The Cold War Begins

Where did the allies finalize their postwar plans for Germany?

• Potsdam Conference

• Yalta Conference

This is a picture of the leaders of the "Big Three," the leaders of the Soviet Union, United States, and Great Britain. Who were they?

• Chamberlain, Truman, and Stalin

• Stalin, Churchill, and Truman

• FDR, Churchill, and Stalin

• FDR, Truman, Stalin

Why did the US suffer far less than other countries in the post-World War II years?

• None of the fighting took place on American soil

• The United States budget was running a surplus

• Few Americans were affected by the war effort.

• The war had a minor impact on America's economy.

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

• Spain and Portugal
• England and France
• Germany and Italy
• United States and Soviet Union

What war did the Cold War follow?

• World War 1

• World War 2

• Spanish-American War

• Civil War

Who was President of the United States at the beginning of the Cold War?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Josef Stalin

• Winston Churchill

• Harry Truman

After WWII, most of the power in the world was split between which two countries?

• U.S. & Great Britain

• China & U.S.

• U.S. & Soviet Union

• U.S. & Canada

The soviet Union was a ______________country.

• communist

• capitalist

• communal

• philosophical

In communism, land, property, and businesses are owned and operated by____________________.

• the people

• a certain group

• the government

• the emperor

In capitalist countries like the U.S., _________________________of businesses and property powers the economy.

• government ownership

• unorganized

• wealthy ownership

• private ownership