The Cold War

When did the Cold War start?

• 1945

• 1950

• 1964

• 1947

Answer explanation

The Cold War started shortly after WW2 when the Axis Powers were defeated and the Soviet Union became the new threat for the United States and Western Europe.

List one to two reasons for the cause of the Cold War

What was the Iron Curtain?

• A treaty between the Soviet Union and its satellite states in Eastern Europe

• A symbol of the division between the communist Eastern Bloc and the democratic Western Bloc in Europe

• A literal curtain made of iron used to separate East and West Berlin

• A type of missile developed by the United States during the Cold War

Answer explanation

Correct! The Iron Curtain were not an actual object but a metaphor between the two parts of Europe.

What was the Marshall Plan?

• A plan to assassinate Soviet leaders during the Cold War

• A plan to build a wall between East and West Berlin

• A program of American economic assistance to Western Europe to rebuild after World War II and contain the spread of communism

• A plan to send American troops to fight in the Korean War

What was the Truman Doctrine?

• a. A policy of providing military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism

• A policy of isolationism adopted by the United States during the Cold War

• A policy of détente between the United States and Soviet Union

• A policy of appeasement towards the Soviet Union during the Cold War

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during most of the Cold War?

• Joseph Stalin

• Harry Truman

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Vladimir Putin

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• A conflict between the United States and Cuba over the nationalization of American-owned businesses in Cuba

• A military invasion of Cuba by the United States

• A political and military standoff between the United States and Soviet Union over the placement of Soviet missiles in Cuba

• A failed attempt by Cuban exiles to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro

What was the Warsaw Pact?

• A military alliance between the United States and its European allies

• An economic alliance between Western European countries

• A treaty between China and North Korea during the Cold War

• A treaty between the Soviet Union and its satellite states in Eastern Europe

What is a Proxy War? and provide an example below.

When did the Cold War end?

• 1991

• 1989

• 1970

• 1998