Cold War Review

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

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)

Nations that fell under the influence of the Soviet Union and established communist regimes were referred to as

• communist republics

• socialist nations

• Soviet republics

• satellite nations

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

What made the Cold War cold?

• tensions were high between the US and Soviet Union but did not lead to direct war with one another

• the US and Soviet Union fought in wars over influence, but never directly fought each other

• much of the Soviet Union and US are cold for part or most of the year

• many of the actions that the US and the Soviet Union took throughout the world are considered cold-hearted

The Marshall Plan 

• offers military assistance to Greece and Turkey.
• offers economic stability to Western Europe. 
• is the reason for U.S. involvement in Korea
• is the idea that if one country falls to communism, surrounding countries will also fall to communism. 

Military aid to Greece and Turkey following attempts at communist overthrows. 

• Marshall Plan
• Domino Theory
• NATO
• Truman Doctrine

The Cold War 

• The United States and the Soviet Union cut all diplomatic ties.
• An new kind of war with great casualties on both the US and USSR sides.
• Never really happened, it was simply a conspiracy invented by President Truman's administration. 
• The United States and the USSR formed competing military alliances. 

Preventing the spread of communism

• Containment
• McCarthyism
• United Nations
• Domino Theory