The Cold War Begins - U.S. History Study Guide

What was the Cold War?

• A) A period of peace between the United States and the Soviet Union

• B) A period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1991

• C) A war fought with weapons between the United States and the Soviet Union

• D) A trade agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union.

The Truman Doctrine committed the United States to providing aid to democratic nations threatened by what type of forces?

• Economic forces

• Authoritarian forces

• Environmental forces

• Technological forces

Collective Security is a system where all member states agree that an attack on one state is considered an attack on all. True or False?

• True

• False

The Iron Curtain was a term used to describe the division between which two types of countries?

• Democratic and authoritarian

• Communist and capitalist

• Socialist and capitalist

• Industrial and agricultural

What was the Korean War?

• A) A conflict between North and South Korea

• B) A conflict between the US and Soviet Union

• C) A conflict between China and Japan

• D) A conflict between Germany and France

Massive retaliation was a key part of which country's national security policy during the early stages of the Cold War?

• United States

• Soviet Union

• China

• United Kingdom

What were the causes of the Cold War?

• Economic differences

• Ideological conflict between the US and Soviet Union

• Territorial disputes

• Language barriers

The Cold War was primarily caused by the ideological conflict between the United States, advocating for democracy, and the Soviet Union, promoting ______.

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Socialism

• Fascism

How did the United States' political system differ from the Soviet Union's following WWII?

• The US had a single-party system

• The US was a democratic republic

• The US had a communist party

• The US had no elections.

What was the goal of global influence for the United States following WWII?

• Spread communism

• Promote democracy

• Establish a monarchy

• Create a single-party system.