Cold War and Post-War Era

What is the term for a country that is formally independent but under heavy political, economic, and military influence or control from another country?

• Satellite states

• Protectorate

• Colony

• Dominion

What is the term for the state of political hostility that existed between the Soviet bloc countries and the US-led Western powers from 1945 to 1990?

• Cold War

• World War II

• Iron Curtain

• Detente

What is the term for the political, military, and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union after World War II to seal off itself and its dependent eastern and central European allies from open contact with the West?

• Iron Curtain

• Berlin Wall

• Eastern Bloc

• Cold War

The Truman Doctrine is a U.S. foreign policy established in 1947 to contain the spread of communism.

• A policy to promote communism worldwide.

• A U.S. foreign policy to contain the spread of communism.

• A doctrine to support European colonialism.

• A strategy to expand U.S. territories.

The purpose of the Containment policy during the Cold War was to:

• Expand Soviet influence globally

• Prevent the spread of communism

• Promote nuclear disarmament

• Support the Soviet Union's economy

The Marshall Plan was:

• a U.S. program providing aid to Western Europe after World War II

• a military strategy during the Cold War

• a treaty to end World War I

• a plan to colonize Mars

The Berlin airlift was:

• A military operation to supply West Berlin with food and fuel during a Soviet blockade.

• A diplomatic agreement between the US and the Soviet Union to divide Berlin.

• A construction project to build a new airport in Berlin.

• A cultural exchange program between East and West Berlin.

Match the following term with its description: Warsaw Pact

• A military alliance of communist nations

• A trade agreement between Eastern European countries

• A political organization for democratic nations

• A military alliance of communist nations

• A trade agreement between Eastern European countries

The Domino Theory is a concept that suggests:

• a chain reaction of events will occur if one event is triggered

• dominoes are used to explain economic theories

• a political strategy involving board games

• a theory related to pizza toppings

Syngman Rhee was the first President of which country?

• South Korea

• North Korea

• China

• Japan