Causes of the Cold War Warm Up 02.10.25

Imagine this, students! Michael, Sophia, and Noah are time-traveling back to World War II. They find themselves in a conference where the United States, Great Britain, and Russia are deciding Germany's fate. This conference leads to a chill between the U.S. and the Soviets. Can you guess the name of this conference?

• Tehran

• Potsdam

• Yalta

• Casablanca

Imagine Emma, Charlotte, and Aria are playing a game of 'Historical Guess Who.' Emma draws a card and reads: 'This person defined Soviet Control of Eastern Europe as an "Iron Curtain," thereby increasing tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States.' Who do you think Emma is talking about?

• Truman

• Churchill

• Eisenhower Doctrine

• Containment

Imagine this: William, Luna, and Anika are in a history class. Their teacher presents them with a text and asks, 'To what is the following text referring? "It is necessary only to glance at a map to realize that the survival and integrity of the Greek nation are of grave importance in a much wider situation..."'

• Mutually Assured Destruction

• Eisenhower Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Domino Theory

Abigail, Grace, and Zoe are playing a trivia game. They stumble upon a question: 'Which country's shift to communism in 1949 caused a major power shift in Asia?' Can you help them answer?

• China

• South Vietnam

• South Korea

• Cambodia

Imagine this: Emma, Charlotte, and Hannah are in a history class. Their teacher is discussing George Kennan's policies. He was a strong advocate for the idea that communism should be confronted wherever it emerges to prevent its spread. Can you guess what this policy was called?

• Flexible Response

• Eisenhower Doctrine

• Perestroika

• Containment

Imagine this: Orita, Charlotte, and Hannah are in a history class. Their teacher is discussing George Kennan's policies. He was a strong advocate for the idea that communism should be confronted wherever it emerges to prevent its spread. Can you guess what this policy was called?

• Appeasement

• Glasnost

• Perestroika

• Containment

Imagine this, students! Emma, Elijah, and Benjamin are participating in a time-traveling adventure. They landed in the United States during a period when the country instituted the _________________. This plan offered economic and technical aid to European nations to restore and modernize their economic infrastructure and industry. It was meant to show the world that capitalism was superior to communism. Can you guess what this plan was called?

• Marshall Plan

• Brinksmanship

• Containment

• Domino Theory

Imagine this: William, Harper, and Zoe are having a heated debate about the Cold War. Suddenly, Harper reads an excerpt aloud: "...it is clear that the main element of any United States policy toward the Soviet Union must be of a long-term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies." After hearing this, can you tell which Cold War policy they are referring to?

• Mutually Assured Destruction

• Containment

• Truman Doctrine

• Domino Theory

One of the USSR's biggest fears during the Cold War was the the US would have military bases all around its borders

• True

• False

Imagine this: Emma, Charlotte, and Hannah are in a history class. Their teacher is discussing a policy that was a response to the Soviet Union's attempts to enlarge its communist sphere of influence in Middle East. The United States pledged to provide economic and military aid to any Middle Eastern country threatened by communism. Can you guess what this policy was called?

• Truman Doctrine

• Eisenhower Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Domino Theory