Cold War

The Cold War refers to the period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from

• the end of World War II to the fall of the Soviet Union.

• the end of World War I to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

• the Cuban Missile Crisis to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

• the Bolshevik Revolution to the end of World War I.

The United States followed a policy of containment during the Cold War in response to the spread of communism.

How did the Marshall Plan reflect containment policy?

• It blocked Soviet missiles from from arriving in communist Cuba.

• It provided economic aid to European countries in order to prevent the spread of communism.

• It authorized the use of military force against communist forces in Vietnam.

• It stopped communist efforts to control the Korean Peninsula.

What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift, between the years 1948 and 1949?

• To bring necessary supplies to assist the Communists after World War II.

• It was designed to help citizens in France to resist Communism.

• Moving Allied soldiers to help fight the Nazis during World War II.

• To supply the citizens of West Berlin while the Soviet blockade continued.

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.

What was the "Iron Curtain"?

• Weapons development for the Soviet Army

• The installment of European isolationist policies

• The barrier between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War

• A series of military checkpoints in Berlin

​ To defeat the Soviet ​ (a)   of Berlin, the United States supplied the city for over a year during an event known as ​ (b)   .

• blockade
• the Berlin Airlift
• Iron Curtain
• Warsaw Pact
• United Nations
• superpower
• containment
• the Marshall Plan
• the Truman Doctrine

What was an immediate result of the Great Leap Forward (1958)?

• independence of Kenya from Great Britain

• the breakup of the Soviet Union

• the relocation of Bosnian refugees

• increased famine in China

East is Red

The east is red, the sun is rising,

China has brought forth a Mao Zedong,

He amasses fortune for the people,

Hurrah, he is the people’s great savior.

Chairman Mao loves the people,

He is our guide,

To build a new China,

Hurrah, he leads us forward!

The Communist Party is like the sun,

Wherever it shines, it is bright,

Wherever there is a Communist Party,

Hurrah, there the people are liberated!

What is the main idea of this 1960s Chinese song?

• The Sun will never set on Chinese communism.

• Communist policies will liberate Mao Zedong.

• The Chinese people will become wealthy under communism.

• Mao Zedong will lead the Communist Party in building a new China.

East is RedThe east is red, the sun is rising,China has brought forth a Mao Zedong,He amasses fortune for the people,Hurrah, he is the people’s great savior.Chairman Mao loves the people, He is our guide, To build a new China, Hurrah, he leads us forward!The Communist Party is like the sun, Wherever it shines, it is bright, Wherever there is a Communist Party, Hurrah, there the people are liberated!

This 1960s Chinese song would most likely have been sung during the

• return of Hong Kong

• Cultural Revolution

• Boxer Rebellion

• Tiananmen Square incident

Read the following information, which describes the founding of the United Nations in 1945, and answer the question below.

June 1945: Fifty countries create and sign a charter to create the United Nations.

October 1945: Charter is ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the majority of original signatories.

Which goal motivated the creation of the United Nations in 1945?

• ending regulation on nuclear proliferation among member countries

• reducing potential conflicts between member countries

• increasing potential conflicts between member countries

• regulating nuclear proliferation among member countries

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