Cold War Quiz Guided Reading

Match the following Cold War vocab words to their definition:

• Term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the division between Western Europe and the Soviet Union

• Truman Doctrine

• International organization established after World War II to promote peace and security

• United Nations

• US policy to support countries resisting communism

• Containment

• American funding provided to Europe.

• Iron Curtain

• US policy to prevent the spread of communism

• Marshall Plan

What were 4 things decided at the Yalta Conference?

Who are the five permanent members of the UN Security Council? What power do they have?

Looking at the chart, “Superpower Aims in Europe” on page 966, what are some differences between the US and USSR after WWII?

What was the goal of the Soviet Union in creating an Iron Curtain?

How did Stalin ignore the Yalta Conference in his “buffer” zone? (include names of countries in the answer)

Describe the division of east and west Germany.

What two countries took the most aid in the Marshall Plan? (chart p. 534)

In the Berlin Airlift, why did Stalin cut off highway, water and rail traffic into West Berlin?

How did the defense alliance of NATO work?