Cold War Germany

The Cold War began

• after the Soviets closed all highway and railroad links to the city of Berlin.

• after the end of World War II.

• when the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan.

• shortly after the communist revolution in Russia

What is the term used to describe the invisible line that separated communist Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe?

• Berlin Wall

• Iron Curtain

• 38th Parallel

• Maginot Line

Which Cold War alliance was created by Western Europe and the United States?

• NATO

• Non-alignment Movement

• Warsaw Pact

• Potsdam Conference

The Cold War was "cold" because the two superpowers never directly attacked each other in open warfare.

• TRUE

• FALSE

How did Germany become a focal point of post war tensions?

• Germany remained a military and political force

• The Allies differed on Germany's political future

• Germany demanded influence in post war decisions regarding the their country

• The people of Germany preferred socialism over Democracy and communism

Which zone of Germany did the USSR occupy at the end of WWII?

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared what had “descended across the continent” dividing Europe into two hostile camps

• Communism 

• The Berlin Wall

• The Velvet Underground

• An Iron Curtain 

The Eastern bloc of Europe is alliend as the

• N.A.T.O

• Warsaw Pact

• S.A.L.T.

• Glasnost 

This event occurring in 1948 was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The Berlin Blockade

• The Hungarian Revolution

• The Soviet Afghan War

This major event happened between the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences

• Japan surrendered

• U.S. uses an atomic weapon

• Germany Surrendered 

• Russian invasion of Japan