Cold War Origins Review

What was the Cold War?

• A) A war that took place primarily in cold regions

• B) The state of tension without actual fighting between the United States and the Soviet Union

• C) A series of military conflicts between Eastern and Western blocs

• D) An economic competition between the United States and China

How long did the Cold War last?

• A) 20 years

• B) 30 years

• C) 40 years

• D) 50 years

How did the Cold War start?

• After WWII, France and Germany became the two main world superpowers

• After WWII, United States and Soviet Union became the two main world superpowers

• After WWII, United States and China became the two main world superpowers

• After WWII, Soviet Union and Japan became the two main world superpowers

What type of political and economic systems did the United States and the Soviet Union have during the start of the Cold War?

• The United States had a dictatorial political system and a communist economic system, while the Soviet Union had a democratic political system and a capitalist economic system.

• Both the United States and the Soviet Union had democratic political systems and capitalist economic systems.

• Both the United States and the Soviet Union had dictatorial political systems and communist economic systems.

• The United States had a democratic political system and a capitalist economic system, while the Soviet Union had a dictatorial political system and a communist economic system.

What is a democracy?

• A form of government where the citizens exercise power by voting

• A form of government where power is inherited

• A form of government controlled by a foreign power

• A form of government where one person has all the power

What is a dictatorship?

• A form of government where the citizens exercise power by voting

• A form of government where power is inherited

• A form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power

• A form of government controlled by a foreign power

What was the United States afraid of that contributed to the start of the Cold War?

• The spread of democracy

• The influence of capitalism

• The spread of communism

• The expansion of the Soviet Union into Western Europe

What did the United States not want for the countries recovering from the war?

• To be influenced by the Soviet Union

• To adopt capitalist policies

• To become communist countries

• To form alliances with the Soviet Union

Which theory is mentioned in the image that relates to the Cold War?

• Butterfly effect theory

• Ripple effect theory

• Domino theory

• Chain reaction theory

What does the "USSR" finger pushing the first domino in the image represent in the context of the Domino Theory?

• The spread of democracy

• The containment of communism

• The spread of communism

• The balance of power during the Cold War