Why was the Red Scare also known as McCarthyism?

McCarthy believed that communists were in the US government.

What was Europe like at the end of WWII?

in ruins from the fighting during the war

What was the BEST reason the Soviet Union built the Berlin Wall?

to try to keep East Germans from going to West Germany

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Cold War SCPass

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1
What major world power wanted to spread communism?
Soviet Union
France
Germany
United States
2
Which alliance was formed between the Soviet Union and communist European countries?
SALT II
League of Nations
Warsaw Pact
NATO
3
Which of the following is "an economic & political system that limits personal freedoms"
capitalism
democracy
socialism
communism
4
Which alliance was formed between the US and capitalist western European countries?
League of Nations
Warsaw Pact
SALT II
NATO
5
When the United Nations (UN) was set up, what was its goal?
they were an alliance preparing for WWIII
rebuild all the houses destroyed during WWII
charge fees to any countries who started wars
promote world peace
6
Why was the Red Scare also known as McCarthyism?
McCarthy believed that communists were in the US government.
McCarthy found 100 Soviet spies in the US government
McCarthy was afraid the Soviet Union would take jobs away
Joseph McCarthy didn’t like the Soviet Union & the color red
7
Which of the following is an "economic system that allows citizens to make their own decisions"
democracy
socialism
capitalism
communism
8
What was Europe like at the end of WWII?
in an economic boom
perfectly fine
in their Great Depression
in ruins from the fighting during the war
9
Which of the following were proxy wars of the Cold War?
Korean and Vietnam Wars
Spanish American War
Cuban Missile Crisis
WWI and WWII
10
What was the BEST reason the Soviet Union built the Berlin Wall?
to put people back to work by building the Berlin Wall
to try to keep East Germans from going to West Germany
to keep Soviet people from going to Western Europe
11
What term refers to the closing off of eastern Europe (because of communism)?
iron curtain
capitalism
Truman Doctrine
UN

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