2.5.1 Origins of the Cold War

• What were the two main superpowers during the Cold War?

  USA and USSR
• The Cold War was "cold" because the USA and USSR avoided direct military combat.

  True
• Order the factors that contributed to the USA and USSR emerging as superpowers after World War II:

  1️⃣ Military strength and economic capabilities

  2️⃣ Expanded spheres of influence

  3️⃣ Ideological differences
• The USA and USSR had fundamentally different ideologies: capitalism and communism, respectively.


  True
• Match the superpower with its primary characteristics:

  USA ↔️ Capitalism and democracy

  USSR ↔️ Communism and command economy
• What is the political system in a communist state?

  One-party authoritarian rule
• The Truman Doctrine aimed to contain communism by providing aid to Greece and Turkey
• What two types of assistance did the Truman Doctrine commit to providing?

  Financial and military
• Arrange the goals of the Marshall Plan in chronological order:

  1️⃣ Stabilize economies

  2️⃣ Promote economic cooperation

  3️⃣ Rebuild infrastructure
• NATO was formed in response to potential Soviet aggression.


  True
• What was the purpose of the Cominform established by Stalin?

  Unify communist parties
• What type of rivalry characterized the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?

  Ideological and economic
• What were the two main superpowers during the Cold War?

  USA and USSR
• What economic system did the USA adopt during the Cold War?

  Capitalism
• What two countries emerged as the main superpowers after World War II?

  USA and USSR
• What term describes the geopolitical tension between the USA and USSR during the Cold War?

  Cold War
• The Marshall Plan, launched in 1948, aimed to aid economic recovery in Western Europe
• The formation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact solidified the division of Europe into Western and Eastern blocs.


  True
• The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.


  True
• The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union
• Match the superpower with its ideology and economic system:

  USA ↔️ Democracy and Capitalism

  USSR ↔️ Communism and Command Economy
• What was a key ideological difference between Capitalism and Communism?

  Private vs. state ownership
• Which two countries emerged as superpowers after World War II?

  USA and USSR
• What was the geopolitical tension between the USA and USSR known as?

  Cold War
• The large nuclear arsenals of the USA and USSR maintained a precarious balance of power during the Cold War.


  True
• The ideological differences between capitalism and communism fueled the Cold War rivalry.


  True
• What policy was central to the Truman Doctrine's aim against communism?

  Containment
• The Marshall Plan was launched in 1945.

  False
• What two countries were supported by the Truman Doctrine to resist communism?

  Greece and Turkey
• Which alliance did the Soviet Union create in response to NATO?

  Warsaw Pact
• The Berlin Blockade tested the resolve of Western powers against Stalin's policies.


  True
• Match the ideology with its associated superpower:

  Capitalism ↔️ United States

  Communism ↔️ Soviet Union
• The USSR's military strength during the Cold War included a large army and a nuclear arsenal.
• In a communist economic system, the state owns and controls the means of production.
• What fundamental differences created rivalry between the USA and USSR during the Cold War?

  Economic and political ideology
• The Cold War involved direct military confrontations between the USA and USSR.

  False
• Which region was the primary focus of the Truman Doctrine?

  Greece and Turkey
• What policy of Stalin unified global communist parties under Soviet control?

  Cominform
• Chronological order of significant Cold War events

  1️⃣ Berlin Blockade (1948-1949)

  2️⃣ Korean War (1950-1953)

  3️⃣ Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
• The Cold War involved direct military conflict between the USA and USSR.

  False