The Cold War - Intro

The Military alliance between the Eastern countries, led by the Soviet Union, was called:

• NATO

• The Warsaw Pact

• The Geneva Contention

• The United Nations

The Military alliance between the Western countries, led by the US, was called:

• NATO

• The Warsaw Pact

• The Geneva Contention

• The United Nations

The Berlin Airlift resulted in:

• Direct military conflict breaking out

• The Soviet conquest of West Berlin

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

• The Soviet Union eventually lifted their blockade of West Berlin

Which of the following was one of the Soviet Union's goals during the Cold War

• Declare all-out war against the United States

• Spread Capitalism throughout all of Eastern Europe

• Create a buffer to protect its borders from attack

• Protect its people from the spread of Communism

What was the "Iron Curtain"?

• The hard division across Europe between Communist and democratic countries

• The wall that was erected in Berlin to prevent East and West Berliners from mixing

• The line of fortifications across the French border that protected them from Germany

• The division between conservatives and liberals in the United Nations

How did the US enact its policy of "containment" of communism?

• It declared war against all communist countries to stop them from spreading

• It offered aid to countries who were resisting communism and formed protective alliances with non-communist countries

• It put up physical barriers on the borders of Communist countries to prevent them from spreading

• It did not allow communist countries in the UN.

As the threat of nuclear war loomed, each side engaged in brinkmanship. This means:

• Constant diplomatic communication with the enemy

• Extensive nuclear testing to ensure quality of weapon

• Willingness to go to the edge of nuclear war at any time.

• The act of stockpiling as many H-bombs as possible, regardless of plans to use them

Which of the following aspects of the "Space Race" posed the greatest nuclear threat to the opposing nations?

• Satellites like sputnik

• Putting people in space

• Putting a man on the moon

• ICBMs

What Cold War strategy involved the use of spies and intelligence agencies most directly?

• Propaganda

• Multinational Alliances

• Espionage

• Brinkmanship