Cold War Review

The Cold War was a rivalry that sparked between the United States and what other country?

• Germany

• Japan

• Soviet Union

• United Kingdom

What structure was a symbol of the divide between communism and the West since the 1960s?

• the Red Square

• the Reichstag Building

• the Berlin Wall

• the Great Wall

Why were the United States and the Soviet Union enemies in the "Cold War"?

• The United States had dropped the atomic bomb on the Soviet Union.

• The Soviet Union openly criticized the United States' president.

• The Soviet Union refused to loan the United States money after World War II.

• The United States and the Soviet Union had opposing economic and political systems.

What was America's response to the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik, the first unmanned satellite, into space?

• The U.S. immediately launched a bigger and faster satellite into space.

• The U.S. increased its focus on math and science in American schools.

• The two superpowers began to work together to put the first man on the moon.

• The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to stop building nuclear weapons.

What political system is most closely related to Joseph Stalin?

• capitalism

• communism

• democracy

• fascism

"Are you now, or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party of the United States?" Which United States politician is most closely associated with this quote.

• John F. Kennedy

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Joseph McCarthy

• Richard Nixon

Why did the United Nations get involved in the Soviet invasion of South Korea?

• to spread democracy to North Korea

• to prevent the spread of communism

• to cause a war between North Korea and China

• to protect trading routes in the region

How did the Marshall Plan affect the United States?

• It depleted resources and weakened the American economy.

• It ended the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.

• It strengthened alliances with Eastern European nations.

• It stimulated the economy and improved relations with Western Europe.

How did the formation of NATO affect the Soviet Union?

• It forced the Soviet Union to blockade West Berlin.

• It weakened Soviet control over the nations of Eastern Europe.

• It convinced the Soviet Union to include Yugoslavia in the Warsaw Pact.

• It strengthened the nations who were opposed to Soviet expansion.

Events in Greece and Turkey inspired the Truman Doctrine because

• the Soviet Union was threatening to expand its influence.

• the Soviet Union supported the independence of both countries.

• the United States supported the Soviet Union's foreign policy goals.

• the United States preferred that Greece and Turkey remain neutral.