The Cold War refers to the period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from

• the end of World War II to the fall of the Soviet Union.

• the end of World War I to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

• the Cuban Missile Crisis to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

• the Bolshevik Revolution to the end of World War I.

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.

Cuba becomes a nuclear threat to the United States and in responses with a naval blockade under Kennedy's leadership. 

• Bay of Pigs 
• Berlin Airlift
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Russian Missile Crisis

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did President J.F. Kennedy do when he heard that the Soviet Union was constructing nuclear missile sites in Cuba.

• He launched a nuclear missile at the Kremlin in Moscow.

• He gave into the demands of the Soviet & Cuban government.

• He ordered a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing the necessary materials.

• He declared war on the Soviet Union & Cuba.

What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?

• It started the space race between the USSR and U.S.

• The U.S. government started NASA.

• U.S. began to spend more money on math and science to maintain national security.

• All of the above

What was the result of the Berlin blockade?

• Military conflict escalated between the U.S & USSR

• Germany fell to communism

• The Cold War ended

• The U.S airlifted supplies to West Berlin and avoided war with the Soviet Union

What does this illustration display?

• Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba pointed at the U.S

• Flights from Cuba to North American cities

• Exportation of sugar to the U.S

• Cuban Baseball Team's travel destinations

How did the Marshall plan try to stop the spread of communism in Western Europe after WWII?

• by providing government housing for refugees

• by providing military assistance to Vietnam

• by providing money to any country trying to resist communism

• by selling weapons to Vietnam