Review for Cold War Quiz #1

Which of these terms best describes the period between 1945 and 1991 where the worlds 2 superpowers were in conflict but never directly.

• Cold War
• Vietnam War
• World War 2
• Great War

What was the name of the organization formed by Joseph Stalin to direct communist activity in the satellite countries in Eastern Europe?

• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• Cominform
• Truman Doctrine

After WW2 Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Union helped set up communist governments in 7 countries in eastern Europe that followed his commands. What were they called?

• Marshall Plan
• Warsaw Pact
• Allied powers
• Satellite Nations

The idea that economic aid would create strong European allies which sent billions of dollars to help rebuild war-torn countries was called what?

• Marshall Plan
• Warsaw Pact
• Cominform
• Cold War

The imaginary barrier between Eastern and Western Europe, that stood as a symbol of the division between democracy and communism.

• Berlin Wall
• Containment
• United Nations
• Iron Curtain

The US policy to officially prevent the spread of communism while not attempting to overturn it where it already existed.

• Berlin Wall
• Containment
• United Nations
• Iron Curtain

After Soviets closed all links to West Berlin attempting to starve out the 2.3 million people living in West Berlin, how did the Americans and British respond?

• They built the Berlin Wall to protect the democratic people of West Berlin from communism
• They built nuclear missile silos in Cuba leading to the Cuban Missile Crisis
• They created the United Nations, a strong multi national organization that works toward world peace.
• They organized and performed the Berlin Airlift flying 2.3 million tons of supplies into Berlin

What presidential policy declared that America would provide political, military, and financial support to any country fighting communism?

• The Monroe Doctrine
• The FDR foreign policy directives
• The Truman Doctrine
• Cominform

Which two nations marked early successes for the Truman doctrine as US aid helped fight off communist rebels in these countries?

• Greece
• Poland
• Turkey
• Czechoslovakia
• East Germany

Which nation showed Stalin's plan for Eastern Europe after he promised elections during wartime conferences, then installed a communist government that followed his directions?

• Greece
• Poland
• Turkey
• Czechoslovakia
• East Germany