What was the Berlin Wall?

a wall built by the Soviets to divide East and West Berlin

How is a Cold War fought?

With money, words, and propaganda

How did the Soviet Union's and United States' opinions differ on how to run a country?

S.U. wanted controlled everything but US citizens had rights

How dod the Soviet Union protect its borders from future invasions?

took over smaller surrounding countries and set up communism

What is NATO? (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

a military alliance to protect members from attack by SU

What was the purpose of the United Nations that was created after WWII?

to find peaceful solutions to conflicts

Which of the following does NOT describe life in a communist country?

citizens can go to school to become anything they want

What is a communist government like?

the government owns all land and businesses

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1
What was the Berlin Wall?
a wall built by the Soviets to divide East and West Berlin
a wall built by the French to divide Germany
a wall built by the Germans to divide Berlin after the war
2
Which became a symbol of the differences between the SU's govt. and Western democracies?
NATO
Berlin Wall
Cold War
Iron Curtain
3
How is a Cold War fought?
with money borrowed from democratic nations
With money, words, and propaganda
With name calling
With nuclear weapons and missiles
4
How did the Soviet Union's and United States' opinions differ on how to run a country?
Soviets wanted a democratic govt. while US wanted communism
S.U. wanted to model their govt. after the US
S.U. wanted controlled everything but US citizens had rights
many Soviets wanted to take over the U.S.
5
The Cold War era revolved around preventing this type of govt from spreading to other countries
communism
elected
republic
democracy
6
How dod the Soviet Union protect its borders from future invasions?
took over smaller surrounding countries and set up communism
Created an alliance with Germany
Asked France and Great Britain for help
relied on alliance made during WWII
7
What is NATO? (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
an organization that creates treaties for cuontries at war
a political alliance that was created to punish the SU
a form of democratic government
a military alliance to protect members from attack by SU
8
Which of the following does NOT describe life in a democracy?
can open your own business
can't own land
freedom
9
What was the purpose of the United Nations that was created after WWII?
to encourage communist governments
to punish Germany
to find peaceful solutions to conflicts
to enforce new laws
10
Which of the following does NOT describe life in a communist country?
citizens can go to school to become anything they want
government owns all land
Citizens have little personal freedom
11
What is a communist government like?
leaders value citizens needs and wants
members of the government are elected
citizens take a role in planning programs and laws
the government owns all land and businesses
12
S.U. took over countries to shut themselves off from the Western democratic nations...
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
Cold War
NATO

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