The Cold War is best described as

competition that developed between US(democracy) & Soviet Union (communism)

The Berlin Airlift was

200,000 flights over West Berlin to deliver food, fuel, and supplies

The McCarron-Walter Act

limited the number of immigrants coming to the US

Nato developed because

the United Nations was not effective because of communist Soviet Union

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1
a policy of building up your country with the strongest weapons that no enemy would dare attack you
Sputnik
deterrence
ICBM's
satellite nations
2
US president through the beginning of the Cold War
Mao Zedong
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Marshall
3
Truman fired Douglas McArthur during the Korean War
True
False
4
the line that divided Korea is known as
38th parallel
the Maginot Line
the latitude of division
the iron curtain
5
The Cold War is best described as
competition that developed between US(democracy) & Soviet Union (communism)
struggle to spread different religions throughout the world
the war between Allies and Germany after WWII
war between US & Soviet Union that was fought in cold climate of Soviet Un.
6
The Berlin Airlift was
200,000 flights over West Berlin to deliver food, fuel, and supplies
the construction of the Berlin Wall which separated East and West Germany
a massive bombing attack by US forces on East Germany
US rescue mission by injured US troops during the Soviet blockade of Berlin
7
Winston Churchill described the separation of the world from communists and non communists as
Cold War
Iron Curtain
Red Scare
Red War
8
The impact of the U-2 incident made Americans spend considerable resources to catch up & surpass the Soviets space progr
False
True
9
US president who solved many communist problems in the Middle East
Marshall
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglass McArthur
Harry Truman
10
The McCarron-Walter Act
limited the number of immigrants coming to the US
was the first action of the Korean War
allowed Truman to use atomic weapons
set up an agency to find Soviet spies
11
What is the Cold War about?
helping other countries
Germany
weather
communism
12
At the Potsdam Conferences, it was agreed that Germany would be
the Soviet Union gets total control over Germany
America gets total control over Germany
Germany is allowed to run their own country
split into 4 zones
13
first satellite in space that Soviets launched
ICBM's
United Nations
satellite nations
Sputnik
14
countries that acted as buffer zones in between western and eastern Europe
satellite nations
ICBM's
Sputnik
deterrence
15
an "extension" to the League of Nations, all major countries would be allies to prevent future problems
satellite nations
Sputnik
United Nations
deterrence
16
What is the Truman Doctrine about?
China
containment
the Berlin Wall
United Nations
17
Khrushchev responded to East Berliner's fleeing (escaping) to West Berlin by
shooting down a spy plane
ordering an atomic bomb to be dropped on America
blockading all routes from West Germany to West Berlin
building the Berlin wall
18
Nato developed because
the US didn't want to be allies with all the European nations in the UN
the United Nations was not effective because of communist Soviet Union
the US wanted a stronger army
the US Congress didn't support the United Nations
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his plan aided (helped) many European nations who were suffering from WWII
Douglass McArthur
Mao Zedong
Marshall
Harry Truman

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