Cold War Pretest 1

After WW2, the Soviet Union tried to make European countries ____

What was not a cause of the Cold War?

During the Cold War, the US and the Soviet Union battled each other

Upon its creation after WW2, the purpose of NATO was to

The US launched a satellite in space first beating the Soviet Union

Single important reason the US became engaged in the Cold War was to:

What are we learning about?

Which event at the conclusion of WW2 initiated the Cold War?

Korean Conflict was first time that a peacekeeping force from United Nations was involved

During this war, the battle wasn't fought with weapons, but both sides-east and west had nukes

Mutual Assured Destruction means it's guaranteed they will destroy each other

What was the name of the satellite that the Soviet Union launched into space on Oct 4 1957?

The US policy to contain communism was called

What is NATO?

The Cold War originated immediately after

Term "iron curtain," reference to Soviet domination of Eastern Europe, appears in a speech by

The imaginary line b/ Eastern and Western Europe was called

Cold War was b/ the US and the Soviet Union-fought w/ ideas,words,money instead of soldiers

The single most important reason the US became engaged in the Cold War was to

What two countries were the most involved in the arms race?

What was the main goal of the Marshall Plan?

What type of government did the Soviet Union have?

The Cold War was a(n)

How did European nations benefit from the Marshall Plan?

Cold War is defined as

The "Iron Curtain" divided

The Soviet Union's response to NATO was the