Cold War

___ was the hostile but nonviolent struggle for power between the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as their respective allies, from the end of World War II to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991

• The Long Struggle
• The Cold War
• The Timid Transgression
• World War III

This is a picture of the leaders of the "Big Three," the leaders of the Soviet Union, United States, and Great Britain. Who were they?

• Chamberlain, Truman, and Stalin
• Stalin, Churchill, and Truman
• FDR, Churchill, and Stalin
• FDR, Truman, Stalin

What was the main purpose of the American policy of Containment?

• reducing the number of nuclear missiles in the Soviet Arsenal
• establishing a military presence to respond to Soviet advances
• developing strict boundaries for newly formed European nations
• restricting the Soviet Union from expanding outside its borders

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

• Spain and Portugal
• England and France
• United States and Russia
• United States and Soviet Union

The Soviet Union countered NATO by creating

• Soviet Union
• SATO
• Warsaw Pact
• Eastern Bloc

World leaders met to decided the fate of Germany and divide it into four zones.

• Crimean Conference
• Berlin Conference
• Potsdam Conference
• Yalta Conference

Describes the ideological division that had risen between Communist Eastern Europe and Democratic Western Europe.

• Iron Wall
• Iron Curtain
• Iron Divide
• Iron Fence

Communism in one country will cause similar events to happen in neighboring countries.

• Spreading Philosophy
• Domino Theory
• Ripple Effect
• Contagious Diffusion

This provided US financial aid to war-torn Europe, to help with rebuilding physically and economically. This would hopefully help minimize the potential spread of communism.

• Marcus Plan
• Mitchell Plan
• Marshall Plan
• Matthew Plan

Stalin tried to push the US and its allies out of West Berlin by blocking overland access to the city through East Germany. All rail and road lines were cut and no supplies could be brought in. This is called the _________________.

• Western Seige
• German Abandoment
• Stalin Plan
• Berlin Blockade