How did the West (US) and the Soviet Union differ after WWII?

The West wanted democracy, Soviet Union wanted to spread communism.

Why was Germany split into separate zones after WWII?

The Allied Powers did not agree on who should control the region.

Why did the economy in the US boom after WWII?

Factories shifted from producing war materials to consumer goods.

How did this construction impact the city of Berlin?

It divided the city into communist and non communist zones.

Why did the US get involved in wars in Korea and Vietnam during the Cold War?

To prevent the spread of communism

How were the Vietnam and the Korean War similar?

The US supported attempts to contain the spread of communism in both wars.

Why was there a Cuba blockade in 1962?

The Soviet Union was attempting to deliver nuclear missiles to Cuba

What were the two political ideologies that caused the Cold War?

Capitalist democracies and communist dictatorships

How did the Vietnam War end?

The United States withdrew, and Vietnam was united under communist rule.

What was the goal of the United States during the Cold War?

To stop the spread of communism

The spread of mass media during the 1950’s led to what?

It led to the growth of popular culture.

What was the cause of the conditions seen in this map?

Political and philosophical differences between the East and the West

What caused Germany to be split into a US zone, a Britain zone. A France zone, and a Soviet Union zone.

The Allied Powers did not agree on who should control the region.

How did the development of the automobile lead to the growth of the suburbs?

Automobile businesses built their factories outside of cities.

Why did automobiles become more popular after WWII?

The technology was made safer and cheaper.

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How did the West (US) and the Soviet Union differ after WWII?
The West wanted democracy, Soviet Union wanted to spread communism.
The West wanted atheism, while the Soviet Union wanted Christianity.
The west wanted imperialism, Soviet Union wanted to spread nationalism
The West wanted feudalism, the Soviet Union wanted to spread capitalism
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Why was Germany split into separate zones after WWII?
Germany had divided itself into separate states during WWII/
The Allied Powers did not agree on who should control the region.
Germany was made up of several different ethnic groups
The two halves of Germany practiced different religions.
3
How did the beliefs- or ideological differences between the US and the Soviet Union resulted in what conflict?
The Cold War
World War II
The Great War
The Seven Years War
4
Why did the economy in the US boom after WWII?
Communism took over and more trading partners become available.
US companies moved overseas.
Factories shifted from producing war materials to consumer goods.
Politicians helped to create more jobs.
5
How did this construction impact the city of Berlin?
It protected the city from invasion.
It organized the city into districts
It segregated the Jewish population
It divided the city into communist and non communist zones.
6
Why did the US get involved in wars in Korea and Vietnam during the Cold War?
To prevent the growth of nuclear technology
To pursue war criminals
To protect oil supplies
To prevent the spread of communism
7
How were the Vietnam and the Korean War similar?
Both were greatly supported by the people of the US and the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union defeated the US in both wars.
The US supported attempts to contain the spread of communism in both wars.
Both were short and ended with peace treaties.
8
Which two countries were known as the superpowers?
German and the US
United States and Soviet Union
Soviet Union and Germany
9
Why was there a Cuba blockade in 1962?
The US was attempting to enforce democracy in Cuba.
The US was attempting to crush Cuba’s economy.
The Soviet Union was attempting to invade Cuba.
The Soviet Union was attempting to deliver nuclear missiles to Cuba
10
What invention changed the way that Americans received their news and entertainment in the 1950’s?
The television
The newspaper
The radio
The Computer
11
What were the two political ideologies that caused the Cold War?
Communist dictatorships and absolute monarchies
Capitalist democracies and communist dictatorships
Fascist dictatorships and capitalist democracies
Totalitarian regimes and absolute monarchies
12
How did the Vietnam War end?
The Vietnam War ended in a peace treaty.
The US defeated N. Vietnamese, and Vietnam was unified under democracy.
The two sides fought leaving North and South Vietnam divided.
The United States withdrew, and Vietnam was united under communist rule.
13
What was the goal of the United States during the Cold War?
To stop the spread of communism
To promote the United Nations
To take power from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
To stop the spread of capitalism.
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The spread of mass media during the 1950’s led to what?
It led to the growth of popular culture.
It helped unite the nation politically
It pushed the nation into international wars.
The growth of regional cultures
15
What was the cause of the conditions seen in this map?
The political influence of Islam
The impact of global warming
The battle for natural resources in the Middle East
Political and philosophical differences between the East and the West
16
What caused Germany to be split into a US zone, a Britain zone. A France zone, and a Soviet Union zone.
Germany had divided itself into separate states during world War II.
The two halves of Germany practiced different religions.
The Allied Powers did not agree on who should control the region.
Germany was a land made up of several different ethnic groups.
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How did the development of the automobile lead to the growth of the suburbs?
Automobile businesses built their factories outside of cities.
Automobile businesses built homes for their employees outside of cities.
Workers were able to live further away from their jobs.
The government used gasoline taxes to build public housing near cities.
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Why did automobiles become more popular after WWII?
The government controlled the prices.
The technology was made safer and cheaper.
Most public transportation was closed.
Most families moved to cities.

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