Quiz: Basic Facts Behind Cold War

The Cold War happened right after World War II.

The two major superpowers in the Cold War were the United States of America and the United Kingdom.

The allies of the Soviet Union were members of the Warsaw Pact.

The armed border established by the Soviet Union between Western and Eastern Europe was called the Iron Curtain.

The type of economy where the government owns all offices, farms and property is called a market economy.

Two major events in the Cold War include building the Berlin Wall and the revolution against the Russian Czars.

The Russian Czars and the rulers of the Soviet Union were authoritarian.

Gross domestic product (GDP) is the total value of all goods and services produced in a country over 10 years.

The best measure of Standard of Living is to use the GDP.