Cold War Vocabulary Matching Quiz

What economic system is characterized by private ownership and free markets?

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Feudalism

Which political and economic ideology advocates for a classless society and collective ownership of the means of production?

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Fascism

• Anarchism

What term was used to describe the division between the Soviet bloc and the West during the Cold War?

• Berlin Wall

• Iron Curtain

• Bamboo Curtain

• Great Wall

What were the Eastern European countries under Soviet influence during the Cold War known as?

• NATO Allies

• Satellite States

• Neutral Nations

• Non-Aligned States

What was the U.S. policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism called?

• Isolationism

• Containment

• Expansionism

• Neutrality

Which U.S. initiative provided economic aid to Western Europe after World War II?

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Eisenhower Doctrine

• Lend-Lease Act

What was the U.S. policy that aimed to support free peoples resisting subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures?

• Eisenhower Doctrine

• Truman Doctrine

• Monroe Doctrine

• Roosevelt Corollary

Which doctrine was announced to provide U.S. military and economic assistance to Middle Eastern countries resisting communism?

• Truman Doctrine

• Eisenhower Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Nixon Doctrine

What was the operation called that supplied West Berlin with food and fuel during the Soviet blockade?

• Operation Overlord

• Berlin Airlift

• Operation Torch

• Operation Market Garden

What was the name of the first artificial Earth satellite launched by the Soviet Union?

• Apollo

• Sputnik

• Explorer

• Vostok