Cold War Vocabulary

Who were the two superpowers of the Cold War?

• US and USSR

• US and Cuba

• US and Germany

• USSR and Germany

True or False: The US and Soviet Union engaged in a direct conflict with one another during the Cold War.

• True

• False

What was the imaginary line that divided East and West Europe?

• Steel Blanket

• The Berlin Wall

• Iron Curtain

• The Berlin Line

Which term refers to a nation under Soviet control in Europe?

• Free nation

• Democratic state

• Orbit state

• Satellite state

Which term best defines the US foreign policy to prevent the spread of Communism?

• Marshall Plan

• Containment

• Nonalignment

• Nonaggression

What is the domino theory?

• When one nation falls to communism, others will fall around it

• The US foreign policy used to send aid to Eastern European countries

• When one nation falls to democracy, others will fall around it

• When one nation acquires nuclear weapons, others around it will too

Which of the following foreign policies did the US use to counter communism?

• The Truman Doctrine

• The Marshall Plan

• The Berlin Airlift

• All of the above

Which military alliance was the US a part of?

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

What military alliance was the USSR a part of?

• NATO

• The Warsaw Pact

True or false: The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty limited the number of nuclear warheads a country could have.

• True

• False