Cold War

What was the period of tension and rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union following World War 2?

• The Iron Curtain

• The Cultural Revolution

• The Cold War

• The Superpower Showdown

Which economic system is where individuals own businesses and make the economic decisions?

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Communism

Which economic system typically has no personal wealth, because everything is shared equally?

• Capitalism

• Communism

Which economic system did the United States have during the Cold War?

• Capitalism

• Communism

What was the Warsaw Pact?

• A military alliance between the U.S. and western Europe

• A military alliance with the Soviet Union to counter NATO

• The agreement that Poland would be divided between Germany and the Soviet Union

• A strategy to acquire more nuclear weapons, with a factory in Warsaw

What was the nuclear arms race?

• The competition to have as many "arms," or children, in each nuclear familiy

• The competition to stockpile large quantities of more powerful weapons

• The newest event at the Olympics, to try and ease Cold War tensions

• The race to reduce the number of nuclear weapons around the world

Which statement was true about Germany following World War II?

• The Treaty of Versailles blamed the war on Germany and charged heavy reparations

• Hitler was exiled to Argentina, and Stalin took over the country

• Germany was divided between France and Britain, and ceased to be a country

• Both the country and the city of Berlin were divided into four occupation zones

What was Mao Zedong's plan to bring China into the future as a military and industrial superpower?

• The Berlin Airlift

• The Cultural Revolution

• The Great Leap Forward

• The Bolshevik Revolution

What did Mao Zedong do to eliminate political enemies, and anyone (or anything) opposed to his ideals of communism?

• The Night of Long Knives

• The Great Purge

• The Cultural Revolution

• The Night of Glass

What divides North and South Korea and is known today as a DMZ (demilitarized zone)?

• The Korean Wall

• The Death Strip

• The 17th Parallel

• The 38th Parallel