What role did the Soviet Union take on in Europe after WWII?

Took over Eastern Europe & made all nations there communist

Who were the Western Bloc countries?

United States, Britain, and France

What was the Iron Curtain?

a line dividing communist countries from non-communist

What is the correct order of events that brought about the end of the Cold War?

Gorbachev, Fall of Berlin Wall, Break-up of USSR, Russia

What was the major disagreement between the US and Soviet Union after WWII?

the type of government to be established in Germany

What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?

divide communist East Germany & non-communist West Germany

Who decided what would happen to Germany after WWII?

Great Britain, France, United State and Soviet Union

Who were the Eastern Bloc countries?

Soviet Union, East Germany, Poland, Hungary

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1
What role did the Soviet Union take on in Europe after WWII?
Took over Eastern Europe & made all nations there communist
It became a fascist country.
Took over Western Europe & made all nations there communist
It became a democratic nation
2
Describe the economy of the Western Bloc?
strong, growing
depressed, slowing
inflationary, stalled
weak, struggling
3
What alliance did the Western Bloc create during the Cold War?
Iron Curtain
United Nations
NATO
Warsaw Pact
4
Who were the Superpowers after WWII?
Germany and Soviet Union
United States and Soviet Union
France and Germany
Great Britain and United States
5
After WWII the Allied Powers divided Germany into ________zones.
five
four
three
two
6
Who were the Western Bloc countries?
West Germany and United States
United States and Japan
United States, Britain, France, and Soviet Union
United States, Britain, and France
7
What type of economic system did the Western Bloc have?
communist
socialist
capitalist
democratic
8
What was the Iron Curtain?
NATO's secret weapon
an imaginary line separating Jews and non-Jews in Berlin
an iron wall in Berlin, Germany
a line dividing communist countries from non-communist
9
What is the correct order of events that brought about the end of the Cold War?
Fall of Berlin Wall, Gorbachev, Break up of USSR, Russia
Russia, Gorbachev, Break up of USSR, Fall of Berlin Wall
Break up of USSR, Russia, Fall of Berlin Wall, Gorbachev
Gorbachev, Fall of Berlin Wall, Break-up of USSR, Russia
10
What was the major disagreement between the US and Soviet Union after WWII?
who could get to space the quickest
the type of government to be established in Germany
who had the most nuclear weapons
who could become an ally with Cuba first
11
When was the Iron Curtain established?
at the end of WWI
after WWII
in 1989
during the Holocaust
12
What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?
to divide rich and poor
divide communist East Germany & non-communist West Germany
to provide the Iron Curtain
to separate Jews from non-Jewish Germans
13
What type of political system did the Western Bloc have?
monarchy
democracy
oligarchy
dictatorship
14
Who decided what would happen to Germany after WWII?
Great Britain, France, United State and Soviet Union
West Berlin
France, Italy, and Great Britain
East Berlin
15
What kind of economic system did the Eastern Bloc have?
democratic
capitalist
communist
socialist
16
Who were the Eastern Bloc countries?
Soviet Union, East Germany, Poland, Hungary
Japan, Italy, and Russia
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Great Britain, Belgium, and France
17
What type of political system did the Eastern Bloc have?
oligarchy
democracy
monarchy
dictatorship
18
Which US president helped encourage the fall of the Berlin Wall?
Ronald Reagan
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Hoover
John F. Kennedy
19
What alliance did the Eastern Bloc create during the Cold War?
NATO
United Nations
Iron Curtain
Warsaw Pact
20
Describe the economy of the Eastern Block:
strong, growing
depressed, slowing
inflationary, stalled
weak, struggling

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