Why did the Berlin Airlift begin?

The Soviets blocked Allied access to West Berlin

The Warsaw Pact sought to:

Create a military alliance between the USSR and Eastern European nations

How did the U.S respond to the launch of Sputnik?

Accelerated space program and created NASA

What was the Iron Curtain?

The barrier between the democratic West and the Soviet Union.

What was the policy of containment?

Keep communism out of all non-communist countries.

What was the Truman Doctrine?

U.S. policy to support any country at risk of communist take over

What was Churchill warning about in the Iron Curtain Speech?

the growing Soviet domination of Europe

What was the goal of the Truman Doctrine?

contain the spread of communism

Why did the Cold War happen?

The Soviet Union wanted to spread communism and the U.S. didn't

The Truman Doctrine was based mostly on the American belief that

When one country falls to communism, others might follow

After World War II, The Marshall Plan was put in place to...

rebuild the destroyed nations of Europe.

Brinkmanship is the idea that

The U.S. would go to the edge of war to oppose communism

What is the main purpose of the United Nations?

To maintain international peace and security

What does NATO stand for?

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

How did the Marshall Plan help Western Europe?

Provided them with 17 billion dollars to rebuild the economy

What was the Cold War?

A rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union.

To protect countries from communism.

What is the United Nations?

An international peace organization

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1
Why did the Berlin Airlift begin?
The Soviets blocked Allied access to West Berlin
West Berliners began fleeing into East Berlin
The British and French had a dispute over German Zones
The Soviets wanted to invade France
2
The Warsaw Pact sought to:
Prevent Soviet expansion into Poland and Denmark
Provide economic assistance to Polish Jews after WWll
Create a military alliance between the USSR and Eastern European nations
Create a plan for the reduction of nuclear weapons in Europe
3
How did the U.S respond to the launch of Sputnik?
Accelerated space program and created NASA
Building bomb shelters
Increased education
Declared war
4
The Berlin Airlift dropped what into West Berlin?
Jazz Records
Paratroopers
Food and Supplies
Ammunition
5
Who launched Sputnik?
Great Britain
China
The Soviet Union
The USA
6
What was the Iron Curtain?
The barrier between the democratic West and the Soviet Union.
The Great Wall of China
The Canadian border.
A famous theater in Moscow.
7
What was the policy of containment?
Keep communism out of only America.
Keep communism out of all non-communist countries.
Keep communism only out of Russia
Keep communism out of all Soviet countries.
8
What was the Truman Doctrine?
U.S. policy to declare nuclear war on USSR
militia to support any country at risk of communist take over
money to support any country at risk of capitalist take over
U.S. policy to support any country at risk of communist take over
9
What was Churchill warning about in the Iron Curtain Speech?
the spread of hunger & disease in Western Europe
the expanding influence of communists in Western Europe
the desperate economic conditions in Eastern Europe
the growing Soviet domination of Europe
10
What was the goal of the Truman Doctrine?
keep peace in the UN
promote free elections in south america
help Germany unite
contain the spread of communism
11
Why did the Cold War happen?
The wanted to get rid of the other country
Each side wanted money from Germany because of WWII.
It happened because the nazi's surrenders
The Soviet Union wanted to spread communism and the U.S. didn't
12
The Truman Doctrine was based mostly on the American belief that
Aiding Greece/Turkey helps them arm themselves against USSR
Greece/Turkey could be bribed to join NATO
When one country falls to communism, others might follow
Aid to Greece/Turkey provides new foreign markets to America
13
As a result of the Yalta Conference, what decision was made regarding about Germany?
Split it into 4 zones
Leave it alone
Kill everybody
Split it into 8 zones
14
After World War II, The Marshall Plan was put in place to...
avoid any U.S. involvement in Europe.
provide marshmallows to campers.
punish Hitler.
rebuild the destroyed nations of Europe.
15
Brinkmanship is the idea that
cities should be improved
U.S. would protect Hungary if the USSR were to invade
The U.S. would go to the edge of war to oppose communism
U.S. would give aid to Middle Eastern counties
16
What is the main purpose of the United Nations?
To support countries going through war
To maintain international peace and security
To make the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
To keep Russia happy
17
What does NATO stand for?
Northern American Trade Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Nachos Ate The Oranges
North atlantis Treaty Organization
18
How did the Marshall Plan help Western Europe?
Give them supplies by dropping packages into the country
Provided them with 17 billion dollars to rebuild the economy
Aided them with war supplies
Stop the spread of Communism
19
What was the Cold War?
A world war.
A war that was very cold.
A rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union.
A war involving Russia and Netherlands
20
Why was NATO formed?
To protect countries from communism.
To fight Russsia
To have an alliance.
To fight terrorists.
21
What is the United Nations?
193 countries coming together
An organization located in New York City
North America and European countries helping poor countries.
An international peace organization
22
Who was the Cold War between??
Britain and Germany
France and USSR
US and USSR
US and Germany
23
Why was the Warsaw Pact formed?
To counter the Allied Powers
To have a group with a really intimidating name
To pool funds for the space race
To counter NATO
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What did the strategy of brinkmanship lead to?
US defense industry suffered
Mutual Assured Destruction
The USSR held back their nuclear power
Decrease in US stockpile of nuclear weapons

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