Cold War

What was the term 'iron curtain' used to describe the division of?

• North and South Vietnam

• East and West Asia

• North and South Korea

• East and West Europe

What is Communism?

• people taking a chance to start a new business
• the government having complete control of businesses and property
• free enterprise and economic growth encouraged by the government
• a democratic government with personal freedoms and economic opportunities

The purpose of "containment" was to--

• stop the spread of democracy
• stop the spread of hate
• stop global warming
• stop the spread of communism

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

• Spain and Portugal
• England and France
• Germany and Italy
• United States and Soviet Union

The Soviet Union believed in _____________________

• communism

• democracy

Where was Vietnam divided? 

• 17th Parellel
• 20thParellel
• 38th Parellel
• 34th Parellel

The United States believed in ____________________

• democracy

• communism

Why did the Soviet Union build the Berlin Wall?

• They built it to keep Soviet people from going to Western Europe.
• They built it to try to keep East Germans from going to West Germany.
• The Soviet Union and the United States divided Berlin in two parts after the war.
• The Soviet Union was trying to put people back to work by building the Berlin Wall.

President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

• To expand trade with Europe
• To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
• To stop the spread of communism
• to send financial aid to Europe

The fall of the Berlin Wall directly led to the--

• dissolving of the Soviet Union
• the reuniting of the United Kingdom
• the overthrow of Joseph Stalin
• McCarthyism