CW W1

Match the following

• Most characteristic of the Cold War

• Iron Curtain

• Population explosion following the end of World War 2

• Baby Boom

• Contributed to the cultural divide between generations

• Rock and Roll Music

• Line dividing Europe into Communist East and capitalist West

• Nuclear Weapons

The Berlin ​ (a)   was an effort by Allied forces to provide ​ (b)   to blockaded ​ (c)   .

• Airlift
• humanitarian aid
• Berlin
• Operation
• candy
• Eastern Europe
• Wall
• time
• USSR

The ​ (a)   was the dividing line for ​ (b)   North Korea and South Korean ​ (c)   .

• 38th parallel
• communist
• U.N. forces
• 39th parallel
• border of China
• facist
• capitalist
• citizens

Reorder the following Post WW2 Events

• World War 2 devastates Europe's infastructure and economics

• Congress passes a bill to provide financial assistance to Western European countries

• Effects on Europe

  -improved political stability

  -Closer ties with the United States

  -Recovering economies

During the 1950's the ​ (a)   funded educational initiatives in ​ (b)   in response to ​ (c)   .

• federal government
• math and science
• USSR successfully launching a satellite
• Russian government
• United Nations
• arts and science
• women's studies
• low birth rates
• the first moon probe

The program being promoted by this poster was created to

• assist soldiers returning to civilian life

• ensure proper schooling for army officers

• provide incentives to enlist in the military

• encourage recruits to view the military as a career