Unit 5 Impacts of World War II Unit Test

What 2 countries emerged from World War II as superpowers?

• America and France
• America and China
• USSR and Britian
• USSR and America

Give 2 reasons that the USA and USSR were not badly affected by World War II, as many other countries were.

What did the Allied countries do to help Germany rebuild after the war?

• Left them alone to figure it out for themselves.
• Split the country among the 4 Allied countries with each controlling one part.
• America took over Germany by itself.

The USSR and the other Allied countries began to disagree on things after the war because

• the USSR was run by a communist government while the other Allied countries were run by democratic governments
• the USSR decided to forgive Germany for their part in the war.
• the USSR was run by a democratic government while the other Allied countries were run by communist governments.

2 of the policies the USA introduced to help Europe rebuild itself were

• The Warsaw Pact and the Marshall Plan
• The Displaced Persons Act and the Marshall Plan
• The Iron Curtain and the Marshall Plan

The U.N still exists today with the goal of keeping peace around the world.

• True
• False

List 2 differences between capitalist and communist societies below.

The Cold War was

• a war fought between the USA and USSR through threats and propaganda, but with no actual battles or warfare.
• a war fought between the USA and USSR with lots of battles and warfare.

Choose the option that best describes why the Cold War began

• The USA was mad at the USSR for forgiving Germany for their role in World War II.
• The USSR was mad at the USA for not joining World War II sooner.
• Both countries did not trust each other because of their large political differences.

The USA and USSR 'competed' throughout the Cold War. Two of the things they competed for were

• The Space Race (who could put a man on the moon first) and the Arms Race (who could build up their weapons stock fastest).
• The Olympic gold medals and the Space Race.
• who could build Germany back up first and Olympic gold medals.