Introduction to the Cold War

Introduction to the Cold War

1945-1991

Multiple Choice

Who was the U.S. President who made the decision to drop the atomic bombs? 

• Eisenhower
• JFK
• Truman
• FDR

Multiple Select

Which of these people attended the Yalta Conference? (Select All That Apply)

• Truman

• Hitler

• Stalin

• Churchill

• FDR

Multiple Choice

What happened to Germany after WWII? 

• It was divided up by Britain, France, Russia, and US after WW2
• It became communist after WWII
• It was split up between France and the Soviet Union
• It held democratic elections and became socialist

Multiple Choice

These were the opposing superpowers during the Cold War years

• China and Russia
• Cuba and Russia
• USA and Russia
• Iran and Russia

Multiple Choice

The color of ______ is often associated with Communism.  

• Blue
• Green 
• Red 
• Black

Multiple Choice

What was the Cold War?

• ending of relations between the United States and Europe

• short period of arctic temperatures

• a struggle for world power between the United States and Soviet Union

• removal of Asian countries from NATO

Multiple Choice

What was the Iron Curtain

• it was a imaginary boundary that separated Europe

• it was a wall that separated eastern and western Europe

Multiple Choice

Why was the Iron Curtain important?

• Because it separated the United States and the Soviet Union

• Because it separated Non-communism and communism territories

Multiple Choice

Which two countries did Truman fear would fall to Communism if the U.S. didn’t give aid?

• Greece and Germany
• Greece and Poland
• Greece and Ukraine
• Greece and Turkey

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Marshall plan?

• Provide military support to Western European countries

• Provide economic support to Western European countries

• Provide military support to Eastern European countries

• Provide economic support to Eastern European countries

Multiple Choice

What was NATO ?

• A major international body opposing Communism in the 20th century

• The space race with Russia

• An Ice Cream cone with a caramel center

• Part of the Iron Curtain

Multiple Choice

The Soviet Union saw NATO as a threat and formed its own alliance in 1955 called

• The Warsaw Pact

• The United Nations

• The Iron Curtain

• The Axis Powers

Multiple Choice

Which side was victorious in the Chinese Civil War?

• the Communists under Mao Zedong

• neither side (they signed a truce)

• the Nationalists under Jiang Jieshi