The Cold War

Why were the US and Soviet Union on opposite sides of the Cold War?

• The US dropped bombs on the Soviet Union

• The two countries have different viewpoints of Government and Economy

• The Soviet Union dropped bombs on the US

What organization was formed to stop the spread of Communism?

• NATO

• WPA

• NAFTA

• SSA

Why did Western Europe want to contain Communism?

• They did not want another world war

• They wanted to have more control over the land

• They feared Communism would ruin Democracy

• They believed that people would prefer Communism over Democracy

What was the Iron Curtain?

• An imaginary line dividing communist and non-communist countries

• The border between France and Germany

• An imaginary line collecting the major cities of Europe

• The border between the United States and Europe

Who was the US Senator that led investigations to expose Communism in the US?

• Harry Truman

• Joseph McCarthy

• Vladmir Lenin

• Robert Oppenheimer

The Korean War started because...

• China invaded North Korea

• The United Nations sent troops

• The Soviet Union Attacked

• Communist North Korea attacked South Korea

What role did the United States play in the Korean War?

• The United States and its allies did not join the Korean War

• The US and its allies fought to defend North Korea.

• The US joined its allies in the fight against North Korea to keep communism from spreading.

• The United States and its allies only sent supplies and weapons to Korea.

What was the arms race?

• The US and Soviet Union began to race and see who could conquer more countries.

• The US wanted to have peace with the Soviet Union

• The US and Soviet Union began building and storing powerful weapons.

• The Soviet Union wanted to become allies with the United States

Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis one of the MOST important events of JFK's presidency?

• The United States and Soviet Union almost started a nuclear war.

• The Soviet Union tried to prevent the US from creating more nuclear weapons.

• The US and Soviet Union signed a treaty of peace.

• The Soviet Union broke apart into nation states.

What major historical event is represented in this map?

• Pearl Harbor

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• 9/11

• Bay of Pigs