Cold War Review

Match the following

• satellite nations

• unsuccessful economic and bureaucratic reform in the Soviet Union

• Perestroika

• alliance among the U.S., Canada, and nine Western European countries

• SALT

• Soviet controlled border nations between U.S.S.R. and the West in Europe

• containment

• treaty that limited the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles

• NATO

• limiting communism to the areas already under Soviet control

Match the following

• Warsaw Pact

• policy of lessening Cold War tensions

• détente

• alliance among the Soviet Union and seven satellite states in Eastern Europe

• Domino Theory

• the practice of going to the verge of war in order to win an advantage over a enemy

• Glasnost

• social reform that ended religious bans and censorship in the Soviet Union

• brinkmanship

• belief that if one nation went communist in Asia, then others would too

The United States, the Soviet Union(Russia), Britain, France, and______________ are permanent members of the United Nations.

• Germany

• Japan

• China

• Canada

Answer explanation

China is the correct choice as it is one of the permanent members of the United Nations along with the United States, the Soviet Union(Russia), Britain, and France.

The state of tension between nations without armed conflict between the main rivals was known as the ______________________.

• iron curtain

• Marshall Plan

• Cold War

• world war

Answer explanation

The correct term for the state of tension between nations without armed conflict between the main rivals is the Cold War.

Which of the following was NOT one of the agreements that averted a nuclear exchange between the U.S. and Soviets during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The U.S. would not invade Cuba

• The U.S. would remove missiles fromTurkey

• The Soviets would withdraw their nuclear weapons from Cuba

• The U.S. and U.S.S.R. would stop building nuclear weapons

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'The U.S. and U.S.S.R. would stop building nuclear weapons' as it was not one of the agreements during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

What was one of Stalin’s goals in Eastern Europe?

• to plant democracy in the area

• to allow free elections

• to stop the spread of communism

• to spread communism into the area

Answer explanation

Stalin's goal in Eastern Europe was to spread communism into the area, not to plant democracy, allow free elections, or stop the spread of communism.

To strengthen democratic governments in Europe, the United States offered 

• the Marshall Plan

• the Berlin airlift

• the arms race

• the United Nations

Answer explanation

To strengthen democratic governments in Europe, the United States offered the Marshall Plan, which provided economic aid to help rebuild post-World War II Europe.

While democratic elections were allowed in West Germany, East Germany

• won its independence

• fell to communism

• began war with the Soviets

• joined the United Nations

Answer explanation

East Germany fell to communism as democratic elections were allowed in West Germany, leading to contrasting political systems in the two regions.

What is the dividing line between North an d South Korea is known as?

• 38th Parallel

• 24th Parallel

• The Korean Divide

• The Great Divided

Answer explanation

The dividing line between North and South Korea is known as the 38th Parallel, making it the correct choice.

Which one of the following doctrines promised to aid nations struggling against communist movements?

• Monroe Doctrine

• Eisenhower Doctrine

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

Answer explanation

The correct choice is the Truman Doctrine, which promised to aid nations struggling against communist movements.