Cold War Review

The two superpowers that emerged after WWII were:

• The United States & Great Britain

• The Soviet Union & France

• The United States & the Soviet Union

• The Soviet Union & Germany

The United States’ declaration to stop the spread of communism was called:

• Anti-communism Doctrine

• Truman Doctrine

• Democratic Doctrine

• Eisenhower Doctrine

What was a satellite nation?

• Country dominated by the Soviet Union

• Country dominated by the United States

• Country in an alliance with the Soviet Union

• Country in alliance with the United States

What two nations developed in Korea?

• Communist North & Republic South

• Communist South & Republic North

• Communist Each & Republic West

• Communist North & Republic East

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

• North Korea won

• South Korea won

• Soviet Union won

• Stalemate

What were the Hollywood Ten accused of?

• Disloyalty and being communist

• Being Soviet spies

• Being communist spies

• Spreading communism in Hollywood

What is McCarthyism?

• Attacks on suspected Soviet spies

• Attacks on suspected Communists in the early 1950s

• Accusing everyone you see to be communist

• The trend of being communist in the early 1950s

Why did the arms race begin?

• Fear that the opposing superpower would have an advantage

• Competition for the best weapons

• Because both countries had nuclear weapons

• To see who was superior

What country launched Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite?

• The United States

• Great Britain

• The Soviet Union

• France

The policy that meant that any attack with nuclear force would result in the total destruction of both countries:

• Massive retaliation

• Mutually assured destruction

• Brinkmanship

• Flexible response