Cold War

Who coined the term "Iron Curtain" ?

• Harry Truman

• Winston Churchill

• Joseph Stalin

• John F. Kennedy

What was the military alliance called to combat Soviet expansion and aggression?

• League of Nations

• Soviet Blockers

• NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

• Truman Doctrine

Who started the Red Scare in the United States ?

• Senator Joseph McCarthy

• John F. Kennedy

• Ethel Rosenberg

• Harry Truman

Who did the Marshall Plan help?

• Americans living in the dust belt

• European countries recovering from WWII

• Soviet Bloc countries who were suffering under communism

• Japan as it recovered from WWII

What did the U.S. and Great Britain do in response to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin?

• They declared war on the Soviet Union.

• They allowed the Soviets to take all of Berlin.

• They retaliated by cutting off supplies to all Eastern Bloc countries.

• They dropped food and supplies by air.

In what country would you find the Bay of Pigs?

• Poland

• Vietnam

• Korea

• Cuba

Who was the U.S. trying to oust in the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• Fidel Castro

• Joseph Stalin

• Ho Chi Min

• Mao Tse Tung

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, which country placed nuclear weapons within proximity to the United States?

• China

• Japan

• Soviet Union

• Vietnam

The 17th parallel was the diving line between

• North and South Korea

• Eastern Bloc countries and the rest of Europe

• North and South Vietnam

• China and Korea

The capital of North Korea is

• Hanoi

• Pyongyang

• Seoul

• Beijing