What was the Cold War?

• ending of relations between the United States and Europe

• short period of arctic temperatures

• a struggle for world power between the United States and Soviet Union

• removal of Asian countries from NATO

What were the conditions set forth by the Yalta Conference?

• Germany was to be divided into four occupation zones

• Poland's borders were redrawn

• self-government and free elections in Eastern Europe

• all of the above

Which two world leaders were highly suspicious of one another?

• Stalin and Churchill

• Churchill and Roosevelt

• Stalin and Truman

• Truman and Churchill

Which of the following is a reason why Stalin was concerned about Soviet security?

• high number of soldier and civilian casualties from World War II

• the establishment of a United States Navy

• the increase in size of the Polish Army

• decrease in Soviet economic power

A nation that influence or controls less powerful states is known as a

• superpower.

• global influence.

• overwhelming force.

• leading force.

What is the Iron Curtain?

• dissolution of the Soviet Union

• the establishment of the United States as an economic power

• the barrier between the East and the West

• a trade blockade created between the United States and Europe

Soviet-dominated countries in Eastern Europe were known as Soviet

• territories

• externalities

• city-states

• satellites

George Kennan's analysis of Stalin's anti-capitalism speech sent to the U.S. secretary of state is known as

• "Long Appraisal"

• "Long Telegram"

• "Soviet Analysis"

• "Strategy of Containment"

Kennan's strategy to prevent the spread of communism was known as

• containment.

• blockage.

• prevention.

• restriction.

What was the name of the legislation created by President Truman to provide aid to countries resisting communist threats?

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Mandate

• Truman Doctrine

• Potsdam Accords