NATO and the Warsaw Pact were examples of

military alliances made for“collective security”

Which of the following countries were behind the Iron Curtain?

Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary

During the Cold War, the policy of containment is best described as

the US policy to stop communism from spreading

The Arms Race during the Cold War was primarily between

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics & the Unites States

The Warsaw Pact sought to:

Create a military alliance between the USSR and Eastern European nations

Why was the wall made

To keep the East Berliners from fleeing to the West

Who created the Berlin wall

Walter Ulbricht and Nikita Khrushchev

Which of these was NOT a characteristic of the Cold War

The US and the USSR taking a "live and let live" approach to diplomacy

What was the Iron Curtain?

The imaginary boundary dividing Eastern and Western Europe

What did the Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine and Eisenhower Doctrine have in common?

were created to stop the spread of communism after WW II

George Kennan's Containment Doctrine, embraced by President Truman was

Soviet expansion should be blocked to protecting free people of the world

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1
NATO and the Warsaw Pact were examples of
military alliances made for“collective security”
sports teams
competing space programs
military aggression duringthe Cold War
2
Which of the following countries were behind the Iron Curtain?
West Germany, France, Spain
Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary
Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary
Greece, Yugoslavia, Turkey
3
During the Cold War, the policy of containment is best described as
putting atomic weapons in a safe location
the US policy to stop communism from spreading
the west German policy to keep east Germans out
the NATO policy of supporting member nations
4
The Arms Race during the Cold War was primarily between
China and the United States
Japan and the United States
Germany and the United States
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics & the Unites States
5
The Warsaw Pact sought to:
Create a plan for the reduction of nuclear weapons in Europe
Provide economic assistance to Polish Jews after WWll
Prevent Soviet expansion into Poland and Denmark
Create a military alliance between the USSR and Eastern European nations
6
Why was the wall made
To keep the East Berliners from fleeing to the West
Soviets wanted to build a wall to keep Berlin Safe.
To keep the West Berliners from fleeing to the East
7
Who created the Berlin wall
Donald Trump
Walter Ulbricht and Nikita Khrushchev
Martin Luther King Jr.
The People of Berlin
8
The Warsaw Pact was a response to NATO
True
False
9
The Truman doctrine and NATO were United States' responses to the what?
communist threat after WW2
threat of the Nazis in the 1930s
the earl of economic depression after WWI
concern about the partition of India in 1947
10
Where was a U2 spy plane shot down in 1955?
Cuba
Russia
US
Germany
11
Which of these was NOT a characteristic of the Cold War
The US and the USSR taking a "live and let live" approach to diplomacy
Increased espionage between former allies
U.S./USSR competition to influence other nations of the world
political and economic tensions between the US and the USSR
12
The Berlin Wall still separates Berlin today.
False
True
13
Who was the leader of the Soviets at the beginning of the Cold War?
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
14
What was the Iron Curtain?
A shield used by the US in the war
A curtain made for the US out of iron
A wall built in Russia to keep out the US
The imaginary boundary dividing Eastern and Western Europe
15
What did the Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine and Eisenhower Doctrine have in common?
were created to steal bomb secrets from Germany
were created to stop illegal immigration
were created to stop the spread of communism after WW II
were created to locate Jews hiding in the ghettos
16
George Kennan's Containment Doctrine, embraced by President Truman was
Soviet expansion should be blocked to protecting free people of the world
The West & USSR should work together to contain the spread of Nuclear arms
USSR should be prevented from trading with nations in Africa and Asia
Soviets should be forced to give up their sphere of influence in Europe
17
Which event do MOST historians count as "winning" the space race
USSR successfully launching Sputnik, the first orbiting satellite
The acquisition of the most space through territorial expansion
US landing on the Moon
USSR first success launch of Yuri Gagarin to space and returning him safely
18
The Berlin Wall was build to avoid a military confrontation, but actually made political relationships worse.
False
True
19
What did the Berlin Wall do?
Divide USSR and China
Divide East and West Berlin
Divide US and Mexico
Divide East and West Germany

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