Download Review Sheet for Common Assessment #9, The Cold War

Review Sheet for Common Assessment #9, The Cold War
1. The __________ War was a period of extreme hostility that existed between the United States and
the USSR between 1945 and 1991.
2. _____________________________ is an economic system in which the government owns and
controls the businesses and denies the people individual rights and democracy.
3. After World War II, _________________ and __________________ were the only two superpowers.
4. After World War II, the USSR wanted to control Central Europe in order to protect itself from
_____________________ Europe.
5. As a result of the Yalta Conference, the United _________________ was created. Also, the Soviet
Union gained control of __________________ Europe which gave the USSR the ______________
zone it wanted to protect itself from Western Europe.
6. The __________ curtain was an imaginary line that separated communist nations in Eastern Europe
from the democratic nations in Western Europe.
7. The _____________________________ policy was America’s policy of stopping the spread of
communism during the Cold War.
8. The Truman Doctrine stated that America would provide aid to any nation threatened by
______________________.
9. _________________ and ________________ were the first two countries to benefit from the Truman
Doctrine. The United States helped to stop the spread of _____________________ in those countries.
10. Under the Marshall Plan, America gave nearly13 billion dollars to ___________________ Europe.
11. List two results of the Marshall Plan.
a.___________________________________________
b.___________________________________________
12. When the USSR cut-off access to West Berlin, President Truman began_______________________
________________________________________________________________________________.
13. NATO was a military alliance that included______________________________________________.
14. The cause of the Korean War was that ____________________ invaded _______________________.
15. As a result of the Korean War, the United States helped to stop the spread of communism into
___________________________.
16. In 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for_____________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________.
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17. What happened to Senator McCarthy after his televised Senate hearing in 1954?
Answer__________________________________________________________________________
18. Why did the Soviet Union build the Berlin Wall?
Answer__________________________________________________________________________
19. The __________ Wall was a symbol of the Cold War.
20. In 1962, what did President Kennedy do after Soviet missiles were discovered on Cuba?
Answer__________________________________________________________________________
21. After the Cuban Missile Crisis, President Kennedy started a policy of _________________ with the
Soviet Union.
22. The ___________________________________ was the closest the United States ever came to
fighting the Soviet Union directly.
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