COLD WAR--Vocabulary Quiz EMLs

What is the term used to describe the period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II?

• Cold War

• Hot War

• Frigid War

• Warm War

What was the definition of the Soviet Union?

• A former nation of communist states in Eastern Europe and Asia, led by Russia.

• A temporary union of capitalist states in Western Europe.

• An independent federal republic formed after World War II.

• A military coalition formed during the Cold War among Western countries.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1928 to 1953?

• Joseph Stalin.

• Vladimir Lenin.

• Nikita Khrushchev.

• Leon Trotsky.

What was the 'Red Scare' in the context of American history?

• The fear of communism spreading in the United States

• The fear of a red-colored natural disaster

• The fear of a red-colored disease outbreak

Fill in the blank: 'Communism' in Spanish translates to ________.

• Comunismo.

• Capitalism.

• Socialism.

• Democracy.

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II?

• Winston Churchill.

• Neville Chamberlain.

• Clement Attlee.

• Anthony Eden.

What is the 'Iron Curtain'?

• An imaginary line dividing Europe into Communist East and Democratic West.

• A physical barrier erected by the Soviet government to control people's movement.

• A series of political announcements created for war propaganda.

• A symbolic representation of the cultural and economic division between European countries.

Who was the 33rd President of the United States who led the country after World War II?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry Truman

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

What was the name of the American program to help rebuild Western Europe after World War II?

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Plan

• NATO Plan

NATO is an organization of countries that have agreed to protect each other. What does NATO stand for in English?

• OTAN

• NATO

• UN