Berlin Airlift / Iron Curtain

The Warsaw Pact nations were located where? (Page 2)

• A. Eastern Europe

• B. Western Europe

• C. Eastern Asia

• D. North Africa

The United States, Canada, France, Great Britain, and eight other countries signed which agreement that guaranteed that if any communist country attacked one of them, they would protect one another? (Page 2)

• A. Warsaw Pact

• B. North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

• C. North Atlantic Trade Operative (NATO)

• D. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

What was the American and British response to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin? (Page 1)

• A. The surrendering of West Berlin to the Soviet Union

• B. A declaration of war

• C. The Berlin Airlift

• D. Military buildup along the border between the two halves of Germany

Winston Churchill was the first to use which phrase to describe the relationship between Western and Eastern Europe? (Page 2)

• A. Iron Cross

• 2. B. Iron Curtain

• C. Iron Divide

• D. Iron Wall

Why could the Soviet Union not fire on the planes flying into West Berlin? (Page 1)

• A. Each plane was carrying a Soviet hostage

• B. The planes were carrying nuclear weapons, which would explode if fired upon

• C. The planes utilized stealth technology and thus, could not be seen by Soviet radar

• D. Firing on the planes would have been considered an act of war

Which nation did NOT control a portion of Germany after World War II? (Page 1)

• A. The United States of America

• B. The Soviet Union

• C. Italy

• D. Great Britain

Which of the following best defines the word "Blockade" in Paragraph 8?

• A. The surrounding of a place with troops or naval vessels in order to prevent entrance or exit.

• B. A nation in which all power is held by one person.

• C. The effort made by the U.S. and its allies to to provide supplies to West Berlin.

• D. The term used to describe the political and cultural divide between Eastern and Western Europe.

Why did the Soviet Union halt all traffic between East and West Berlin? (Page 1)

• A. The Soviet Union was attempting to provoke war with the United States

• B. There was an outbreak of a life-threatening disease, and the Soviets were attempting to

  protect all those in West Berlin

• C. This was in response to the decision to adopt a new currency, the Deutsche Mark

• D. The citizens of East Berlin voted that they no longer wanted contact with West Berlin

Which of the following best describes the freedoms of people living in Eastern European Communist countries? (Page 2)

• A. Freedom to travel freely in and out of the country.

• B. Freedom of speech, religion, and assembly.

• C. No freedom to travel freely.

• D. Easy to get accurate information in and out of the nations.

What did Winston Churchill mean by the phrase "Iron Curtain"? (Page 2)

• A. He was acknowledging the stone masonry traditions of the German people

• B. He was referring to the iron ore deposits at the base of the Danube River

• C. He was referencing the mountain range which separates the two halves of Europe

• D. He was referring to the political and cultural divide between Western and Eastern Europe