Cold War 22-23

The Cold War started immediately after WWII and lasted until

• 1960's
• 1970's
• 1985

• 1990

America's relationship with the Soviet Union was called a "Cold War" because the...

• Soviets fought the United States by freezing prices
• the United States fought the Soviet Union during their harsh, cold winter
• Soviet Union and the United States were enemies, but no official war took place
• Soviet Union and United States were developing nuclear weapons using cold fusion

By applying the strategy of containment, the United States hoped to prevent the

• emergence of an economic crisis in Europe
• return of Nazi ideas to postwar Germany
• expansion of the Soviet Union's influence around the world
• spread of nationalism from China to the rest of Asia 

Who "Fought" in the Cold War?

• U.S. & Japan
• Japan & Germany
• U.S. & Soviet Union
• Germany & U.S. 

What is an Arms Race?

• When two countries compete to create the best and most weapons 
• When two countries compete to create new colonies
• When two countries compete over resources

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 

“…An iron curtain has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe… and the populations around them lie in what I must call the Soviet sphere…”  - Winston Churchill
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Winston Churchill’s remark above on the “iron curtain” in  Europe is describing what?

• the division in Europe during the Cold War
• the destruction of Europe during the Cold War
• the diversity in Europe during the Cold War
• the depression in Europe during the Cold War

The alliance of COMMUNIST countries

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

• Triple Alliance

• Communist Alliance

What is the term for the US's attempt to stop the spread of communism?

• Deterrence
• Containment
• Abolishment
• Domino Theory