Cold War STAAR Review

Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?

• The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world

• The war was fought during winter months only

• Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers

• There was never direct fighting between the Soviet Union and United States

The dividing line between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War was called _________________.

• The Iron Curtain
• The Iron Bars
• The Steel Curtain
• The Iron Road

A nation that is dominated politically and economically by a more powerful nation

• Allied Power

• Satellite Nation

• Rogue State

• Belligerent Nation

When a country blocks access of to a location (like a city or country) to prevent people and supplies from entering or leaving.

• Tribunal

• Blockade

• Detente

• Suspected

The attempt by the Soviet Union to cut off West Berlin from Western Europe

• Moscow Lockdown

• Berlin Blockade

• Strategic Defense

• Containment

What was the United States response to the Berlin Blockade?

• The United States invaded Cuba

• West Berlin was given to the Soviet Union

• The United States bombed Eastern Berlin

• The United States began airlifting supplies to West Berlin

US program that provided food, medicine, and economic aid, to European nations after WWII. This helped Western European nations to rebuild.

• Perestroika

• Iron Curtain

• Marshall Plan

• Warsaw Pact

United States policy of assisting any nation resisting communism with political, economic, and military aid.

• Truman Doctrine

• Stalin Doctrine

• Eisenhower Protocol

• Defensive Security

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

• Spain and Portugal
• England and France
• Germany and Italy
• United States and Soviet Union

The Berlin Airlift resulted in...

• The U.S. bypassing the Soviet blockade without starting war

• Preventing the Nazi party from reforming

• An example of U.S. superior military power

• Transportation of communists refugees to safety