What was the long-term effect of the Marshall Plan?

it undermined the popularity of the Soviet Union

During the Cold War, the 2 superpowers were

the Soviet Union and the United States

General Douglas MacArthur argued that the Korean War

should be extended into a war against China

The U-2 Incident refers to

the shooting down of a U.S. spy plane over the USSR

The growth of McCarthyism in the early 1950s was based on

a public fear of communism in the U.S.

Which is not part of the definition of a "cold war"?

direct, violent confrontation on the battle field

The Eisenhower Doctrine was a policy that

offered aid to countries in the Middle East threatened by communism

The U.S. foreign policy of going to the edge of all out war

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1
The policy that said the U.S. would not allow communism to expand beyond its 1947 limits was
isolationism
containment
flexible response
Brinkmanship
2
What was the long-term effect of the Marshall Plan?
it made the European economy worse
it kept germany from rebuilding an army
it caused resentment among the people of West Berlin
it undermined the popularity of the Soviet Union
3
During the Cold War, the 2 superpowers were
China and Japan
Korea and Vietnam
Britain and Germany
the Soviet Union and the United States
4
In response to the formation of NATO, the Soviet Union
left the United Nations
ended the Berlin airlift
created the Warsaw Pact
Joined the Marshall Plan
5
NATO
all of the above
stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization
is made up of the U.S., Canada, and their allies in Western Europe
still exists today
6
Which of the following participants in the Korean War started the war in an effort to spread communism?
South Korea
the United States
North Korea
China
7
General Douglas MacArthur argued that the Korean War
should be extended into a war against China
was not a vital American interest
should be extended into a war against the Soviet Union
should be limited to Korea
8
The 38th parallel became an important dividing line between
Korea and China
North and South China
North and South Korea
China and Taiwan
9
When the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb, the U.S. responded by intensifying efforts to develop
an atomic bomb
NATO
a hydrogen bomb
a space satellite
10
The U-2 Incident refers to
the shooting down of a U.S. spy plane over the USSR
a riot at a rock concert
the Soviet's first hydrogen bomb test
the Cuban Missile Crisis
11
The _________________ appeared to be winning the Korean War until China entered the conflict.
communists
North Koreans
United Nations forces
nationalists
12
The growth of McCarthyism in the early 1950s was based on
outrage over government corruption
a public fear of communism in the U.S.
hardline military officers who supported attacking the Soviet Union
dissatisfaction over the results of WWII
13
Which is not part of the definition of a "cold war"?
a conflict in which each side uses propaganda to make its enemy look bad
conflict that leads to a lot of tension , but no all out war
a battle of diplomacy
direct, violent confrontation on the battle field
14
The Eisenhower Doctrine was a policy that
the U.S. would not interfere in countries attempting to adopt communism
offered aid to countries resisting communism
offered aid to countries in the Middle East threatened by communism
offered economic Aid to Western Europe
15
The Soviet Union set up the _________ _________ in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany
German Democratic Republic
Berlin airlift
Berlin blockade
iron curtain
16
Brinkmanship was
The U.S. foreign policy of going to the edge of all out war
the U.S. foreign policy of using only conventinal weapons in warfare
the U.S. foreign policy of giving in to an aggressor in order to avoid war
the U.S. foreign policy of using nuclear weapons in all conflicts
17
At the beginning of the Cold War, the dictator of the Soviet Union was
Francisco Franco
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khruschev
Benito Mussolini

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