cold war vocab

This is the name of the Organization that was created by Western European Countries, America and Canada to help contain the spread of Communism.

• United Nations
• Alliance
• League of Nations
• NATO

In 1946, the term “Iron Curtain "when describing conditions in Europe. What was meant by this term?

• European nations needed to build more factories

• Peace had finally spread throughout the countries of Europe.

• The militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerful.

• There was a division between the communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe. 

In 1950, the United States and other countries from the United Nations became involved in the Korean War. What was the cause of this war?

• North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism.

• South Korea wanted to drive out troops from Vietnam

• North Korea attacked China to spread communism

• South Korea attacked North Korea to spread democracy

How did the USA respond to the blockade on Western Berlin?

• Berlin Airlift

• Iron Curtain

• Air attack

• Berlin Wall

What was one major goal of the Soviet Union during the early years of the Cold War?

• to expand individual liberties in the Baltic republics

• to attract foreign economic investments

• to create a defensive buffer zone in Eastern Europe

• to establish a competitive market economy

The United States Foreign Policy after World War II was the policy of Containment, which was?

• The U.S. would try to restrict the spread of Fascism in Europe.

• The U.S. would help to rebuild the nations of Japan and Germany.

• Due to the importance, the U.S. would increase spending into the Space Race.

• The U.S. would try to prevent the spread of Communism anywhere in the world.

Which of these events was the closest the United States and the Soviet Union actually came to fighting each other during the Cold War?

• Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

• Gulf of Tonkin, 1964

• Bay of Pigs, 1961

• Suez Crisis, 1956

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did JFK do when he heard that the Soviet Union was construction a missile site in Cuba.

• JFK gave into the Soviet demands.

• JFK bombed the Soviet Union with an atomic bomb.

• JFK ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.

• JFK invaded Cuba from Guantanamo Bay.

What committee did Congress set up in order to look for Communists both inside and outside the government?

• House Unconstitutional Communist Activities

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• House Un-American Activities Committee

• House Un-American Active Communists

What is McCarthyism?

• accusing someone of destroying your communist clothing collection

• accusing someone of being communist without a court hearing

• accusing someone of being communist without producing evidence

• accusing someone of dying without producing evidence