The Cold War

Who were the two new "Super Powers" after WWII? Select TWO. (The Cold War)

• United States

• Great Britain

• Soviet Union

• France

• Germany

During the Cold War, the United States was ​ (a)   and the Soviet Union was ​ (b)   (The Cold War)

• democratic
• communist
• monarchial
• pascificst

Who were the MAIN two countries involved in the Cold War? (The Cold War)

• The United States and Soviet Union

• The United States and Germany

• The Soviet Union and Germany

• The United States and Great Britain

Which of the following BEST describes what the Cold War was? (The Cold War)

• a 50-year period of competition and tension between the U.S. and Soviet Union

• A race between Germany and the U.S. to create the first atomic bomb

• A war fought in Antarctica between the United States and Germany

What was the main goal of both sides during the Cold War? (The Cold War)

During the Cold War, the United States developed a policy of ​ (a)   to help limit the spread of Communism (Containment)

• Containment
• Isolationism
• Expansionism
• Neutrality

What was the purpose of the U.S. policy of "Containment" during the Cold War? (Containment)

• To stop the spread of Communism to new countries

• To restrict all immigration to the United States

• To develop new sources of energy

• To prevent other countries from stealing America's democratic ideas

The Marshall Plan was a U.S. containment strategy that involved America providing ​ (a)   to its democratic allies in Europe to rebuild after WWII (Containment)

• money
• military troops
• intellectual property
• weapons

Why did the United States feel like the Marshall Plan would help contain the spread of communism? (Containment)

• It would keep democratic countries in Europe loyal to the U.S.

• It would intimidate the Soviet Union to stop attempting to spread communism

• It would turn communist countries into democratic countries

The Truman Doctrine stated that the United States would use its ​ (a)   to help any country threatened by a communist takeover (Containment)

• military
• banking industry
• intellectual property
• schools