The Cold War Escalates Answers

Which of these did the Soviet Union do in 1961?

Read the line from a speech by Winston Churchill in 1946.An iron curtain has descended across the continent.

Why were fallout shelters built during the Cold War?

How did the Soviet Union respond to the Allies' occupation of part of Berlin in 1948?

The Berlin Wall was a symbol of the Cold War because it showed

A reason that the United States and its allies formed NATO was to

The graph shows US defense spending from 1948 to 1968.During the 1950s, about how much did the United States spend on defense each year?

Which of these were results of the arms race? Check all that apply.World tensions increased.More-destructive weapons were created.People felt confidence in the future.Nuclear energy was developed as a power source.European unity was achieved.ICBMs were developed.

During the Berlin crisis, both the United States and the Soviet Union feared that the other side would

Read the quote from NATO’s first Secretary General.[Our goal] is to keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down.