The Cold War

The Cold War started and ended in which years?

• 1945-1991

• 1939-1945

• 1914-1918

• 1961-1989

What events in Europe caused relations between the superpowers to go bad?

• The division of Germany and Berlin

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The formation of the League of Nations

• The end of World War I

Joseph Stalin was the leader of which country during the early Cold War, and why did he turn down the Marshall Plan?

• France; because he wanted to focus on rebuilding his own country

• United States; because he disagreed with European recovery

• Soviet Union; because he saw it as a threat to Soviet influence

• United Kingdom; because he wanted to support the US instead

A Cold War turns “hot” when:

• countries begin direct military conflict

• countries sign peace treaties

• countries increase diplomatic relations

• countries engage in trade agreements

Which of the following are ways the Cold War influenced Asia?

• Korean War, Vietnam War, support for anti-communist governments

• Berlin Airlift, Cuban Missile Crisis, Marshall Plan

• Space Race, Arms Race, Détente

• NATO formation, Warsaw Pact, Berlin Wall

6. War broke out in Korea because:

• North Korea invaded South Korea.

• The U.N. declared war on Korea.

• South Korea attacked China.

• Japan invaded Korea.

President Kennedy faced the ______ crisis in Cuba.

• Bay of Pigs

• Cuban Missile

• Berlin

• Watergate

The U.S. got involved in Vietnam because of:

• The spread of communism in Southeast Asia

• Economic interests in Vietnam

• A desire to colonize Vietnam

• A request from the United Nations

We fought all of the Vietnamese during the Vietnam War.

• True

• False

President Nixon played China against the Soviet Union to:

• strengthen U.S. relations with both countries

• weaken the alliance between China and the Soviet Union

• promote global communism

• support the Soviet Union against China