Cold War Begins

What was the main goal of the Containment Policy? (#5)

• To expand trade with Europe

• To limit the build up of nuclear weapons

• To stop the spread of communism

• to send financial aid to Europe

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan? (#6)

• To help Cubans overthrow Castro's communist regime

• The help China to convert to democracy from communism

• To aid European countries so they resist the spread of communism

• The force the Soviets to abandon their communist ideology

What two political idealogies were in conflict during the Cold War?

• absolutism and democracy

• democracy and communism

• communism and socialism

• socialism and nationalism

Why did tension begin to develop among the American and Soviet leaders immediately after WWII? (#1)

• They did not have the same religious and cultural beliefs.

• They did not share the same economic and political ideas.

• They refused to learn one another's language and customs.

• They did not want to use the same currency and trade practices.

How did France, Great Britain, & the U.S. get around the Soviet road and rail blockade of West Berlin? (#7)

• They declared war on the Soviet Union

• They sent supplies to West Berlin using airplanes

• They sent troops and supplies to West Berlin

• The sent supplies to West Berlin using naval vessels

What did Churchill mean that an "Iron Curtain" had descended on Europe?

• Steel production would be a key in the Cold War

• World War II was a fight, whereas the Cold War would be more like a play

• The Cold War should be fought with iron weapons

• The world was becoming increasingly divided between democratic & communist nations

What was the purpose of NATO? (#9)

• for defense

• to provide economic aid

• for natural resources

• to find better places for government officials to vacation to

This is a type of government where the government has complete control of the country. 

• Communism

• Socialism

• Democracy

• Government

This type of government is ran by the people.

• Socialism

• Communism

• Democracy

• Government

What did Americans fear after the end of WWII?

• The spread of democracy

• The spread of NATO

• The spread of communism

• The spread of capitalism