Cold

Match the following

• Iron Curtain

• A term popularized by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to describe the Soviet Union's policy of isolation during the Cold War. The barrier isolated Eastern Europe from the rest

• Missiles were removed

• An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.

• the spread of Communism

• During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the USA?

• Communism

• A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country.

• Capitalism

• How did the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 come to an end?

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

• Spain and Portugal

• England and France

• Germany and Italy

• United States and Soviet Union

How did the political climate of the Cold War impact the world's 2 superpowers?

• The US and USSR competed against each other economically and politically

• They worked together towards the goal of stopping Communism

• They both colonized Africa and Asia

• They worked together to protect human rights around the world.

The countries in RED represent which Cold War era organization?

• League of Nations

• Justice League

• USA

• Warsaw Pact

During the Cold War, why were the US and Soviet Union hesitant to become involved directly in military conflict?

• Increased tension in the Middle East

• To support the UN

• The potential for global destruction

• Pressure from Canada

This 1991 cartoon is describing which set of problems?

• a deteriorating Soviet economy and secessionist republics desiring independence

• invasion of foreign troops and Soviet cities under military seige

• a forced famine in Ukraine and rebellions in the gulags

• refusal to accept the Marshall Plan

What does the ‘Iron Curtain’ symbolize? 

• The division between East Germany and West Germany

• The division between East Berlin and West Berlin

• The division between communist Europe and noncommunist Europe 

• The division between North Korea and South Korea

Why were the US and Soviet Union on opposite side of the Cold War?

• The US dropped bombs on the Soviet Union

• The Soviet Union dropped bombs on the US

• The two countries have different viewpoints of government and economy.

Which term means the idea that when one nation falls to communism, then another one will and so on, and so on?

• Containment

• Stalemate

• Blockade

• Domino Theory

The U.S. policy to stop the spread of communism is known as...?

• Containment

• Stalemate

• Blockade

• Cease-Fire