Crash Course Cold War Quiz

Why could the Cold War lead to the destruction of the Human species?

• Nuclear Bombs

• More Soldiers

• Bigger Countries

• Everyone would fight

What is the Iron Curtain?

• The parts of Europe England controlled

• The parts of Europe the United States controlled

• The parts of Europe the Soviet Union controlled

• The parts of Europe the Germans controlled in WWII

Describe the policy of containment.

What did the Marshal Plan do?

• Fight Soviets at Stalingrad

• Defeat Hitler

• Rebuild Western Europe

• Rebuild China

The idea that if one side attacks the other, both sides (and the entire world) will be completely destroyed is called:

• Mutually Assured Destruction

• Manual Arms Deals

• Manchurian Arsenal

• Nuclear Weapons

What "hot" wars happened as a result of the Cold War?

• Korea

• Vietnam

• Afghanistan

• Iraq

Why did the United States try to keep leftist (Communist) governments out of Latin America?

What two policies helped lead to an end of the Cold War?

• glasnost

• perestroika

• glasshouse

• communism