Cold War: Superpowers Face Off

What was the most destructive war in history?

• World War I

• World War II

• The Vietnam War

• The Korean War

What was a significant demographic consequence of World War II?

• Increase in military deaths

• Civilian deaths outnumbered military ones

• Decrease in civilian population

• No significant demographic changes

The leaders met for the Yalta Conference in which location?

• Tehran

• Yalta

• Potsdam

• Casablanca

The Yalta Conference involved dividing Germany into zones of occupation controlled by which forces?

• United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, and France

• United States, United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan

• United States, Soviet Union, China, and France

• United Kingdom, Soviet Union, Italy, and China

The United Nations was intended to protect its members against what?

• Aggression and threats to peace.

• Economic instability.

• Cultural differences.

• Environmental disasters.

What economic philosophy did the United States promote according to the text?

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Feudalism

What was a major goal of the Soviet Union according to the text?

• To expand its territory

• To shield itself from invasion

• To form alliances with the west

• To promote democracy

Fill in the blank: Stalin installed or secured Communist governments in Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Poland, and ________.

• Yugoslavia

• Greece

• Austria

• Finland

What was Truman's support for countries that rejected communism called?

• The Marshall Plan

• The Truman Doctrine

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The Eisenhower Doctrine

What was the economic condition of Western Europe after the war?

• Prosperous

• In ruins with economic turmoil

• Stable

• Growing