Cold War Review

What U. S. policy adopted in the late 1940’s was used to stop the spread of communism?

• Adoption
• Containment
• Suppression
• Annihilation

Name the two countries that became bitter rivals in the era known as the Cold War?

• The USA and Great Britain
• The USA and France
• The USA and Korea
• The USA and Soviet Union

How did the United States respond to the Soviet Union’s Berlin blockade?

• airlifted supplies to the people of Berlin
• withdrew its troops from Germany
• sent troops into the Soviet zone of Germany
• built a wall between East Berlin and West Berlin

The dividing line between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War was called _________________.

• The Iron Curtain
• The Iron Bars
• The Steel Curtain
• The Iron Road

What program aided the rebuilding of Western Europe?

• Truman Doctrine
• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• Marshall Plan

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 two superpowers

Which of the statements are true about North Korea? Select TWO right answers.

• The USA controlled North Korea after WWII.

• The USSR controlled North Korea after WWII.

• Kim Il Sung was the communist leader of North Korea.

Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.

• 35^th

• 36^th

• 37^th

• 38^th

Who decided to split Korea after WWII?

• The USSR.

• The USA.

• China.

• The UN.

How do we know that the Korean War was a civil war?

• The USA helped South Korea.

• The UN got involved in the war.

• North Korea was fighting South Korea.

• The USSR sent help to North Korea.