Unit 6: Cold War

What was the "Iron Curtain"?

• A physical wall built across Europe

• Winston Churchill's term for the division between Western and Soviet influence in Europe

• A military defense system

• A trade barrier between NATO countries

Which organization was created as a military alliance between Western nations in 1949?

• The Warsaw Pact

• The United Nations

• NATO

• The European Union

The Truman Doctrine primarily focused on:

• Rebuilding Japan after World War II

• Supporting containment

• Creating nuclear weapons

• Establishing trade relations with the USSR

What was the Berlin Blockade?

• A peaceful protest movement

• A series of diplomatic meetings

• A naval blockade of East Germany

• Soviet Union's attempt to cut off West Berlin from supplies

Who was Nikita Khrushchev?

• A Chinese communist leader

• The leader of North Korea

• The leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin

• A Vietnamese revolutionary

The Warsaw Pact was:

• A military alliance of communist nations

• An economic agreement between Western nations

• A peace treaty ending World War II

• A trade agreement with neutral countries

What was Sputnik I?

• A Soviet military base

• The first artificial satellite to orbit Earth launched by the USSR

• A type of nuclear weapon

• A Communist propaganda newspaper

The term "containment" in Cold War context refers to:

• The policy of limiting communist expansion

• Nuclear weapon storage

• Economic sanctions

• Military recruitment

What is a "proxy war"?

• A direct conflict between superpowers

• A peaceful negotiation

• A conflict where superpowers support opposing sides

• An economic competition

The Korean War began in:

• 1955

• 1950

• 1945

• 1960