The Cold War

In a speech regarding the divide in Europe over communism, Winston Churchill stated that a(n) ___________ descended over the continent.

• steel wall

• iron wall

• steel curtain

• iron curtain

Doing whatever it takes to to gain an advantage, even if it means nuclear war, and win is referred to as

• containment

• brinkmanship

• the domino theory

• Cold War

Which nations emerged as the world's superpowers after World War II and into the period of the Cold War?

• China

• Russia

• United States

• Soviet Union (USSR)

Nations that fell under the influence of the Soviet Union and established communist regimes were referred to as

• communist republics

• socialist nations

• Soviet republics

• satellite nations

The organization that was formed to combat communism and protect member nations from a communist attack was the

• United Nations

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• CIA

The organization that the Soviet Union created in response to the defense alliance created by the United States consisting of communist allies to the USSR was

• NATO

• the United Nations

• the satellite nations

• the Warsaw Pact

What made the Cold War cold?

• tensions were high between the US and Soviet Union but did not lead to direct war with one another

• the US and Soviet Union fought in wars over influence, but never directly fought each other

• much of the Soviet Union and US are cold for part or most of the year

• many of the actions that the US and the Soviet Union took throughout the world are considered cold-hearted

What did Americans fear after the end of WWII?

• The spread of democracy

• The spread of NATO

• The spread of communism

• The spread of capitalism

What happened as an effect of the end of the Korean War in 1953?

• The U.S. gained South Korea as a territory

• North Korea and South Korea reunited

• North Korea and South Korea remained divided

• South Korea dropped an atomic bomb on North Korea

The Cold War was a war between the United States and the Soviet Union, but there was not actual combat involved. The war between these two countries was a rivalry between which of the following?

• capitalism vs. facism

• communism vs. dictatorship

• socialism vs. communism

• communism vs. capitalism