Cold War 10.6

Due to the Yalta Conference, which of the following occurred at the end of WWII?

• The Soviet Union needed to be divided into four occupied zones aided by the Allied Powers

• Joseph Stalin broke his promise to allow free elections in Eastern Europe after the Yalta Conference

• c. The Atomic Bomb was dropped by the Soviet Union in Hiroshima, Japan ending WWII

• Great Britain was taken over the the Soviet Union and citizens were deported

The situation illustrated by this map was resolved when

• Joseph Stalin ordered the end of the blockade

• Winston Churchill delivered the “Iron Curtain” speech

• the United Nations negotiated on behalf of East Germany

• the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) threatened to use atomic weapons

What phrase did Winston Churchill coin to describe tensions between Eastern and Western Europe?

• Berlin Wall

• Cold War

• Iron Curtain

What was the primary goal of the Marshall Plan that was implemented after World War II?

• To provide economic aid to help rebuild European economies

• To establish a new military alliance against the Soviet Union

• To promote the spread of communism in Western Europe

• To encourage European countries to pay war reparations to the United States

Who is pictured in this cartoon?

• Winston Churchill

• Harry Truman

• John F. Kennedy

• Joseph Stalin

Which foreign policy action best explains the United States response to Cold War situations (such as Proxy Wars)?

• Repeated reliance on appeasement

• Consistent Attempts to bring about détente

• A continuing pursuit of nonalignment

• A long-term commitment to containment

Which claim best supports the interaction between the United States and the Soviet Union between 1948 and 1979?

• Conflict occurred when one side tried to expand its sphere of influence into another country or region.

• Disagreements between the United States and the Soviet Union were quickly resolved without the deployment of the military.

• Leaders of other countries encouraged conflict between the superpowers.

• Peace and stability were created around the world as a result of the alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union.

What is nonalignment?

• A country's decision to be allies with one of the major superpowers

• A country's decision to remain neutral during the Cold War

• A country's decision to be allies with both the United States and the Soviet Union

Why was Cuba strategically useful for the Soviet Union?

• Mineral resources

• Tropical climate

• Distance from the United States

• Position in the mid-Atlantic

The Berlin Wall was used to

• Encourage the spread of capitalism

• Limit the movement of people

• Promote imperialism

• Prevent military cooperation