Origins of the Cold War

On August 6th and 9th, the United States dropped Atomic Bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. How did the Soviet Union respond to this military action?

• It accelerated the pace of its military invasion of Germany

• It formed an alliance with the U.S. to share nuclear technology

• It intensified development on and successfully tested its own nuclear weapons

• It withdrew from international organizations in which the U.S. was a member

The United States first tried to contain Communism in which two European countries?

• Poland and China

• Greece and Turkey

• Canada and Great Britain

• Japan and the Soviet Union

What two countries emerged as the two nuclear superpowers during the Cold War? 

• The United States and China

• The Soviet Union and China

• The Soviet Union and North Korea

• The United States and Soviet Union

Why did the Soviet Union develop its own nuclear bomb following World War II?

• It wanted to quickly end the war to avoid further military casualties

• It wanted to retain political and military influence in the post war world

• It wanted nuclear technology to be a cheap source of energy after the war

• It wanted to pursue a policy of isolationism after the war

How did the Marshall Plan aim to contain the spread of Communism?

• It built up the Western European armed forces

• It helped rebuild and strengthen European economies

• It forced Americans to take loyalty oaths to avoid losing their jobs

• It created a military alliance among Western European and North American nations

For four years after the end of World War II, the United States was the world's only superpower. 

Which action established the Soviet Union as the second superpower? 

• It invaded and occupied Japan

• It successfully tested its own atomic bomb

• It launched a satellite into orbit around earth

• It supported North Korea's invasion of South Korea

The two newspaper headlines below reference important events that impacted the relationship between the United States and Soviet Union beginning in 1945.

"U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan"

"Soviet Union successfully test and explodes its own atomic bomb"

What two developments resulted from both of these events?

• The end of World War Two and the end of internment camps in the U.S.

• The threat of mass destruction and the superpower status of both the U.S. and Soviet Union

• The implementation of the Bracero Program and the success of Victory Gardens

• A reduced need for military intelligence and the invention of the League of Nations

In the American democratic system, the people vote to elect a President and other government officials from

• Competing political parties

• No opposing parties

• Non Citizens

• Foreign Nations

In the Soviet Union, the Communist Party established a totalitarian government in which ____________ were allowed to exist

• No opposing parties

• Yes

• 15 different parties

• An unlimited amount of parties

Under Communism 

• Citizens and corporations drive almost all economic activity

• The government controls all property and all economic activity

• There is a mix between private and government ownership

• The President is elected to a six year term