Understanding the Cold War

What type of government did the United States have during the Cold War?

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

• Capitalist democratic republic

• Communist one-party state

What was Stalin's primary method for ensuring security for the Soviet Union?

• Economic reforms

• Promoting global democracy

• Acquiring territory

• Forming alliances with Western countries

Which conference demanded the opening of a Western front by Stalin?

• Yalta

• Potsdam

• Paris Peace Conference

• Tehran

What was agreed upon at the Yalta Conference?

• Immediate withdrawal of Soviet troops from Eastern Europe

• The United States to join the war against Japan

• Germany to be disarmed and divided

• Formation of the United Nations

What was the significance of the Tehran Conference?

• It marked the end of the Cold War

• It was the first time the Big Three met during WWII

• It led to the signing of the NATO treaty

• It resulted in the division of Korea

What strategy did the Soviet Union use to establish control over Eastern Europe?

• Containment

• Salami tactics

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

Who sent the Long Telegram outlining the Soviet threat?

• George F. Kennan

• Harry Truman

• Winston Churchill

• Joseph Stalin

What was the main message of Churchill's Iron Curtain speech?

• Warning against Soviet expansion

• Promotion of peace with the Soviet Union

• Support for Stalin's policies

• Announcement of a new alliance with the Soviet Union

What did the policy of containment aim to prevent?

• Soviet expansion

• Formation of military alliances

• Nuclear proliferation

• Economic recession

How did Stalin react to the Iron Curtain speech?

• He agreed with Churchill's assessment

• He intensified anti-Western propaganda

• He proposed a peace treaty

• He dismantled the Soviet bloc