The Cold War Interactive Quiz Lesson 1 The Differences in the USSR and the United States

The end of World War II marked the beginning of a power struggle between ___________ and ________________.
1. the United States and the U.S.S.R.
2. Germany and England
3. France and Russia
4. the United States and France
What is a Cold War?
1. giving money to other nations
2. nations controlled by other nations
3. war without shooting
4. stopping something from going through
A Communist government is ____________________.
1. a government ruled by a king or queen that have virtually no political power
2. a government which allows freedom of press, religion, and speech
3. a government that controls all business
4. a government in which the people elect representatives to make and enforce laws
Capitalism is when _______________
1. nations are controlled by other nations
2. prices for goods are set by supply and demand
3. the government controls all business
4. the people elect representatives to make and enforce laws
The Marshal Plan was ________________________.
1. using planes to deliver goods
2. a system of making money and running businesses in the U.S.S.R.
3. an agreement to not go to war between the U.S.S.R. and the United States
4. giving money to European nations to rebuild railroads and factories
Satellites were ________________________.
1. a blockade sent by the Soviets to keep France, England, and the United States out of East Germany
2. special planes the United States used to deliver goods to Berlin
3. nations that are controlled by other nations
4. a new technology developed after World War II to navigate aircraft
The ______________ was when 277,274 planeloads of supplies were flown into East Germany after the Soviet Union blocked land travel.
1. Iron Curtain
2. Berlin Airlift
3. Cold War
4. Satellite Drop
_____________________ was the leader of the Soviet Union after World War II.
1. Joseph Stalin
2. Harry Truman
3. George C. Marshall
4. Adolf Hitler
Americans wanted to ___________________ .
1. encourage counties to elect a Communist government
2. combat Communism so that is would be limited to only the U.S.S.R.
3. expand Communism to all European countries
4. contain Communism to areas where it was already present
Which event did the United States consider a major victory in the Cold War?
1. Germany was broken into four parts with the United States in control of one of the parts.
2. The Soviets reopened roads and rail lines in September 1949.
3. President Truman adopting the policy, "The buck stops here."
4. The Marshall Plan in which supplies were given to war-torn nations in Europe.

Lesson 1The Differences in the USSR and the United States

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Lesson 1
The Differences in the USSR and the United States