The Cold War Escalates

Question 1

Which of these did the Soviet Union do in 1961?

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It built a wall through Berlin to keep people from moving to the West.

Question 2

What was the result of the Soviet Union’s actions in Berlin in 1948?

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The Western allies flew supplies into West Berlin.

Question 3

The goal of both the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan was to

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contain the spread of communism.

Question 4

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

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The Soviet Union has taken control of Eastern Europe.

Question 5

The photo shows a street scene in Berlin after World War II.The scene is best described as

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tense and aggressive.

Question 6

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

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keep the Russians from taking over Europe.

Question 7

The graph shows US defense spending from 1948 to 1968.The information on the graph makes it clear that US defense spending

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increased dramatically as the arms race heated up.

Question 8

During the Cold War, a defector was someone who

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fled to the West from a Communist country.

Question 9

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

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defend member nations against Communist attacks.

Question 10

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

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try to take control of the entire city of Berlin.

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