An Iron Curtain

Question 1

One cause of the Cold War was the fact that the United States and the Soviet Union were both

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superpowers competing for dominance in global affairs.

Question 2

During the Cold War, how were the policy of containment and the domino theory related?

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The US worried that if communism could not be contained, then countries would fall to it one by one, like dominoes.

Question 3

Under the Truman Doctrine, the United States agreed to

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provide financial and military aid to countries fighting a Communist takeover.

Question 4

What was one common goal among Allied leaders at the Potsdam Conference in 1945?

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to gain power and influence in the postwar world

Question 5

The United States’ policy of containment after World War II was intended to prevent communism from spreading beyond

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the Soviet Union.

Question 6

Which part of the United Nations mainly works to keep peace and solve disputes between countries?

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the Security Council

Question 7

Under the Truman Doctrine, the United States became committed to helping countries that were

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fighting a communist takeover.

Question 8

After World War II, Stalin said that the Soviet Union needed a “buffer zone” to protect it from attack. This idea resulted in the USSR expanding its control into

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Eastern Europe.

Question 9

Look at the map.Which country controlled the highlighted nations?

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the Soviet Union

Question 10

How did Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech impact the Truman Doctrine?

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Churchill's famous speech convinced many Americans of the threat of Soviet influence, and this facilitated their support of the Truman Doctrine.

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