United States and Western Europe

During the Cold War, the two superpowers were the USSR and the United States. What was the major difference between these two countries and the type of government they wanted to establish in Europe?

• The Soviet Union wanted democracy and the United States wanted communism.

• United States wanted democracy and the Soviet Union wanted communism.

• Both countries wanted to establish a monarchy.

• Both countries wanted to take complete control of Germany.

What ideologies impacted the relationship between the USA, their western European allies, and the Soviet Union?

• They all believed that they should have all of Europe's resources.

• Western European nations and the USA did not want the Soviet Union to spread communism throughout Europe. Likewise, the Soviet Union did not want democracy and capitalism to spread.

• The Soviet Union wanted the USA and western Europe to take responsibility for WWII and sign agreement stating such claim.

• Western Europe and the Soviet Union wanted to form an alliance against the United States that opposed U.S. help towards rebuilding Europe following WWII.

Which choice best describes governments of western Europe?

• Authoritarian

• Most have democratic principles and are either a republic or a constitutional monarchy.

• Unlimited

• Dictatorships

What advantages do many European nations have as a result of their proximity to large bodies of water around their peninsular location?

• Their proximity to large bodies of water allows for better swimming and mild weather.

• Access to transportation and trade allows for countries to grow their economies, which leads to a higher standard of living and economic development.

• Having long coast lines makes it easier to protect the borders and prevent invasion from other countries.

• There is no advantages to having access to large bodies of water. This situation only presents disadvantages.

Which choice best describes the level of economic development of these western European economies?

• developing

• highly economically developed

• underdeveloped

• command economies

What two things helped to inspire the French Revolution?

• Enlightenment Ideas

• The American Revolution

• Nothing

• It is not in the text.

Based on the image, which choice best defines arable land?

• Land that is suitable or good for crop production.

• Hot and dry land

• Unusable land

• Winter weather

Western Europe can be described as...

• not very diverse with a singular main language.

• a multicultural society with many languages and ethnic groups.

• having developing economies and unlimited governments.

• mostly absolute monarchies.

Which two hemispheres of the Earth is the United States located in?

• Northern and Eastern

• Northern and Western

• Southern and Western

• Southern and Eastern

What was the Iron Curtain?

• The new curtains Mrs. Truman put in the White House.

• An imaginary dividing line across the continent of Europe

• A real curtain of iron that divided the continent of Europe.

• The new curtains Mrs. Stalin put in the Kremlin.