Cold War Review

The purpose of "containment" was to--

• stop the spread of democracy
• stop the spread of hate
• stop global warming
• stop the spread of communism

Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?

• Truman Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
• Warsaw Pact
• Domino Theory

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

What was the name of the defensive alliance consisting of the Soviet Union and 7 other European countries?

• NATO

• United Nations

• African Union

• Warsaw Pact

Which of the following was a reason for the Berlin Wall?

• To keep the Soviets out of West Berlin

• To keep East Germans from escaping to West Berlin

• To protect the German people from adopting western ways

• To prevent a civil war in Germany

Who was  the United States Senator who went on a hunt in the U.S. for communist.

• Nikita Khrushchev
• Joseph McCarthy
• Joseph Stalin
• JFK

In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term “Iron Curtain "when describing conditions in Europe. What did he mean by this term?

• •European nations needed to build more factories

• •Peace had finally spread throughout the countries of Europe.

• •The militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerful.

• •There was a division between the communist Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe. 

This is the name of the Organization that was created by Western European Countries, America and Canada to help contain the spread of Communism.

• United Nations
• Alliance
• League of Nations
• NATO

What is the best way to briefly describe the cold war?

• Democracy Vs. Comunism
• Monarchy vs. Capitalism
• Communism Vs. Monarchy
• Hunter Vs. Gather

America's relationship with the Soviet Union was called a "Cold War" because the...

• Soviets fought the United States by freezing prices
• the United States fought the Soviet Union during their harsh, cold winter
• Soviet Union and the United States were enemies, but no official war took place
• Soviet Union and United States were developing nuclear weapons using cold fusion