What was the "Iron Curtain"?

An ideological border between West & East Europe

How did the outcome of World War II contribute to the rise of the Cold War?

The U.S. and Soviet Union emerged as Superpowers

Which result of WW II led most directly to the beginning of the Cold War?

The creation of Soviet-controlled regimes in Eastern Europe

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was initially formed to...

defend Western Europe from Soviet aggression

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4Q 6WKS WH Review Montwood High

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1
Allowing Communism where it already was, but preventing it from spreading is called what?
Collectivization
Impeding
Containment
Stunting
2
When was the Berlin Wall built?
1945
1989
1961
1939
3
What was the "Iron Curtain"?
A physical barrier that split Europe
A section of the Berlin Wall
A Swedish Metal Rockband
An ideological border between West & East Europe
4
The Great Chinese Famine was a direct result of Mao Zedong and his.....
Communist Revolution
involvement in the Korean War
Great Leap Forward
war with the Soviet Union
5
The US & Soviet Union producing mass amounts of nuclear weapons was referred to as...
a joint coordination
stockpiling
an arms race
gathering
6
Which was a significant social change Mao Zedong brought to China after 1949?
Eliminating wealthy landowners
Requiring arranged marriages
Mandating Confucianism as the state philosophy
Adopting the practice of foot-binding
7
What event almost brought the US and Soviet Union to nuclear war?
The Soviet Blockade of Berlin
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Bay of Pigs
The Korean War
8
How did the outcome of World War II contribute to the rise of the Cold War?
The U.S. and Soviet Union emerged as Superpowers
Germans resented the division and occupation of Germany
The US & Soviet Union competed to annex territory in Europe
Germany convinced U.S. leaders to oppose the Soviet Union
9
Berlin was in whose sector of Germany?
French controlled Germany
Soviet controlled Germany
American controlled Germany
British controlled Germany
10
What was the biggest impact of the Korean War on the United States?
South Korea became Communist
Cold War tensions increased
North Korea remained Communist
35,000 Americans were killed
11
The Soviet blockade of Berlin in 1948 led directly to what?
The building of the Berlin Wall
The Marshall Plan
The development of the Containment Doctrine
The Berlin Airlift
12
What line still splits Korea from Communist North and Democratic South?
38th Parallel
17th Parallel
54 40 latitude line
Mason-Dixon Line
13
In order for the Soviets to pull missiles out of Cuba, the US agreed to...
never invade Cuba
dissolve NATO
force Kennedy to resign as President
stop building nuclear weapons
14
What was the immediate American response of Cuba becoming Communist?
A Naval Blockade
Full scale military invasion
Aiming nuclear weapons at Cuba
An embargo with Cuba
15
Which result of WW II led most directly to the beginning of the Cold War?
Formation of the UN to promote global development
The trials of Nazi leaders for war crimes at Nuremberg
The creation of Soviet-controlled regimes in Eastern Europe
The creation of the Jewish state of Israel
16
What was the Soviet Union's response to the creation of NATO?
The United Nations
Warsaw Pact
Triple Entente
Axis Alliance
17
The Bay of Pigs took place in what year?
1962
1961
1944
1956
18
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was initially formed to...
isolate member nations from the rest of the world
defend Western Europe from Soviet aggression
stop the flow of immigration between member nations
promote religious freedom
19
Mao Zedong used fear, violence, and young people during the....
Cultural Revolution
World War II
Great Leap Forward
Communist Revolution
20
In what year did China become Communist?
1917
1949
1945
1938

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