Why were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed?

They were accused of being spies for Sovjet

How did the Cold war end?

With the fall of the Sovjet Union

What was the Marshall Plan?

Economic support given to help rebuild Europe

Why did Soviet troops occupy Poland, Bulgaria and Romania?

To create a communist buffer between them and Germany

What does it mean that it was a "cold" war?

There were no actual fighting between the two

Tension peaked in 1961, what happened then?

East Germany built the Berlin wall

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1
Why were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed?
They were accused of being spies for the US
They made atomic boombs
They were accused of being spies for Sovjet
They were jews
2
Who set forth the Truman Doctrine?
Stalin
President Harry Truman
Presiden Barry Truman
President George Truman
3
What did MAD mean?
Mandatory Allied Destruction
Mad About Death
Mutual Assured Destruction
Mass Assigned Destruction
4
Who was it that had an "evil mustache"?
Marshall
Lenin
Bush
Stalin
5
How did the Cold war end?
With the fall of the Sovjet Union
America just gave in
With the rise of the Sovjet Union
With everyone being friends
6
When was the cold war at its "hottest"?
The Marshall plan
The Berlin Wall
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Truman doctrine
7
What were the main countries involved in the Cold war?
USA and the Sovjetunion
Germany and the Sovjetunion
Sovjetunion and Great Brittain
USA and Germany
8
How long did the cold war last?
1940 - 1990
1950 - 2000
1845 - 1990
1945 - 1990
9
What was the Marshall Plan?
Sovjets plan to take over the world
Economic support given to help rebuild Europe
A recovery program for US veterans
Given as a bribe to the Sovjet Union
10
Why did Soviet troops occupy Poland, Bulgaria and Romania?
Soviet was planning an invasjion towards Germany
They wanted to take over their countries
These countries had valuable oil reservoirs
To create a communist buffer between them and Germany
11
Which country was strongest after the second world war?
The Sovjet Union
Great Britain
The US
France
12
What were the US afraid of during the cold war?
Everything
The spread of communism
Democracy
The spread of facism
13
What does it mean that it was a "cold" war?
The Weather was coold
It was a cold hearted and bloody war
There were no actual fighting between the two
It started in the winter
14
What kind of race developed in the cold war?
A race of modernization
A race to occupy the most land areas
A weapons race
A car race
15
Tension peaked in 1961, what happened then?
The Berlin blockade
The Cuban Missile Crisis
East Germany built the Berlin wall
NATO was created

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