Cold War part 1

The dividing line between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War was called _________________.

• The Iron Curtain
• The Iron Bars
• The Steel Curtain
• The Iron Road

An act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.

• Tribunal
• Blockade
• Detente
• Suspected

What was the main reason for the building of the Berlin Wall by the Soviet Union?

• To prevent a planned US invasion of East Germany
• To stop the USSR from taking control of Western Europe
• To keep West German from leaving the Democratic Zone
• To keep East Germans from leaving the Communist Zone of East Germany

nation that is dominated politically and economically by a more powerful nation

• Inner City
• Satellite
• Tensions
• McCarthyism

What alliance was formed between communist nations of Eastern Europe in response to NATO?

• United Nations
• League of Nations
• Axis Powers
• Warsaw Pact

A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

• Communism
• Capitalism
• Consumerism
• Agribusiness

Which international organization was formed by the U.S., Canada, and
western European nations in response to the Soviet threat?

• United Nations
• Warsaw Pact
• European Union
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Communism is a system in which ...

• people are free 
• individuals can vote for representatives in government
• private businesses own the factories and natural resources and controls the production of goods
• the government owns the factories and natural resources; people are not free

American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world

• Containment
• Domino Theory
• Detente
• Deterrence

What was the American response to the Berlin Blockade?

• US invaded Cuba
• Creation of the Berlin Wall
• Allies bombed Eastern Berlin
• Berlin Airlift