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Why were the US and Soviet Union on opposite side of the Cold War?

• The US dropped bombs on the Soviet Union
• The Soviet Union dropped bombs on the US
• The two countries have different viewpoints of government and economy.

What organization formed to stop the spread of Communism?

• NATO
• NAFTA
• WPA
• USA

Why did Western Europe want to the contain communism?

• They did not want another world war.
• They feared communism would destroy democracy.
• They wanted to have more control over the land.
• They believed people would like communism more than democracy.

How did President Truman respond to the blockade that prevented supplies from getting the West Europe?

• He sent troops to attack the Soviet blockade.
• He authorized the use of the atomic bomb.
• He organized the Berlin Airlift to fly supplies to them.

The Korean War started because...

• Communist North Korea attacked South Korea
• the United Nations sent troops
• China invaded North Korea
• the Soviet Union attacked.

What was the arms race?

• The US and Soviet Union began to race and see who could conquer more countries.
• The US and Soviet Union began building and storing powerful weapons.
• The US wanted to have peace with the Soviet Union
• The Soviet Union wanted to become allies with the United States

What major historical event is represented in this map?

• Attack on Pearl Harbor
• The Cuban Missile Crisis
• The Wright Brother's first flight
• The building of the Panama Canel

This is a type of government where the government has complete control of the country. 

• Communism
• Socialism
• Democracy
• Government

The United States followed a policy of containment during the Cold War in response to the spread of communism.

How did the Marshall Plan reflect containment policy?

• It blocked Soviet missiles from from arriving in communist Cuba.

• It provided economic aid to European countries in order to prevent the spread of communism.

• It authorized the use of military force against communist forces in Vietnam.

• It stopped communist efforts to control the Korean Peninsula.

During the Cold War, in which country would the city of West Berlin be inside of?

• East Germany

• West Germany

• Soviet Union

• France