8.1 Origins of the Cold War

Match the following

• Truman Doctrine

• military alliance of the Soviet Union and

  its satellite states

• containment

• U.S. policy to limit communism

• Warsaw Pact

• military alliance of the United States and

  countries in Western Europe

• Marshall Plan

• U.S. policy giving massive loans and grants

  to Western Europe

• NATO

• U.S. policy to assist countries struggling

  against communist movements

Worldwide rivalry between the

United States and the Soviet Union is known as ​ (a)  

• Cold War
• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• Iron curtain

Who first spoke of the “iron curtain”?

• George Kennan

• Winston Churchill

• Joseph Stalin

• Harry Truman

Which countries remained under Soviet control after World War II?

• Czechoslovakia

• Austria

• Greece

• Hungary

• Bulgaria

In an attempt to gain control over West Berlin, the Soviet Union

• set up a total blockade of that section of the city.

• threatened the section of the city with troops and tanks.

• operated a massive airlift to bring in needed supplies.

• demanded control of that section of the city.

NATO and the Warsaw Pact were examples of

• military aggression during the Cold War.

• failed attempts to make peace.

• efforts to fight communism without bloodshed.

• military alliances made for “collective security.”

In China’s civil war, the United States backed

(a)   led by ​ (b)  

• Nationalists,
• Jiang Jieshi.
• Communist,
• Mao Zedong

What statement describes the underlying cause of the Cold War?

• the remaining anger of enemies on opposing sides in World War II

• Soviet anger at the United States for interfering in Greece and Turkey

• basic political and economic differences between the United States and

  the Soviet Union

Why was the conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States

described as a “cold” war?

• It was “cold” because it was not very significant or important.

• The two sides did not engage each other directly in a military conflict.

• The Soviet Union has a very cold climate.

What was the outcome of the civil war in China?

• The communists led by Mao Zedong defeated the Nationalists.

• The conflict moved to Taiwan, where Jiang Jieshi was victorious.

• Because of United States funding, Jiang Jieshi defeated the communists.