Cold War Review Quiz

What is the term for the following definition: Political tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States. Reluctant to military conflict because of the potential for global destruction.

• Cold War

• World War II

• Vietnam War

• Nuclear Age

What is the term for the following definition: Division between Communist and Non-communist Europe.

• Iron Curtain

• Berlin Wall

• Marshall Plan

• NATO

What is the term for the following definition: A military treaty and association between the United States and European countries for collective defense.

• NATO

• UNESCO

• OPEC

• ASEAN

What is the term for the following definition: Formed by the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries, a military agreement and organization for collective defense. Limit the threat of invasion from Western Europe.

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• United Nations

• European Union

What is the term for the following definition: The policy, process, or result of preventing the expansion of a hostile power or ideology.

• Containment

• Appeasement

• Isolationism

• Expansionism

What is the term for the following definition: The theory that if one nation fails to communism, many more will.

• Domino Theory

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• Containment

What is the term for the following definition: Indirect conflicts between the USA and USSR.

• Proxy War

• Cold Peace

• Direct Confrontation

• Nuclear Standoff

What is the term for the following definition: Napalm are examples of Chemical Weapons.

• Agent Orange

• Mustard Gas

• VX Nerve Agent

• Sarin

Name of the new International Organization formed after WWII whose purpose was to settle disputes and prevent future wars.

• United Nations

• League of Nations

• European Union

• NATO

Match the countries to their respective alliances: United States or Soviet Union.

• Belgium

• NATO

• United Kingdom

• NATO

• United States

• Warsaw Pact

• France

• NATO

• Hungary

• NATO