What policy did Truman and Stalin argue over during the Potsdam Conference?

Eastern European nations' right to self-government

What was the foreign policy assumption made by President Truman?

The Soviet Union sought world domination.

How did the Soviet Union assume control over governments of Eastern European nations?

Threatened political leaders & rigged democratic elections

Why was the hostility between America and the Soviet Union known as the Cold War?

It never led to armed conflict between the two superpowers.

What did Truman choose as his economic policy toward the Soviet Union?

He refused to make loans and cut off all outgoing shipments.

What development led to an aggressive change in American foreign policy?

communist pressure in Greece and Turkey

Why did the United States suffer far less than other countries in the post-World War II years?

None of the fighting took place on American soil.

Why was the Soviet Union opposed to America's UN atomic energy proposal?

It permitted the US to maintain a small stockpile of bombs.

How was the Molotov Plan designed to aid Eastern European economic recovery?

It established a trade union for Eastern European economies.

What did the Iron Curtain symbolize during the Cold War?

the divide between communist and democratic states in Europe

What was the main purpose of the American policy of containment?

restrict the Soviet Union from expanding outside its borders

Why did communism gain appeal in Western nations such as France and Italy?

It gave hope to many jobless and poor individuals.

What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

protecting free people from communist overthrow

How did the United States plan to stop the spread of communism in Europe?

offer loans that could only be spent on American goods

What action by the Soviet Union initiated the first major postwar crisis?

refusing to give up control of Iran

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1
What policy did Truman and Stalin argue over during the Potsdam Conference?
Eastern European nations' right to self-government
American possession of several nuclear armaments
American loans given to Western European nations
Russia's colonial influence in Middle Eastern countries
2
Nations that influence or control less powerful states are known as
superpowers.
sovereign states.
atomic nations.
proletariat.
3
What was the foreign policy assumption made by President Truman?
The Soviet Union sought world domination.
The communist influence would not spread further.
The USSR already had nuclear capabilities.
The United States could not trust its allies.
4
How did the Soviet Union assume control over governments of Eastern European nations?
Threatened political leaders & rigged democratic elections
Encouraged the people to win popular votes for communism.
Deployed heavy military forces across Eastern Europe.
Assassinated many political figures in other nations.
5
Why was the hostility between America and the Soviet Union known as the Cold War?
The fear of a nuclear winter was pervasive across US culture
The relations between their leaders was often called "icy."
It never led to armed conflict between the two superpowers.
all of the above
6
Communism relies on what form of economic arrangement?
collectivism
laissez-faire
open markets
capitalism
7
What did Truman choose as his economic policy toward the Soviet Union?
He agreed to reduce tariff rates in trade agreements.
He signed a free-trade agreement to sell any surplus goods.
He loaned money but required the purchase of American goods.
He refused to make loans and cut off all outgoing shipments.
8
What development led to an aggressive change in American foreign policy?
communist pressure in Greece and Turkey
socialist uprisings across Northern Africa
Stalin's meetings with the Mexican government
Soviet government refusing to leave Iran
9
The dominating influence of one nation over another is called
containment.
totalitarianism.
expansionism.
hegemony.
10
Why did the United States suffer far less than other countries in the post-World War II years?
The United States budget was running a surplus.
None of the fighting took place on American soil.
Few Americans were affected by the war effort.
The war had a minor impact on America's economy.
11
Why was the Soviet Union opposed to America's UN atomic energy proposal?
It allowed the US to continue building bombs indefinitely.
It let the Soviet Union build a limited number of bombs.
It called for the surrender & destruction of atomic weapons.
It permitted the US to maintain a small stockpile of bombs.
12
How was the Molotov Plan designed to aid Eastern European economic recovery?
It allowed for free trade between Eastern and Western Europe
It helped spread capitalism across Eastern European markets.
It offered loans from the Soviet Union to struggling nations
It established a trade union for Eastern European economies.
13
What did the Iron Curtain symbolize during the Cold War?
the fencing that Stalin built around Soviet Union borders
the divide between communist and democratic states in Europe
the Soviet military presence across Eastern European nations
the wall between East and West Germany in the city of Berlin
14
What was the main purpose of the American policy of containment?
restrict the Soviet Union from expanding outside its borders
develop strict boundaries for newly formed European nations
reduce the number of nuclear missiles in the Soviet arsenal
establish a military presence to respond to Soviet advances
15
Why did communism gain appeal in Western nations such as France and Italy?
They disliked the American economy's capitalist system.
Improving economic conditions led many to consider communism
It gave hope to many jobless and poor individuals.
Disgruntled citizens considered civil wars as an option.
16
What was the name of America's foreign economic recovery strategy?
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Containment Plan
Molotov Plan
17
What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
protecting free people from communist overthrow
improving foreign relations with Soviet leadership
stopping the spread of nuclear technology in Europe
establishing military supremacy over the Soviet Union
18
How did the United States plan to stop the spread of communism in Europe?
increase military presence across the Iron Curtain in Europe
impose economic sanctions on any communist-based economy
offer loans that could only be spent on American goods
threaten to apply nuclear arsenal if the USSR kept expanding
19
What action by the Soviet Union initiated the first major postwar crisis?
refusing to give up control of Iran
deploying troops in Polish territory
implementing the Molotov Plan
crossing the Iron Curtain border
20
What did Truman believe was the best way to keep communism from spreading?
supporting freely elected governments
offering financial support and aid
all of the above
rebuilding shattered economies

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