section 1

Question 0

what was the intense rivalry between the Soviet Union and the US?

Answer 0

the Cold War

Question 1

what did the US and the Soviet Union do instead of clash directly in battle?

Answer 1

they competed for power around the world

Question 2

how many years did the Cold War last?

Answer 2

nearly 50 years

Question 3

why did the soviets distrust the western powers?

2 things

Answer 3

1. ) they feared that the US would attack the Soviet Union

2. ) they feared that the US would rebuild Germany to challenge the Soviet Union

Question 4

why did the US and Britain distrust the Soviet Union?

3 things

Answer 4

1. ) communist rejection of religion
2. ) rejection of private property
3. ) Soviet boasts that communism would soon destroy the free enterprise system

Question 6

what countries became satellite nations of the Soviet Union?

Answer 6

every eastern European nation except Yugoslavia

Question 7

what was a satellite nation?

Answer 7

nations that are dominated politically and economically by a more powerful nation

Question 8

what did Churchill say was descending across the continent?

Answer 8

an “iron curtain”

Question 9

what was the “iron curtain?”

Answer 9

soviet expansion

Question 10

what did the “iron curtain” cut off?

Answer 10

Eastern Europe from the democratic governments of the west

Question 11

what increased when communist parties achieved some success in other parts of Europe?

Answer 11

western fears of communism

Question 16

what promise did Stalin make?

did he keep it?

Answer 16

to hold free elections in Eastern European countries occupied by soviet troops during the war.
nooooooo.

Question 17

what policy was used when President Truman was determined to keep soviet influence within existing boundaries?

Answer 17

containment

Question 18

what did Turkey and Greece do when Truman asked for large amounts of military and economic aid for them?

Answer 18

held off communism

Question 19

What was Truman’s program to encourage nations to resist communist expansion?

Answer 19

Truman Doctrine

Question 20

what did Secretary of State George Marshall fear when he saw the devastation of Europe?

Answer 20

he feared the such terrible conditions might encourage communist revolutions.

Question 21

what did the Marshall Plan provide to Western European countries?

Answer 21

$12 billion in aid

Question 22

what did the Marshall Plan reduce?

Answer 22

the threat of communist revolutions

Question 23

what zones did the allies divide Germany into after the war?

Answer 23

American, British, French, and Soviet

Question 24

what country was deep in the soviet zone and was divided among the four allies?

Answer 24

Berlin

Question 25

who wanted to reunite their zones?

Answer 25

the US, Britain, and France

Question 26

why did Stalin oppose of the plan to reunite the US, Britain, and France?

Answer 26

he saw it as a threat to the Soviet Union

Question 27

how did Stalin show his determination to keep Western Germany from reuniting?

Answer 27

he closed all roads, railroads, and river routes between Berlin and west Germany

Question 28

what happened during the Berlin airlift? how long did it last?

Answer 28

hundreds of American and British planes carried tons of supplies to West Berliners every day. it lasted almost a year.

Question 29

What happened after Stalin lifted the blockade?

Answer 29

The United States, Great Britain, and France merged their zones

Question 30

what did west Germany become when they received American aid?

Answer 30

prosperous nation

Question 31

what did the soviet zone become?

Answer 31

poor country

Question 32

how did many people flee from communism?

Answer 32

crossing over into West Berlin

Question 33

what did the Berlin Wall cut off?

Answer 33

it cut off contact between families and friends.

Question 34

what was the symbol of the Cold War that divided the world?

Answer 34

the Berlin Wall

Question 35

what did the North Atlantic Treaty organization do?

Answer 35

The United States and many Western European countries joined together to defend Western Europe against any Soviet threat.

Question 36

What did the Warsaw Pact do?

Answer 36

The Soviet Union formed its own military alliance with Eastern European nations

Question 37

What happened under the United Nations charter?

Answer 37

Member nations agreed to bring disputes before the body for peaceful settlement

Question 38

Where did every member had a seat where problems were discussed?

Answer 38

The General assembly

Question 39

What was the smaller place that also discussed conflicts that threatened peace?

Answer 39

security council

Question 40

What two things did the United Nations work best towards?

Answer 40

Fighting hunger and disease, and improving education

Question 41

What was proved more difficult?

Answer 41

preserving peace

Question 42

What did the Soviet Union successfully test?

Answer 42

the atomic bomb

Question 43

Who gained power in China?

Answer 43

communist forces, led by Mao Zedong

Question 44

Who were the nationalists led by?

Answer 44

Jiang Jieshi

Question 45

who set up the Peoples Republic of China?

Answer 45

Mao

Question 46

What island did Nationalist forces retreat to?

Answer 46

Taiwan

Question 47

How much of the globe did China and the Soviet Union control?

Answer 47

quarter of the globe