Question

Match the Cold War terms with the correct description.

Answer 1

Here are your matches:

1. Berlin Wall

• This was a symbol of the Cold War that separated the East and the West; communist and non-communist part of a German city.

2. NATO

• This is an international organization created by the U.S. and its allies in 1949 to prevent attacks by the Soviet Union.

3. Domino Theory

• This is the belief that if one country fell to communism, other countries around it were likely to fall to communism as well.

4. 38th Parallel

• This line of latitude separates communist North Korea and the U.S. backed Republic of Korea.

5. United Nations

• This is an international organization created following World War II to provide a way to negotiate disputes.

6. Truman Doctrine

• This said that the United States would aid any nation in resisting the growing threat of communism and became a guide for American foreign policy during the Cold War.

7. SALT  ( = Strategic Arms Limitation Talks)

• This was the acronym for political talks between the United States and the USSR regarding nuclear weapons.

8. Berlin Airlift

• This was the delivery of supplies in a German city to circumvent the Soviet Blockade