What were the goals of the Marshall Plan? Choose TWO.

Support and help European countries rebuild after World War II., Provide resources to countries trying to prevent communism from take over.

Which of the following best defines COLD WAR?

A state of political hostility between countries.

Why did Stalin blockade West Berlin?

He feared a strong, united Germany would threaten the Soviet Union.

Which of the following best defines CONTAINMENT?

Policy to stop the spread of communism.

Which of the following best defines Warsaw Pact?

Alliance of nations amongst the Soviets and Soviet satellite nations.

Which of the following best defines IDEOLOGY?

System of beliefs & values form the basis of economic and political policy.

Which of the following best defines IRON CURTAIN?

Boundary that separated the Warsaw Pact countries from the NATO countries.

What military alliance formed after World War II included the United States, Canada, and ten Western European nations?

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

What was the goal of the Truman Doctrine?

Stopping the spread of communism through military and non-military ways.

Why was the conflict that developed between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II called "Cold War"?

The two nations never directly met on the battlefield.

What precedent did the Truman Doctrine set for the U.S.?

It set a trend for American intervention in future conflicts.

Which of the following best defines North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

Alliance of nations formed to protect against the spread of communism.

Which of the following best defines MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION (M.A.D.)?

Doctrine that hopes to avoid war by the fear of catastrophic retaliation.

What was the Berlin Airlift? Choose all that apply.

A mission to prevent West Berlin from surrender during the Soviet blockade., A mission to drop supplies into West Berlin using aircraft from the Allies., A mission that involved planes dropping tons of supplies into West Berlin.

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Cold War Quiz #1

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1
What were the goals of the Marshall Plan? Choose TWO.
Support and help European countries rebuild after World War II.
Provide resources to countries trying to prevent communism from take over.
Prevent China from surrendering to Japan.
Buy the loyalty of communist nations in the Warsaw Pact.
2
Which of the following best defines COLD WAR?
System of beliefs & values form the basis of economic and political policy.
A state of political hostility between countries.
Accusing Americans of having Communist ties.
3
Why did Stalin blockade West Berlin?
West Berlin threatened East Berlin with war.
He believed the people in West Berlin wanted to be part of East Berlin.
He feared a strong, united Germany would threaten the Soviet Union.
He thought the Western Allies were trying to take over all of Berlin.
4
Which of the following best defines CONTAINMENT?
Policy to stop the spread of communism.
A war in which countries never meet on the battlefield.
Military alliance that included Canada, the US, and ten European nations.
Social reforms proposed by Truman Administration.
5
Which of the following best defines Warsaw Pact?
Boundary that separated the Warsaw Pact countries from the NATO countries.
Alliance of nations formed to protect against the spread of communism.
Alliance of nations amongst the Soviets and Soviet satellite nations.
6
Which of the following best defines IDEOLOGY?
Doctrine that hopes to avoid war by the fear of catastrophic retaliation.
Policy to stop the spread of communism.
System of beliefs & values form the basis of economic and political policy.
7
Which of the following best defines IRON CURTAIN?
Alliance of nations amongst the Soviets and Soviet satellite nations.
Alliance of nations formed to protect against the spread of communism.
Boundary that separated the Warsaw Pact countries from the NATO countries.
8
What military alliance formed after World War II included the United States, Canada, and ten Western European nations?
The Axis Powers
The Warsaw Pact
The Allied Powers
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
9
What was the goal of the Truman Doctrine?
Building an iron fence to divide the communist and noncommunist nations.
Installing pro-democratic governments throughout Eastern Europe.
Ordering airlifts of food and supplies to countries under Soviet control.
Stopping the spread of communism through military and non-military ways.
10
Why was the conflict that developed between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II called "Cold War"?
The two nations never directly met on the battlefield.
Tensions between the two nations were very high.
The Soviet Union attempted to spread communism.
The threat of nuclear war lasted for decades.
11
What precedent did the Truman Doctrine set for the U.S.?
None. It just led to the Marshall Plan.
It allowed Truman the right to declare global dominance immediately.
It allowed our President to give as many speeches as he felt necessary.
It set a trend for American intervention in future conflicts.
12
Which of the following best defines North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
Boundary that separated the Warsaw Pact countries from the NATO countries.
Alliance of nations formed to protect against the spread of communism.
Alliance of nations amongst the Soviets and Soviet satellite nations.
13
Which of the following best defines MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION (M.A.D.)?
Doctrine that hopes to avoid war by the fear of catastrophic retaliation.
System of beliefs & values form the basis of economic and political policy.
Policy to stop the spread of communism.
Computer simulation game in which nuclear weapons are used.
14
What was the Berlin Airlift? Choose all that apply.
A mission to prevent West Berlin from surrender during the Soviet blockade.
A mission to drop supplies into West Berlin using aircraft from the Allies.
A mission to airlift citizens out of West Berlin.
A mission that involved planes dropping tons of supplies into West Berlin.

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