Cold War Catch Up

Which of the following best describes the policy of containment?

• Expanding communism to new countries

• Preventing the spread of communism

• Forming a military alliance with the USSR

• Removing all communist governments

The Berlin Airlift was a response to what Soviet action?

• The launching of Sputnik

• The blockade of West Berlin

• The invasion of South Korea

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

Which event brought the U.S. and USSR closest to nuclear war?

• The Korean War

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Bay of Pigs Invasion

• The Space Race

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

• A decisive U.S. victory

• The unification of Korea under communist rule

• Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel

• The Soviet Union took full control of Korea

What was the main purpose of NATO?

• To stop European nations from fighting each other

• To provide collective security against the Soviet Union

• To support economic recovery after WWII

• To prevent nuclear weapons from being used

What event started the Space Race between the U.S. and the USSR?

• The moon landing

• The launch of Sputnik

• The development of the hydrogen bomb

• The creation of NASA

The term “Iron Curtain” was used to describe…

• The Soviet Union’s control over Eastern Europe

• The Berlin Wall dividing East and West Germany

• The U.S. military strategy in Vietnam

• The nuclear arms race between the U.S. and USSR

How did the Cold War officially end?

• The U.S. defeated the USSR in battle

• The fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union

• The U.S. dropped a nuclear bomb on Moscow

• The USSR successfully spread communism worldwide

The Cold War was a military and political rivalry between the superpowers that-

• brought democracy to Eastern Europe.

• led to the founding of the United Nations.

• ended shortly after WWII.

• stopped just short of a superpower shooting war.

The most important purpose of the U.S. policy of containment was to-

• stop the expansion of communism after WWII.

• limit the spread of atomic weapons after WWII.

• promote capitalism worldwide after WWII.

• rebuild the nations of Europe after WWII.