Cold War Quiz

A term used to describe when everyone get a fair share of nation's resources.

These countries received aid from the US in the Truman Doctrine.

Limiting the of production and testing of nuclear weapons was achieved through

Fearing Soviet Aggression the United states and other European countries formed________.

Eastern Europe bonded together (w- Soviet Union) for collective security with this group.

Who aided North Korea during the Korean War?

When people pool their resources and share everything in order to support communism

In order to show the United States that they could strike at any moment Soviets placed nukes in

Prime Minister Winston Churchill said that Europe has been divided by communist and capitalists

When the Soviet Union supported communist revolutions and war the United States Decided to

The Cold War was a power struggle between these two countries?

What was the biggest threat hanging over everyone during the Cold War?

The goal of NATO was to_______

The Berlin Blockade divided Germany. The East had __ gov't and the West had a __ gov't.

This term means openness in Russia

The US promised not to invade Cuba and stop the blockade if the Soviets ___

US policy of providing money to help rebuild Western Europe after WWII to remain noncommunist

What did Kennedy decide to do after learning that Soviets were building missiles in Cuba ?

What happened to the Soviet Union after the cold war?

Missiles were placed in Cuba largely due to this event backed by the US

How did the US and its allies get supplies to West Berlin?

What wars did the U.S. enter to stop(or contain) the spread of communism?

Lessening of tension in the Cold War is called

The Soviet Union used __________ as a buffer between the West and themselves.

The term used to describe being very close to (on the edge of) nuclear war

The idea that you get what you put into it. Each person gets what they've earned.

What were the Soviet Union and the United States fighting for?