The Cold War Test

Name the two countries that became the "Superpowers" after the end of World War II.

• Germany, Great Britain

• Soviet Union, United States

• United States, Germany

• Soviet Union, Great Britain

When the Soviet Union took over many of the Eastern European countries, an ________ curtain fell over the continent.

• Iron
• Steel

• Velvet

• Imperial

When Stalin cut off supplies/ water/ power to parts of Berlin, the U.S. and its allies flew in supplies for over 300 days to the people of the city. What was this operation called?

• Operation Dumbo

• Operation Overlord

• Berlin Airlift

• Operation First Aid

Name the doctrine (money, resources) that the U.S. adopted to help countries fight communism within their countries, example Greece.

• Roosevelt Doctrine

• Truman Doctrine

• Monroe Doctrine

• Palpatine Doctrine

The build-up of military weapons by two competing countries is called what?

• Arms Race

• Militarism

• Star Wars

• Weaponization

The Korean War and Vietnam War were examples of what theory used by U.S. to describe the spread of communism to other countries in the area?

• Game theory

• Domino theory

• Stretch theory

• Imperial theory

The Bay of Pigs was the failed invasion of what country?

• Soviet Union

• Mexico

• Cuba

• North Korea

What European country was divided by the Allies after World War II?

• France

• Great Britain

• Germany

• Italy

NATO was the Western countries forming a military alliance against the common threat of communism/Eastern European countries. Name the counterpart to NATO.

• Eastern Alliance

• Warsaw Pact

• Communist Alliance

• SEATO

The Cuban Missile Crisis lasted 13 days during his Presidency.

• Johnson

• Truman

• Nixon

• Kennedy