Cold War

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• to start a Cold War

• to punish Germany for building the Berlin Wall

• to fund the rebuilding of Europe

• to increase support for South Korea

After liberating Eastern Europe from Nazi control, the USSR __________.

• remained in the conquered areas

• encouraged free elections

• returned to its historic borders

• began to expand into western Germany and France

What were the sites of the two major hot conflicts of the Cold War?

• Korea and Vietnam

• Germany and France

• Algeria and Morocco

• Cuba and Spain

What country put the first human-made space satellite into orbit around Earth?

• the United States

• Great Britain

• the Soviet Union

• France

What was the domino theory?

• A theory used to predict East German actions.

• A theory that explained the outcome of World War II.

• A theory that predicted the growth of the anti-war movement.

• A theory about the way communism might spread.

What event signaled the arrival of the Cold War in Asia?

• the Korean War

• the Cultural Revolution

• the Great Leap Forward

• Nixon’s visit to China

The Allied Power who refused to give up control of its German zone was ________________________.

• the United States

• Great Britain

• France

• the Soviet Union

Korea was the site of the first ___________________ during the Cold War.

• nuclear battle

• proxy war

• bombing raid

• airlift

Which country was a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?

• Greece

• Turkey

• the United States

• West Germany

To stem the flow of refugees from East Germany through West Berlin, the leader of the Soviet Union ________________________.

• began a war with Korea

• sent missiles to Cuba

• put down a revolution in Hungary

• built a wall in Berlin