Which two superpowers were involved in the Cold War?

The Cold War is generally considered to have run from the end of World War Two until the collapse of the USSR in _____

America and its allies were called the ______ Bloc or First World Countries, and the Soviet Union and its allies were called the ______ Bloc or Second World Countries.

The two Superpowers directly fought a war against each other during the Cold War period.

At the Yalta Conference of February 1945, which three leaders met in Russia to discuss the post-war world?

Where did the Yalta Conference of February 1945 take place?

At the time of the Yalta Conference, Germany was on the brink of defeat.

What did Stalin agree to do in Eastern Europe as a result of the Yalta Conference?

The allies agreed to temporarily divide Germany and its capital Berlin into zones of occupation.

Stalin pledged to join the war against Japan ______ months after Germany’s surrender.

At the Potsdam Conference of July 1945, which leaders met to reinforce the plan to divide Germany?

At the Potsdam Conference of July 1945, Stalin, Truman, and the new British Prime Minister Clement Atlee met, reinforcing the plan to divide Germany, but adding Stalin’s right to collect war reparations from its German zone. True or False: Stalin agreed to commit to free elections in all of Eastern Europe.

The only country in Eastern Europe where Stalin allowed free elections was _______.

Winston Churchill gave his Iron Curtain speech in March 1946 at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. What was the main warning in his speech?

Winston Churchill gave his Iron Curtain speech in March 1946 at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. Fill in the blank: According to Churchill, an _______ had descended across Europe, to the east of which the Soviets were in control and installing communist governments.

Winston Churchill gave his Iron Curtain speech in March 1946 at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. Churchill believed that the US and other democratic countries were obligated to prevent the spread of communism.

Refer to the map showing the Western Bloc and the Iron Curtain. Which color represents the countries under Soviet control?

Who gave the famous Iron Curtain speech in 1946, warning about the spread of communism in Europe?

Who did the $400 million assistance fund aim to help according to the Truman Doctrine?

The Truman Doctrine was established to help countries resist communism.

Fill in the blank: President Truman insisted that if the US retreated to _______ again, world peace and the welfare of the US would be in danger.

Who first explained the policy of Containment?

In what year was the policy of Containment first explained?

According to Kennan, Stalin would risk war with the US to expand communism.

The main idea behind the US policy of Containment was:

According to the passage, who signed the National Security Act?

In which month and year was the National Security Act signed?

Which of the following was NOT created or reorganized by the National Security Act?

The National Security Act created an independent branch for the Air Force.

According to the passage, how much economic assistance did the Marshall Plan send to Western European countries?

Between which years did the Marshall Plan provide assistance to Western European countries?

Who warned that without healthy economies, countries would remain unstable and prone to communist take-over?

The assistance from the Marshall Plan went out in the form of food, fuel, medical supplies, and _______.

The US offered Marshall Plan assistance to Eastern European countries, but Stalin would not let them take it.

According to the passage, what was the main reason Stalin cut off the single road and rail line from Western Germany to West Berlin?

Fill in the blank: The Berlin Airlift took place from June 1948 to ________ 1949.

The US conducted the Berlin Airlift to keep 2 million West Berliners alive by flying in plane-loads of supplies.

After the Berlin Airlift kept West Berlin supplied, what eventually happened?

Which part of Germany surrounded West Berlin during the Berlin Airlift?

In the Presidential Election of 1948, who was the incumbent president who won the election?

According to the passage, the 1948 election was considered one of the biggest upsets in election history.

Which party won both houses of Congress in the 1948 election?

Who was the Republican candidate in the 1948 Presidential Election?

What is significant about the newspaper that Truman is holding in the photograph?

Based on the electoral map and pie chart, which party received the majority of the electoral votes in the 1948 election?

According to the passage, when was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formed?

Which countries were involved in the formation of NATO in 1949?

What was the main purpose of forming NATO according to the passage?

