Cold War

The United States and its allies were in favor of this government type:

• theocracy

• communism

• socialist

• democratic

What did the "Iron Curtain" symbolize?

• The best areas for mining iron in Europe

• The divide between democracy and communism

• The border between North and South Korea

• The Ho Chi Minh Trail

What was the name given to the buildup of weapons during the Cold War?

• Space Race

• Bombageddon

• Arms Race

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Nuka-palooza

Type of government where the government owns everything and makes all the decisions.

• Constitutional monarchy

• Direct democracy

• Republic

• Communist

The Berlin Wall divided _______________ into two parts.

• Europe

• Berlin

• Russia

• Germany

• the world

The Allied victory in World War II led to the emergence of TWO global superpowers. What were those TWO superpowers?

• Japan & China

• United States & Japan

• Great Britain & Soviet Union

• United States & Soviet Union

Who was the dictator that controlled the Soviet Union?

• Joseph Stalin

• Winston Churchill

• Benito Mussolini

• Emperor Hirohito

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 country was split in two by the Iron Curtain?

• Poland
• Germany
• Hungary
• Soviet Union

An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

• Capitalism
• Communism
• Consumerism
• McCarthyism