Cold War Study Guide

The two countries at the center of the Cold War were:

• United States and Soviet Union

• United States and China

• United States and Germany

What was the main goal of the policy of containment?

• To expand communism globally

• To prevent the spread of communism

• To promote free trade

McCarthyism was a period characterized by what?

• A campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions

• A period of economic reform in the United States

• A cultural renaissance in American arts

The line that divided North and South Korea is known as the:

• 38th Parallel

• 17th Parallel

• 22nd Parallel

The hatred of what type of government united the USSR and the United States during World War II?

• Fascist

• Monarchist

• Communist

What does Article V of NATO say?

• an attack on 1 is an attack on all

• an attack on 1 is an attack on none

• promote peace no matter the circumstance

The main purpose of the Warsaw Pact was to:

• promote economic cooperation among member countries

• establish a military alliance against NATO

• create a common market for Eastern Bloc countries

The term “mutually assured destruction” refers to:

• A strategy where two opposing sides would cause the complete annihilation of both the attacker and the defender.

• A peace treaty between two nations to avoid nuclear war.

• A military strategy to invade and conquer a nation.

What was the primary goal of the Korean War from the perspective of the United States?

• To spread communism

• To support South Korea in resisting communism

• To gain control over North Korea

Which country was North Korea’s ally in the Korean War?

• China

• Russia

• United States