Start of the Cold War in Europe Answers

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What is the best definition of the Cold War?

a long, intense period of armed conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union

any war that is fought with missiles, fighter jets, and other modern weapons

the period after World War II when the Allies divided Germany into occupation zones

a period of mutual distrust and competition between the United States and the Soviet Union

According to the author of the US telegraph, why is the Soviet Union participating in the United Nations?

to establish a stable world society

to reduce the power of the United States

to pursue the mutual aims of all nations

to prevent the start of a future war

How is the Truman Doctrine related to this quotation from the telegraph?

It states that Soviet officials will be removed from office through military action.

It ensures that nations like Portugal will be sealed off from communist revolution.

It promises aid to countries such as Turkey that are trying to resist communism.

It declares the Communist Party illegal in Eastern Europe.

What is the main idea the Soviet diplomat is presenting in this passage?

The United States is planning to start a war with the Soviet Union.

The United States’ military power is starting to decline.

The United States is planning to dominate the world economy.

The United States does not believe it will have to go to war to dominate the world.

What similarity do the American and Soviet telegraphs share?

Both explain how World War II affected their foreign policy.

Both characterize the other nation as a police state.

Both present the other nation as a threat to their security.

Both support the creation of capitalist economies in Europe.

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