Cold War Final Review

Why was the Cold War considered "cold?"

• War took place in Russia
• Lack of communication between two countries
• No actual fighting took place
• Spread of isolationism

America's goal during the Cold War was to:

• Colonize the Philippines
• Return to isolationism
• Stop the spread of communism
• Limit investments to other countries to rebuild the economy

At which conference did the US, UK and Soviet Union continue plans for post war Europe and the division of Germany?

• Yalta
• Potsdam
• United Nations General Assembly
• Glasnost

Which Cold War policy was began by President Truman in 1947?

• glasnost
• perestroika
• containment
• brinkmanship

This plan funneled U.S. goods and economic assistance to Europe to help counties rebuild after WWII?

• Monroe Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
• Truman Doctrine
• NATO

This senator launched a campaign against alleged communists in the US government in the period of 1950-1954, where many of the accused lost their jobs, although most did not in fact belong to the communist party.

• Senator John F Kennedy
• Senator Joseph McCarthy
• Senator Schumer
• Senator Richard Nixon

This organization of states was a military alliance formed in 1949 which included the US, Canada and other countries pledging to help one another if any of them were attacked.

• Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
• The United Nations
• World Trade Organization
• The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Identify the Cold War leader by the description below coined the term "Iron Curtain" to describe the division in Europe

• Winston Churchill
• Joseph Stalin
• Mao Zedong
• Richard Nixon
• Indra Gandhi

Identify the Cold War leader by the description below known as the "Iron Lady" and allied closely with the U.S. against the Soviets

• Margaret Thatcher
• Joseph Stalin
• Mao Zedong
• Richard Nixon
• Indra Gandhi

Identify the Cold War leader by the description below: Saw India develop nuclear weapons

• Indra Gandhi
• Joseph Stalin
• Mao Zedong
• Richard Nixon
• Margaret Thatcher