HW 12: Cold War & Mixed Review

America's relationship with the Soviet Union was called a "Cold War" because the...

• Soviets fought the United States by freezing prices
• the United States fought the Soviet Union during their harsh, cold winter
• Soviet Union and the United States were enemies, but no official war took place
• Soviet Union and United States were developing nuclear weapons using cold fusion

By applying the strategy of containment, the United States hoped to prevent the

• emergence of an economic crisis in Europe
• return of Nazi ideas to postwar Germany
• expansion of the Soviet Union's influence around the world
• spread of nationalism from China to the rest of Asia 

What is an Arms Race?

• When two countries compete to create the best and most weapons 
• When two countries compete to create new colonies
• When two countries compete over resources

The alliance of communist countries

• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• Triple Alliance
• Communist Alliance

What is NATO?

• A military alliance between Western European Countries, the U.S. and Canada.

• A military alliance between Western European Countries, the Soviet Union and China.

• A military alliance between Eastern European Countries, Including the Soviet Union and its satellite nations.

• A military alliance between Eastern European Countries.

Which statement best explains how the United States responded to the presence of the "Iron Curtain"?

• The United States established a blockade of East Berlin.

• The United States worked to stop the spread of communism.

• The United States withdrew from its European alliances

• The United States declared war on the Soviet Union.

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union had which type of government/economic system?

• democracy

• monarchy

• capitalism

• communism

What was the main goal of the United States during the Cold War?

• To spread communism
• To strengthen ties with Vietnam and Korea
• To destroy the Soviet Union and its allies
• To contain communism and promote democracy

What is the term used to describe the invisible line that separated communist Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe?

• Berlin Wall

• Iron Curtain

• 38th Parallel

• Maginot Line

What role did the United States play in the Berlin Airlift?

• to airlift food and fuel to the people of West Berlin

• to bomb East Berlin

• to demolish the Berlin Wall

• to transport people out of East Berlin