| A | B |
| What was the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union known as that began at the end of WWII? | Cold War |
| What was the imaginary symbol that divided Communist Eastern Europe from the mostly democratic Western Europe? | Iron Curtain |
| What did Russia change its name to after the communist took control during WWI? | USSR (United Soviet Socialist Republic) |
| After World War I and World War II the United states becomes known as what because of their power? | A Superpower |
| What international alliance system was created to prevent the spread of communism in Europe after WWII? | NATO |
| What alliance system did the USSR create in response to NATO? | Warsaw Pact |
| What form of warfare was used on the Western Front during WWI? | Trench Warfare |
| What treaty ended WWI and punished Germany for its role in WWI? | Treaty of Versailles |
| What major battle was the turning point on the Eastern front during WWII? | Stalingrad |
| What international organization was created at the end of World War II to prevent another war from taking place? | United Nations |
| What were the four ideologies that contributed to World War I? | M.A.I.N (militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism) |
| What were the affects of the division of the Ottoman Empire after Word War I? | Regional conflicts in the Middle East |
| What is the policy of giving into a countries demands to avoid war? | Appeasement |
| What was the goal of the United States in stopping the spread of Communism? | Containment |
| What is the mass murder of people based on race, religion, etc.? | Genocide |
| What was the United States' foreign policy prior to World War I and World War II where it hoped to avoid going to war? | Isolationism |
| What do government officials create in an attempt to persuade citizens? | Propaganda |
| What conflict resulted from Japan's invasion of Russia prior to World War I? | Russo- Japanese War |
| After World War I , what international peace keeping league would fail because the nations of the world not strong enough? | League of Nations |
| Who was the leader of Germany during World War I that wanted to glorify Germany? | Kaiser Wilhelm I |
| What was the United States attempts at economically aiding in the rebuilding of Europe after World War II to stop the spread of communism? | Marshall Plan |
| What was the telegraph from Germany to Mexico that prompted US entry into World War II? | Zimmerman note |