Early Cold War Review

Who were the emerging superpowers following World War II?

• Soviet Union & USA

• Italy & Germany

• Cuba & Vietnam

• Great Britain & China

What was this period of tension between these two Superpowers known as?

• The Cold Front

• The Blitzkrieg

• The Cold War

What did Churchill call the dividing line between the East & West?

• The Iron Curtain

• The Steel Drape

• The Aluminum Blind

Which organization was formed to provide military support to Western nations?

• IWW

• UN

• NATO

Who was the dictator leader of the Soviet Union during the beginning of the Cold War?

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Adolf Hitler

• Harry Truman

• Joseph Stalin

Who was the President of the United States during the beginning of the Cold War ?

• Harry Truman

• Adolf Hitler

• Benito Mussolini

• Joseph Stalin

What was the name of the alliance among noncommunist countries to stop the spread of communism?

• Allies

• UN

• Sputnik

• NATO

What city was the capital of Germany and was split between east and west powers after World War II?

• Berlin

• Warsaw

• London

• Paris

What was the name for the concrete wall that divided East and West Berlin beginning in 1961?

• Iron Curtain

• NATO Wall

• Berlin Wall

• German Wall

What is the term for the symbolic wall (IMAGINARY) that showed the political and military differences between the Soviet Union and the U.S?

• Iron Curtain

• Berlin Curtain

• Sputnik Curtain

• Communist Curtain