Europe - 20th Century +

The Cold War ...

• pitted England and France against each other following the fall of France to the Germans in WWI.

• resulted from the conflicts which started at the Versailles Conference following WWI.

• developed as a result of tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union.

• developed primarily as a result of the conflict over the creation of Israel.

What did the "iron curtain" Winston Churchill referred to do?

• It divided European countries into two groups - communist and non-communist.

• It divided Korea into two separate countries along the 38th Parallel.

• It was one of the primary causes of WWII.

• It was created after the collapse of the Soviet Union to protect its weakened borders.

The red area in the map shows the European country which was unified when its eastern and western regions joined in 1990. This country is ...

• Poland

• France

• Austria

• Germany

Which of these best describes the significance of the Berlin Wall?

• It divided Berlin into West, occupied by the Soviet Union, and East occupied by the U.S.

• It was a concrete symbol of the Cold War and the division between communist and non-communist Europe.

• The graffiti showed that people wanted peace and unity.

• The government of the Soviet Union spent more money constructing the Berlin Wall than they did on military defenses.

Which of the following would be the best title for this map?

• World War I

• World War II

• NATO Countries

• The Iron Curtain

Which of the following were the main countries facing conflict during the Cold War? (Select all that apply).

• Germany

• The United States

• Korea

• The Soviet Union

What beliefs did the Nazis base propaganda which led to the Holocaust?

• anti-capitalist

• anti-semitism

• anti-communist

What was a result of the harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I?

• economic and political instability in Germany
• uprisings during the French Revolution
• the development of democracy in Italy
• the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia

Following WWII many European countries associated with the Soviet Union. Why?

• Eastern European countries were forced to adopt communism
• Soviet Union invited Eastern European countries to join.
• They spoke the same language
• They were rejected by the European Union

Recently many European nations have been working to cooperate by...

• Ignoring the United States
• Creating the European Union
• Decrease stockpiles of weapons
• Controlling immigration to the region