Restructuring the Postwar World, 1945-Present Quiz

What two 'superpowers' competed for influence and power, using their respective economic systems to highlight the reasons other nations should support and join them in an alliance?

• Soviet Union and Japan

• United States and China

• United States and Soviet Union

• Germany and France

How would the United States and Soviet Union extend their control over the affected regions?

• Diplomatic negotiations only

• Military, economic, and humanitarian aid

• Economic sanctions

• Cultural exchange programs

Why was the United States and the Soviet Union in a global competition after the war?

• To promote peace and cooperation

• To gain control over new territories

• To establish a new world order

• To spread their respective economic systems

What do historians call the 50 year conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• The Great War

• The Cold War

• The World War

• The Revolutionary War

What was the MAIN source of friction between the two countries during WWII?

• Territorial disputes

• Political differences

• Economic competition

• Military alliances

What did the leaders of the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union agree to do after the war?

• They agreed to divide Germany into zones of occupation controlled by the Allied military forces

• They agreed to form a new alliance against Japan

• They agreed to establish a new world order

• They agreed to create a global economic union

What was the purpose of the international organization, the United Nations, after the war?

• To spread democratic ideals

• To establish a global military alliance

• To protect the members against aggression and preserve peace

• To promote economic cooperation

What nation was divided up by the allied victors into zones of occupation at the end of the war

• Germany

• Italy

• France

• Poland

Why did the Soviets insist on this partition or splitting up of their former enemy?

• To establish a new world order

• To gain control over new territories

• To prevent future conflicts between the two nations

• To create a buffer zone in case of aggression by their former enemy

Based on the map key, what had happened to the countries that bordered the Soviet Union?

• They became part of the Soviet Union

• They became independent nations

• They were under Soviet influence

• They were divided into zones of occupation