Cold War

The period of conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, from 1945 until 1991, was known as

• Cold War

• Phony War

• WWII

• Containment

The Berlin Airlift is an example of the

• influence of the Warsaw Pact on Eastern Europe

• failure of the Marshall Plan to help Berlin

• development of a strong East German economy

• conflict between Western nations and the Soviet Union

Winston Churchill called the dividing line between the democratic and communist European countries the

• Berlin Wall

• Iron Curtain

• Great Wall

• Demilitarized Zone

In February 1945, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met to discuss their post-World War II plans at

• Potsdam

• Casablanca

• Yalta

• Paris

The Eastern European nations under Soviet control following World War II were called

• client nations

• Allied Nations

• Puppet Nations

• Satellite Nations

In June 1945, 50 countries signed a charter creating the

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• United Nations

• League of Nations

• Warsaw Pact

How did the end of World War II lead to a division of Europe?

• The people of postwar Germany could not agree on a form of government and voted to divide their country.

• The Soviet Union established communist governments in the Eastern European countries it occupied during the war.

• Monetary aid under the Marshall Plan was offered only to Western European countries, not to Eastern European countries.

• The dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan caused Eastern European countries to seek Soviet protection from the United States

Which of the following was a result of the American Cold War policy of brinkmanship?

• economic recovery in Cuba

• Revolution in Iran

• Escalation of the Cold War

• Weakening of the Soviet economy

During the Cold War, the term “non-aligned nation” referred to a nation that

• was controlled by the Soviet Union

• was not allied with either superpower.

• was not part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

• did not have nuclear weapons

The leader of North Vietnam in its fight against South Vietnam and the United States was

• Ngo Dinh Diem

• Nguyen Van Thieu

• Syngmann Rhee

• Ho Chi Minh