Unit 7.6 Origins of the Cold War

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   1. The US policy towards communism during the Cold War was called ______________________________ because the US was trying to stop the spread of communism.

   The US policy towards communism during the Cold War was called ______________________________ because the US was trying to stop the spread of communism.

• achievement

• containment

• acceptance

• alliance

1. Tensions and hostility between the US and USSR from 1945-1991 is referred to as the _________________________.

• World War I

• World War II

• The Korean War

• The Cold War

1. The first major conflict of the Cold War was when Stalin created a blockade around Berlin in 1948 and the US responded with the ______________________________.

• Berlin Doctrine

• Berlin Airlift

• Bombing of Berlin

1. The ____________________________________ said the US would provide military and economic help to any nation threatened by communism, like Greece and Turkey.

• Truman Doctrine

• Monroe Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Warsaw Pact

1. The US created the _______________________________________ which offered $13 billion to help rebuild post-war Europe and stop any possible spread of communism. 

• Monroe Doctrine

• The Truman Doctrine

• The Marshall Plan

• NATO

1. In 1948, the USSR used military force to turn ___________________________ to communism; this led to fears that Stalin would do it again.

• Czechoslovakia

• Germany

• France

• Great Britain

This political cartoon shows the conflict that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union. This event was called the _____________.

• American Revolution

• Manifest Destiny

• Cold War

• Civil War

What was the primary goal of the Marshall Plan?

• To rebuild European economies after World War II

• To start the United Nations

• To provide military aid to Vietnam

• To establish NATO

Which event directly led to the start of the Cold War?

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The end of World War II

• The Korean War

What was the main reason for the Berlin Airlift?

• To supply Berlin with food and fuel during the Soviet blockade

• To evacuate American citizens from Berlin

• To drop atomic bombs on Soviet territories

• To transport troops to Berlin