West Germany joined NATO in which year?

What does the image shown represent?

In response to which event did the Soviet Union form the Warsaw Pact in May 1955?

The Warsaw Pact included the Soviet Union and how many other Eastern Bloc countries?

What was the main purpose of the Warsaw Pact?

Which color represents the Warsaw Pact countries?

According to the passage, which country monopolized the atomic bomb from 1945 until 1949?

Who was the lead scientist of the US run Operation Castle that developed hydrogen bombs?

Where did the US conduct the Operation Castle hydrogen bomb tests?

Hydrogen bombs are a thousand times more powerful than normal atomic bombs using uranium or plutonium.

What does MAD stand for in the context of the Cold War?

MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) is considered responsible for keeping the peace between the superpowers during the Cold War because:

China fell to communism in 1949 when Mao Zedong’s revolution defeated Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists after 12 years of civil war. Who led the revolution that resulted in the establishment of the People’s Republic of China?

Where did the Nationalists retreat after being defeated by the Communists?

China fell to communism in 1949 when Mao Zedong’s revolution defeated Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists after 12 years of civil war. True or False: The US intervened in the Chinese Civil War to support the Nationalists.

Which country did the Nationalists retreat to after losing the civil war in China?

Who dominated the military effort in the Korean War, according to the passage?

The North Korean invasion was backed by which country?

Who did President Truman put in charge of reversing the military disaster during the Korean War?

Who conducted a surprise amphibious landing at the port city of Inchon during the Korean War?

What mistake did the US make after driving North Koreans out of South Korea?

What river marked the border between North Korea and communist China?

Based on the passage and maps, which country joined the war on the side of North Korea after the US advanced to the Yalu River?

Based on the maps, which city was the site of the surprise amphibious landing by UN forces?

According to the passage, who wanted to invade China and possibly use atomic bombs during the Korean War?

Why did President Truman fire MacArthur, according to the passage?

In what year did the fighting stop with a ceasefire that divided the Korean peninsula at the 38th Parallel?

Based on the maps provided, what is the name of the line that currently separates North Korea and South Korea?

There has never been a peace treaty between North Korea and South Korea, so the state of war technically still continues.

When was the South East Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO) formed?

What was the main purpose of SEATO?

Which of the following countries was NOT a member of SEATO?

SEATO was dissolved in 1977.

Name the only two Southeast Asia member countries of SEATO.

What does the image above show?

Which countries are highlighted in the map as SEATO members?

Read the passage below and answer the question: The Second Red Scare happened after World War Two when Stalin seemed to be trying to spread communism across the globe. It was a repetition of even more severe and long-lasting hysteria over possible communist infiltration within the US. Again it would be characterized by government actions designed to protect national security violating personal rights and freedoms. It would uncover some spies, but not many, and would bother and even ruin the lives of many innocent people in dragnets of investigations and punishments. In March 1947 President Truman created the Federal Employee Loyalty Program by executive order, designed to root out communist influence in the federal government. The FBI investigated over 3 million people, and about 3 thousand were either dismissed or resigned. What was the main goal of the Federal Employee Loyalty Program created by President Truman in 1947?

Fill in the blank: The FBI investigated over ______ people during the Second Red Scare, and about 3 thousand were either dismissed or resigned.

Read the passage below and answer the question: The Second Red Scare happened after World War Two when Stalin seemed to be trying to spread communism across the globe. It was a repetition of even more severe and long-lasting hysteria over possible communist infiltration within the US. Again it would be characterized by government actions designed to protect national security violating personal rights and freedoms. It would uncover some spies, but not many, and would bother and even ruin the lives of many innocent people in dragnets of investigations and punishments. In March 1947 President Truman created the Federal Employee Loyalty Program by executive order, designed to root out communist influence in the federal government. The FBI investigated over 3 million people, and about 3 thousand were either dismissed or resigned.

What does HUAC stand for?

In what year was the House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) created?