NPE-ColdWar-CivilRights

The term “Cold War” is a metaphor describing the conflicts between countries who supported capitalism and those that supported

• isolationism

• communism

• socialism

• fascism

What was the alliance called that was created between anti-communist countries of Europe, Canada, and Britain to keep communism from spreading? 

• UN

• NATO

• NAO

• NAACP

Why did the East German government build a concrete wall to divide Berlin? 

• To keep the people of West Berlin from avoiding the Berlin blockade 

• To mark the border between two shopping districts of the city

• To keep the cars of West Berliners from overcrowding East Berlin streets

• To keep East Berliners from escaping to freedom in West Berlin

An arms race is a contest to determine which country has the

• largest navy

• strongest people

• most powerful weapons

• ability to build faster ships and airplanes

What phrase was used to describe the separation of communist and non-communist countries in Europe

• iron curtain

• berlin wall

• berlin airlift

• cuban missile crisis

What started the Korean War?

• North Korea tried to overthrow South Korea and change it into a communist country.

• North Korea invaded North Vietnam. 

• South Korea invaded North Korea to change it into a communist country. 

• North Korea invaded the United States to change it into a communist country. 

The result of the Korean War was 

• North Korea and South Korea were reunited 

• China took over both countries 

• The Soviet Union took over North Korea 

• Neither side won and they remained divided 

The Cuban Missile Crisis, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War are connected because they 

• Helped end the Cold War 

• Showed that the U.S. was vulnerable to attack 

• Were conflicts that began due to disagreements over the spread of communism 

• Were resolved by the United Nations 

The Berlin Airlift was 

• When the U.S., Great Britain and France flew planes over West Berlin dropping supplies 

• When the US picked up people out of West Berlin and took them to East Berlin 

• When Great Britain & France dropped supplies in the United States 

• When people were airlifted from East Berlin to the United States 

Why did the United States help South Vietnam? 

• To show support for Cambodia 

• To help South Vietnam win independence from France 

• To show support for South Vietnam in its fight against a communist takeover 

• To support both the Vietcong (North Vietnam Group) and South Vietnam armies