The Cold War

8. Who became the First Secretary of the Communist Party after Joseph Stalin died?

After World War II, the United States signed several treaties with foreign countries. Why did the US sign?

Conflict between Soviet Union and the United States that involved competition in everything was known as

14. Who was President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

16. What did Winston Churchill call the imaginary line that divided the communist countries from others in Europe?

11. Who won the Korean War?

18. Who won the Vietnam War?

6. Why did the United States conduct the Berlin Airlift in 1948?

10. How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?

15. After WWII, what part of Europe did the Soviet Union control?

9.Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis so significant in the Cold War?

12. What did the Soviets build to stop people in communist East Berlin from fleeing to democratic West Berlin?

17. What type of government did the countries that were controlled by the Soviet Union have?

13. What type of government does the United States have?

The British Prime Minister said that an “Iron Curtain” had fallen across the European continent. This “Iron Curtain

3. In 1950, the United States became involved in the Korean War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?

19. During the Cold War, the United States, Canada and Western European countries formed an alliance called ____.

4. In 1950, the became involved in the Korean War. What was the cause of this war?

20. In a ________ society, the government ends up with all the power since they are the ones “spreading the wealth” .

7. Senator Joseph McCarthy was involved in which Cold War event?