Cold War Key Vocab Quiz

Loyalty oaths are:

• Promises made by spies to remain loyal to their country

• Pledges made by government employees to confirm their allegiance to the U.S.

• Sworn statements required to join NATO

• Oaths taken by communist supporters to prove their ideology

The Truman Doctrine was a U.S. policy that:

• Established military bases in the Soviet Union

• Provided aid to countries resisting communist influence

• Restricted U.S. trade with Eastern Europe

• Promoted nuclear disarmament

The Marshall Plan was designed to:

• Strengthen NATO’s military defenses

• Provide economic aid to rebuild war-torn Europe

• Fund anti-communist uprisings in Asia

• Support the Soviet Union’s rebuilding efforts

McCarthyism refers to:

• The secret creation of nuclear weapons

• A method of spreading communist propaganda

• The practice of accusing individuals of subversion without evidence

• The policy of containment in the Cold War

The Berlin Blockade was an attempt by the Soviet Union to:

• Cut off Western access to Berlin

• Overthrow the East German government

• Remove U.S. troops from Germany

• Enforce free elections in Eastern Europe

The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was responsible for:

• Regulating American trade with communist nations

• Investigating suspected communist activities in the U.S.

• Establishing security clearances for government officials

• Overseeing international arms deals

The Warsaw Pact was created as:

• A military alliance of Soviet-aligned nations

• An agreement to prevent nuclear proliferation

• A trade agreement between communist countries

• A plan to expand Soviet influence in Africa

Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) is the idea that:

• Only the United States had nuclear weapons

• A nuclear war would result in total destruction for both sides

• The Soviet Union could survive a nuclear attack

• NATO would not engage in direct conflict with the USSR

The term "Iron Curtain" symbolized:

• A literal wall dividing Eastern and Western Europe

• The Soviet Union’s attempt to increase trade with the West

• The ideological and physical division between communist and democratic Europe

• A military defense strategy used during World War II

The Arms Race was a competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to:

• Develop the most advanced nuclear weapons

• Expand their influence in Latin America

• Recruit allies in Africa

• Build the largest army