Cold War - Meritz review

What two countries were considered the superpowers during the Cold War?

• U.S. and China

• U.S. and Germany

• U.S. and Soviet Union

• U.S. and Japan

What was the U.S. policy to stop the spread of communism?

• Total war

• Containment

• Neutrality

• Expansion

What theory said that if one country fell to communism, others nearby would too?

• Balance of Power Theory

• Domino Theory

• Chain Reaction Theory

• Cold War Theory

What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?

• Send troops into Eastern Europe

• Give economic aid to rebuild Europe after WWII

• Divide Germany into zones

• Set up a military base in Berlin

What did the Soviet Union want during the Cold War?

• Spread democracy

• Become neutral

• Spread communism

• Create colonies

What is communism?

• Government run by kings

• People vote for every law

• Government owns and controls all money and resources

• Businesses are free to do anything

What did Vietnam, Korea, and Germany have in common during the Cold War?

• They all remained united

• They became U.S. states

• They were all divided into communist and non-communist nations

• They were all part of NATO

What was the Truman Doctrine?

• Plan to attack the Soviet Union

• U.S. promise to help any country threatened by communism

• Law to stop free speech

• Treaty to share nuclear weapons

What was NATO?

• A trade group

• A United Nations meeting

• A military alliance between the U.S., Canada, and European countries

• A group of communist countries

What was the Warsaw Pact?

• An agreement to stop war

• A peace treaty

• An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations

• A science agreement