Cold War

In a speech regarding the divide in Europe over communism, Winston Churchill stated that a(n) ___________ descended over the continent.

• steel wall

• iron wall

• steel curtain

• iron curtain

Doing whatever it takes to to gain an advantage, even if it means nuclear war, and win is referred to as

• containment

• brinkmanship

• the domino theory

• Cold War

Which nations emerged as the world's superpowers after World War II and into the period of the Cold War?

• China

• Russia

• United States

• Soviet Union (USSR)

Who wrote The Communist Manifesto, the book that outlined the idea behind overthrowing capitalism and implementing the communist system?

• Karl Marx

• Friedrich Engels

• Vladimir Lenin

• Joseph Stalin

The organization that was formed to combat communism and protect member nations from a communist attack was the

• United Nations

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• CIA

The organization that the Soviet Union created in response to the defense alliance created by the United States consisting of communist allies to the USSR was

• NATO

• the United Nations

• the satellite nations

• the Warsaw Pact

Which of the following was the most important international organization formed after WWII to maintain peace and avoid another world war?

• United Nations 
• League of Nations 
• World Bank 
• Triple Alliance 

What did the United States do after WWII to rebuild Europe?

• Marshall Plan 
• NATO 
• Containment
• Arms Race

Why is the Cold War considered a “cold” war, compared to WWII, a “hot” war?

• Most of the fighting took place in the cooler Northern Hemisphere
• The Soviet Union is located in a fairly cold area
• The Soviets and Americans never actually fought against one another with weapons
• The United States believed a nuclear war would end the seasons and it would be cold on Earth

The graph above shows the amount of nuclear weapons the U.S. and Soviet Union possessed during the Cold War. Which vocabulary word is this graph best illustrating?

• Nonallignment 
• Democratization
• Arms Race 
• Communism