Cold War Basics
What was the Cold War?
D. A stalemate between the United States and the Soviet Union over power and control.
Who ruled North Vietnam during the Cold War?
B. Ho Chi Ming
What was the main goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
B. Contain the spread of communism
Communism is a system in which __.
D. private businesses own the factories and natural resources and control the production of goods
The US believed that if one country became Communist, all the surrounding countries would become Communist as well. This was known as the _____________.
C. Domino Theory
Who was the leader of the United States during the Cold War?
B. Harry Truman
Objection to the Vietnam war was known as ___.
B. Civil Rights protest
Which side in Berlin, Germany, was controlled by the United States during the Cold War?
A. West
What were two goals of the Marshall Plan?
A. To help rebuild Europe after WWII and spread democracy while containing communism.
What two wars in East Asia did the United States become involved in after World War II to contain the spread of communism?
A. The Korean and Vietnam War
Who was the leader of Great Britain during the Cold War?
D. Winston Churchill
The plan to provide aid to communist-controlled countries via the US was known as __.
B. Truman Doctrine
Which side in Berlin, Germany, was controlled by the Soviet Union?
C. East
2 Soviet Union spies executed for espionage were the _____.
B. Rosenberg (Julius and Ethel)
The Cold War divided the world into two camps__.
A. those who supported a free society and those who supported communism
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
A. Josef Stalin
What term was given to the paranoia that consumed American society, where people were worried about communism infiltrating the country?
B. Red Scare
The primary goal of the US during the Cold War was a policy of ______________, which meant stopping the spread of Communism.
C. Containment
Which 2 superpowers were involved in the Cold War?
D. The U.S. and the Soviet Union
The dividing line between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War was called __.
A. Iron Curtain
Who ruled North Korea during the Cold War?
D. Kim Il Sung
NATO was formed for this purpose.
A. To protect its members from Soviet aggression.
The United States would provide political, military, and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces. This was known as __.
B. Truman Doctrine
What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?
C. To prevent people of Communist East Berlin from escaping to a free and democratic Western Europe
What was the cause and result of the Berlin Airlift?
B. The Soviet Union decided to block all supplies from getting into West Berlin by railroad, train, or waterway.