Cold War/1950s

The "barrier" that separated the communist nations of Eastern Europe and the democratic nations of Western Europe

• Berlin Wall

• Rhine River

• Iron Curtain

• World War II

​ (a)   was a group of allied nations formed to be the military counter to the Soviet Union, while the ​ (b)   was a group of communist nations looking to defend communist expansion

• NATO
• Warsaw Pact

American foreign policy relating to Communism; promised to help nations struggling against Communism

What is the first major country to fall to communism after WWII?

• Vietnam
• Korea
• China
• Japan

Who was the Wisconsin senator who accused many people of communism without any proof?

• Dwight Eisenhower
• Joseph McCarthy
• Mao Zedong
• Douglas McArthur

The ________________ was the imaginary line that divided Europe between capitalist West and Communist East. 

• Satellite Nation
• Truman Doctrine
• Iron Curtain
• Arms Race

The Berlin Airlift began when 

• West Berliners began fleeing to East Berlin
• the British and French had a dispute over German zone boundaries
• the Marshall Plan ended. 
• the Soviets blocked Allied access to West Berlin

The Cold War was a conflict between which two super powers?

• Spain and England
• US and China
• Soviet Union and United States
• United States and Vietnam

What was the name of the American foreign policy that was committed to stopping the spread of communism?

• isolationism
• terrorism
• containment
• neutrality

In the 1950's most homes were built in the

• Cities
• Rural Areas
• Military bases
• Suburbs