Cold War Era

What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?

• It was a metaphor for the divide between communists and democracies.

• It was built to prevent East Berliners from traveling to West Berlin.

• It was built to force West Berlin to become part of the Soviet Union.

• It was built to force the U.S. to end the Truman Doctrine.

What is containment?

• The U.S. economic policy of controlling all aspect of businesses.

• The U.S. policy of stopping the spread of communism in the 1950s and 1960s.

• The U.S. policy of building nuclear weapons quicker than the USSR during the 1950s and 1960s.

• The U.S. policy of of spending money on technology.

What did the United States and Great Britain do in order to break the Soviet blockade of West Berlin?

• They blockaded Cuba to retaliate against the Soviets.

• They cut off all relations and conversations with the Soviets.

• They started a boycott of all Soviet goods to break their economy.

• They started an airlift to continue supplying West Berlin with goods.

Winston Churchill described an "iron curtain" that had descended upon Europe.

What was the "Iron Curtain?"

• It was the dividing line between North and South Korea.

• It was the division in Europe between non-communists and communists.

• It was the main cause of World War II.

• It was the wall that split East and West Berlin.

• It was the main cause of the collapse of the Soviet Union.

How did the "Domino Theory" influence the U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

• It caused the United States to support North Vietnam.

• It caused the United States to remain neutral and not choose a side to support.

• It caused the United States to become involved out of fear that communism would spread.

• It caused Vietnamization to become the new U.S. foreign policy.

The Soviet Union spread which type of government throughout Eastern Europe?

• Democratic

• Communist Dictatorship

• Militarist Dictatorship

• Fascist

What is the main role television played in the Vietnam War?

• It caused many Americans to stop supporting the war in Vietnam.

• It allowed American soldiers to send messages back home to loved ones.

• It discredited the anti-war protesters by showing American military successes.

• It failed to have an impact since the news focused mainly on Civil Rights issues.

What do the following countries have in common?

Czechoslovakia

- East Germany

- Hungary

- Poland

• They all joined N.A.T.O

• They all fell under Soviet control

• They refused to make peace with Germany

• They refused to sign the peace Treaty ending WWII

When the "iron curtain" came down on Europe, that meant...

• many Europeans countries were subject to environmental pollution.

• many Europeans countries were blocked off from the opportunities of democracy.

• all European countries were subject to economical hardships.

• all Europeans were forced to fall under Soviet control.

The Soviet Union and its allies formed a defense alliance called _________.

• The United Nations

• N.A.T.O

• The Warsaw Pact

• OPEC