The Cold War Begins

After WWII, most of the power in the world was split between which two countries?

• U.S. & Great Britain

• China & U.S.

• U.S. & Soviet Union

• U.S. & Canada

The soviet Union was a ______________country.

• communist

• capitalist

• communal

• philosophical

In communism, land, property, and businesses are owned and operated by____________________.

• the people

• a certain group

• the government

• the emperor

In capitalist countries like the U.S., _________________________of businesses and property powers the economy.

• government ownership

• unorganized

• wealthy ownership

• private ownership

The U.S. and the Soviet Union competed for control of the world's politics in a conflict called____________________.

• The Atomic Race

• The Nuclear War

• The Cold War

• The Soviet War

The Cold War was a ________________conflict.

• violent

• nonviolent

The Soviet Union had suffered so much and wasn't given a share of the recovery money after WWII. They resorted to taking all the resources they could to rebuild their country. The U.S. & Britain __________________.

• agreed this was necessary

• did not approve

• tried to help in this effort

Because of the clear difference in opinion on how to rebuild the Soviet Union, West and East Germany remained divided. In the capital city of ____________they even built a wall to separate these halves.

• Gutenberg

• Eisenhower

• Hungry

• Berlin

The Berlin wall became a symbol of ____________________,dividing the world into two sides wherever it was fought.

• disagreement

• The Cold War

• trust

• opposition to communism

So far in history, communist countries have not been the fair places they were meant to be. Their governments have been taken over by violent ________________.

• people

• women

• dictators

• hate groups