(THESE ARE ALL BASED ON WHO WAS TO BLAME FOR STARTING THE COLD WAR) 1. What did the United States believe the Soviet Union was preventing?

2. What mistake did the United States not want to make?

3. Why did the United States not trust Stalin?

4. How did the United States view Communism?

5. What did Soviet Leaders believe?

6. Provide three reasons why the Soviet leaders believed their viewpoint was right

7. How did the United States stop the spread of Communism?

8. What military organization did the United States and its allies create? provide the full name and abbreviation

9.What was the chief goal of NATO?

10. How did the Soviet Union respond to the creation of NATO?