The Cold War

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1. The Cold War was mostly a competition between the United States and ________________

• Great Britain
• The Soviet Union
• Germany
• Poland

2. Americans' fear of communism following WWII led to

• invitations to the White House
• a hunt for Communists by Joseph McCarthy
• tolerance of people with different views
• war with China

3. The Cold War is best described as a ______________.

• War of Battles
• War of Words
• War of Invasions
• War Over Land

4. Which is the best description of the “Iron Curtain”?

• A division of land
• A fence around a country
• An invisible barrier between types of government in Europe
• A wall that divides West and East Germany

4. Larry was looking at historical posters and saw this statement: " NO MORE WAR! BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW! This poster was created as a result of which event?

• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Vietnam War
• Space Race
• Korean War

5. The United States sent troops to Vietnam ______________.

• because of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
• to help with civil rights
• to help defeat the French
• to stop the spread of communism

6. After WWII the Soviet Union blockaded West Berlin from the rest of the free territory in western Europe. The United States flew supplies to West Berlin to help keep them free during the

• Berlin Rescue Mission
• Anti-communist Regime
• NATO
• Berlin Airlift

7. In a speech in 1946, Winston Churchill declared that an "iron curtain" had descended across Europe. What did Churchill mean by the "iron curtain"?

• The separation of the Communist countries in Eastern Europe from the capitalist nations in the West.
• The railroad system in Eastern Europe
• The division of Germany agreed upon after WWII
• A curtain or divider that was made of iron, which separated the entire continent of Europe. The wall was 10 feet high and 4 feet thick.