Cold War Quiz

What 2 countries emerged as the most powerful nations after WWII?

• Britain & France

• Japan & the Soviet Union

• The U.S. & Soviet Union

• Korea & Vietnam

What name did Winston Churchill give to the “line” that divided the democratic West & the communist East?

• The Steel Curtain

• The Great Wall

• The Gateway

• The Iron Curtain

What city was split into a democratic West and a communist East?

• Berlin

• Paris

• Moscow

• Warsaw

What was the most threatening aspect of the Cold War?

• Pollution

• Nuclear War

• Famine

• Religious persecution

What is the difference between a cold war & a hot war?

• Cold wars are fought in the winter; hot wars are fought in the summer

• Cold wars are fought in areas with arctic climates; hot wars are fought in the tropics

• Cold wars do not include armed conflict; hot wars do include armed conflict

• Cold wars do include armed conflict; hot wars do not include armed conflict

What name was given to the United States’ policy of limiting communism to areas already under Soviet control? They specifically targeted Turkey and Greece

• The Marshall Plan

• The Warsaw Pact

• The Truman Doctrine

• Red Scare

How did the Western powers respond when Stalin tried to force the allies of the West out of Berlin?

• By invading the Soviet Union

• By airlifting supplies into the city (a.k.a. the Berlin Airlift)

• By attacking the Soviet’s satellite nations

• By signing the Paris Peace Accord

Why was NATO formed?

• To provide aid to Western Europe

• To spread communism

• For protection; if one nation was attacked, they would get help from fellow members

What was the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• An American-supported invasion of Cuba

• An American-supported invasion of the Soviet Union

• An American-supported invasion of Korea

• An American-supported invasion of Vietnam

What was the result of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• It was a failure; Vietnam fell to Communism

• It was a success; Korea was saved from Communism

• It was a success; it ended the Cold War

• It was a failure; Fidel Castro remained in power in Cuba