The Cold War and Northern Ireland

What did the United States do after WWII to rebuild Europe?

• Marshall Plan 
• NATO 
• Containment
• Arms Race

Why is the Cold War considered a “cold” war, compared to WWII, a “hot” war?

• Most of the fighting took place in the cooler Northern Hemisphere
• The Soviet Union is located in a fairly cold area
• The Soviets and Americans never actually fought against one another with weapons
• The United States believed a nuclear war would end the seasons and it would be cold on Earth

Which nations emerged as the world's superpowers after World War II and into the period of the Cold War?

• China

• Russia

• United States

• Soviet Union (USSR)

Nations that fell under the influence of the Soviet Union and established communist regimes were referred to as

• communist republics

• socialist nations

• Soviet republics

• satellite nations

The organization that was formed to combat communism and protect member nations from a communist attack was the

• United Nations

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• CIA

The organization that the Soviet Union created in response to the defense alliance created by the United States consisting of communist allies to the USSR was

• NATO

• the United Nations

• the satellite nations

• the Warsaw Pact

Which of these countries were communist nations in a buffer zone after World War II? More than one answer

• Romania

• Latvia

• Bulgaria

• Czechoslovakia

Which one of these counties was not part of Northern Ireland?

• Donegal

• Derry

• Antrim

• Fermanagh

What was the name of the Act which established Northern Ireland.

• The Northern Ireland Act

• The Government Act

• The Government of Ireland Act

• The Ulster Unionist Act

The parliament building set up outside Belfast was called