The Cold War

The Cold War was a period

• when the Soviet Union and the U.S fought each other in several wars.

• of tension and competing ideologies between China and the U.S.

• of tension and competing ideologies between the Soviet Union and the U.S.

• All of the above

The Soviet Union supported and wanted to spread ________________ throughout the world.

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Democracy

• All of the above

The Cold War lasted from

• 1917 to 1945.

• 1945 to 1971.

• 1945 to 1991.

• 1945 to present.

The Truman Doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy stating that the U.S. would

• attack any country which became communist.

• provide food for all starving nations.

• provide economic and military support to nations to stop the spread of communism.

• All of the above.

To help rebuild Europe and protect vulnerable nations from communism, the U.S. implemented

• NATO.

• The Marshall Plan.

• MAD plan.

• All of the above

The two separate and rival Cold War military alliances that the U.S. and Soviet Union created were

• NATO and Central Powers.

• NATO and Warsaw Pact.

• The United Nations and the Warsaw Pact

• The United Nations and Axis Powers.

________________ was U.S. strategic policy focused on stopping and containing any further spread of communism.

• Blockade

• MAD

• Lockdown

• Containment

________________ became the foundation for U.S. foreign policy for fighting the spread of communism.

• Truman Doctrine

• Monroe Doctrine

• Foreign Policy Doctrine

• All of the above

Which statement was true about the Berlin Blockade?

• was when the Soviets closed off access (roads and the rail system) to and from West Berlin.

• was the first major international crises of the Cold War.

• led to the U.S. flying in tons food and fuel to West Berlin.

• All of the above.

The Berlin Wall was erected by the Soviets

• to stop people of West Berlin from leaving and traveling to the more prosperous East Berlin.

• to stop people of East Berlin, the communist part, from fleeing to the more prosperous West Berlin.

• to stop both West and East Berliners from leaving Germany.

• All of the above