Cold War through Vietnam & Civil Rights Movement

These were the opposing superpowers during the Cold War years

• China and the Soviet Union

• Cuba and the Soviet Union

• USA and the Soviet Union

• Iran and the Soviet Union

The purpose of "containment" was to--

• stop the spread of democracy

• stop the spread of hate

• stop global warming

• stop the spread of communism

In this economic system, the government owns all property and means of production.

• communism

• capitalism

• socialism

• democracy

Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Warsaw Pact

• Domino Theory

Which foreign policy promised to aid countries resisting Communist takeover?

• Marshall Plan

• Iron Curtain

• Truman Doctrine

• Massive Retaliation

The physical barrier separating Communist East Berlin and Democratic West Berlin--

• Berlin Blockade

• Berlin Base

• Berlin Wall

• Berlin Barrier

Nations that were aligned with, but also under the influence and pressure of, the Soviet Union were called--

• European Nations

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

• Satellite Nations

The ideology that if one country in Southeast Asia fell to Communism, others would follow--

• Domino Theory

• Berlin Airlift

• Eisenhower Doctrine

• Warsaw Pact

The organization whose members agreed to mutually defend other Communist nations is called--

• Korean Pact

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• Satellite Nations

In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term “Iron Curtain” when describing conditions in Europe. What did he mean by this term?

• European nations needed to build more factories.

• The militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerful.

• There was a division between communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe.

• Peace had finally spread throughout the countries of Europe.