually Assured Destruction

• The Treaty of Versailles (1974)

• The Iron Curtain