Cold War

Who were the emerging superpowers following World War II?

• Soviet Union & USA

• Italy & Germany

• Cuba & Vietnam

• Great Britain & China

What was this period of tension between these two Superpowers known as?

• The Cold Front

• The Blitzkrieg

• The Cold War

How did the world get divided after WWII?

• Communist & Anti-Communist

• Pro/Anti-Technology

• Axis & Allies

What did Churchill call the dividing line between the East & West?

• The Iron Curtain

• The Steel Drape

• The Aluminum Blind

Which of the following was a primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• direct, armed conflict between the two nations

• the founding of the United Nations

• a deep reduction in military expenditures

• a competition for political influence over other countries

The United States followed a policy of containment during the Cold War in response to the spread of communism.

How did the Marshall Plan reflect containment policy?

• It blocked Soviet missiles from from arriving in communist Cuba.

• It provided economic aid to European countries in order to prevent the spread of communism.

• It authorized the use of military force against communist forces in Vietnam.

• It stopped communist efforts to control the Korean Peninsula.

What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift, between the years 1948 and 1949?

• To bring necessary supplies to assist the Communists after World War II.

• It was designed to help citizens in France to resist Communism.

• Moving Allied soldiers to help fight the Nazis during World War II.

• To supply the citizens of West Berlin while the Soviet blockade continued.

The United States Foreign Policy after World War II was the policy of Containment, which was?

• The U.S. would try to restrict the spread of Fascism in Europe.

• The U.S. would help to rebuild the nations of Japan and Germany.

• Due to the importance, the U.S. would increase spending into the Space Race.

• The U.S. would try to prevent the spread of Communism anywhere in the world.

U.S. intervention in Vietnam came as a result of the Cold War policy of

• détente

• appeasement

• containment

• brinkmanship

Which of these events was the closest the United States and the Soviet Union actually came to fighting each other during the Cold War?

• Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

• Gulf of Tonkin, 1964

• Bay of Pigs, 1961

• Suez Crisis, 1956