Cold War Quiz

What was the purpose of the Containment strategy?

• To spread communism

• To promote capitalism

• To keep communism from spreading

• To support NATO

What does the term "Red Scare" refer to?

• A period of economic growth

• A time of extreme anti-communism in the United States

• A military alliance

• A cultural movement

What was the Warsaw Pact?

• An economic treaty

• A military alliance between the Soviet Union and its satellite states

• A trade agreement

• A peace treaty

Who created the Marshall Plan?

• Winston Churchill

• Joseph Stalin

• George Marshall

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

What was the Berlin Airlift?

• A military operation to invade Berlin

• A plan to rebuild European economies

• A mission to drop food into Berlin

• A diplomatic negotiation

What does the Iron Curtain refer to?

• A literal curtain made of iron

• The division between communist and non-communist Europe

• A type of military defense

• A cultural exchange program

What is Capitalism?

• An economic system where everything is owned by the government

• An economic system where most things are privately owned

• A political ideology

• A type of military strategy

What does NATO stand for?

• National Alliance Treaty Organization

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• New Atlantic Treaty Organization

• Northern Alliance Treaty Organization

What is Communism?

• An economic system where everything is privately owned

• A political system with no government

• An economic system where everything is owned by the government

• A cultural movement

Who was Stalin?

• A famous scientist

• Leader of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1953

• A British Prime Minister

• An American President