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What did the iron curtain separate?
a) East Germany from West Germany
b) Democratic West Berlin from Communist East Germany
c) Democratic western Europe from communist eastern Europe
d) the United States from the Soviet Union
When did the Cold War begin?
a) 1944
b) 1945
c) 1964
d) 1990
a war of words, competition, and threats but that stops short of a military conflict is called a
a) hot war
b) cold war
c) nuclear war
d)
an extremely powerful country that is capable of influencing others is called a
a) superpower
b) satellite nation
c) communist country
d) representative democracy
a nation whose policies revolved around the Soviet Union's influence was called a
a) superpower
b) satellite nation
c) capitalism
d) representative democracy
a policy to stop the spread of communism
a) superpower
b) capitalism
c) satellite nation
d) containment
the military alliance between the Soviet Union and its satellite nations in eastern Europe was called
a) NATO
b) Warsaw Pact
c) Yalta Conference
d) Berlin Airlift
Why was the Berlin Airlift necessary?
a) the U.S. blockaded Berlin, so the Soviet Union had to airlift supplies to Western Berlin
b) the U.S. blockaded Berlin, so the Soviet Union had to airlift supplies to Eastern Berlin
c) the Soviet Union blockaded Berlin, so the United States had to airlift supplies to Western Berlin
d) the Soviet Union blockaded Berlin, so the United States had to airlift supplies to Eastern Berlin
the military alliance between the United States, Canada, and 10 western European nations was called
a) NATO
b) Warsaw Pact
c) Yalta Conference
d) Berlin Airlift
What type of government does the United States have?
a) totalitarian
b) communist
c) capitalism
d) democracy
What type of government did the Soviet Union have?
a) totalitarian
b) communist
c) capitalism
d) democracy
What type of government did West Germany have?
a) totalitarian
b) communist
c) capitalism
d) democracy
What type of economic system did the Soviet Union have?
a) totalitarian
b) communist
c) capitalism
d) democracy
What type of economic system does the United States have?
a) totalitarian
b) communist
c) capitalism
d) democracy
What was the goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
a) contain communism
b) spread communism
c) make their own country communist
d)
What was decided at the Yalta Conference?
a) to end World War II
b) to occupy Germany and divide it into 4 zones
c) to send money and weapons to defeat communist rebels in Greece and Turkey
d) to give $13 billion to countries in Western Europe to rebuild after World War II
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
a) to end World War II
b) to occupy Germany and divide it into 4 zones
c) to prevent the spread of communism by sending money and weapons to defeat communist rebels in Greece and Turkey
d) to give $13 billion to countries in Western Europe to rebuild after World War II so that these countries would not be tempted
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
a) to end World War II
b) to occupy Germany and divide it into 4 zones
c) to prevent the spread of communism by sending money and weapons to defeat communist rebels in Greece and Turkey
d) to give $13 billion to countries in Western Europe to rebuild after World War II so that these countries would not be tempted
Where was Berlin located?
a) Soviet Union
b) Yalta
c) West Germany
d) East Germany
What was the United States' goal during the Cold War?
a) to contain communism
b) to spread communism
c) to eliminate countries with communism
d)
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