Cold War Quiz 3/3

What was the name of the conflict involving nuclear weapons that almost erupted in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• American Missile Crisis

• Panama Canal Conflict

• Soviet Union Missile Crisis

• Cuban Missile Crisis

Which senator proposed that citizens turn in their neighbor if they suspected the neighbor was a communist?

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Joseph McCarthy

• Harry S. Truman

• Richard Nixon

What is the term used to describe the invisible line that separated communist Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe?

• Berlin Wall

• Iron Curtain

• No Man's Land

• Iron Wall

Read the passage.

“During Harry Truman’s presidency, food and supplies were dropped to the people of Berlin, Germany. They were experiencing starvation because of blocks set up by the Soviet Union.”

What was the "drop" called?

• VJ Day

• Berlin Wall

• Communist Containment Policy

• Berlin Airlift

Which statement describes communism?

• a political system in which every person in society gets a vote

• a political and economic system in which the government owns and distributes wealth and resources

• a political system in which people are forced to live in communities

• an economic system in which the government takes everyone's money and invests it in the national stock market

How was the Cold War different from previous wars involving the United States?

• Previous wars were fought between the United States and European countries, and the Cold War was fought between the United States and the Soviet Union.

• The Cold War refers to the political and economic tension between the United States and the Soviet Union-not an actual war.

• The Cold War was fought in the cold climate region of the Soviet Union, whereas previous wars were fought in warmer climate regions.

• The Cold War battles were fought with more modern weaponry since it took place in the 1960s.

Which term means the stockpiling of nuclear weapons to prevent a war?

• Containment

• Arms Race

• Blockade

• Cease-Fire

The U.S. policy to stop the spread of communism is known as...?

• Containment

• Stalemate

• Blockade

• Cease-Fire

Which of the following was built to separate the capital of Germany?

• Iron Curtain

• Berlin Wall

This war was fought from 1950-1953 and it ended in a stalemate.

• Korean War

• Berlin Airlift

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Space Race

• Vietnam War