What event led to the Berlin Crisis?

Creation of West Germany & blockade of supplies to Berlin

What is the policy of containment?

stopping the spread of communism

What was the Truman Doctrine?

provided aid to countries fighting Communism- containment

What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

mutual defense & military alliance with US & its allies

What 2 policies did Truman see as essential for containment?

the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine

tensions between the US & USSR that never resulted in battle

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1
What event led to the Berlin Crisis?
the US giving economic aid to West Germany
Stalin was bored
Creation of West Germany & blockade of supplies to Berlin
East German's defecting to West Germany
2
Fifty nations signed a charter creating
The League of Nations
The Avengers
The United Nations
The Human Fund
3
What is the policy of containment?
stopping the spread of communism
taking down the Soviet Union
overthrowing communist governments
establishing democracies in former communist countries
4
Which US foreign policy program gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?
The Containment Policy
The Truman Doctrine
The Marshall Plan
The Fair Deal
5
Mao Zedong
communist leader of Vietnam
communist leader of Korea
communist leader of China
communist leader of Soviet Union
6
What was the name of the communist alliance during the Cold War Era?
NATO
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
Rat Pack
7
What was the Truman Doctrine?
allowed Congress to question loyalty of federal employees
provided aid to help rebuild war torn countries in Europe
provided aid specifically to East Germany to stop Communism
provided aid to countries fighting Communism- containment
8
Who was the commander of UN forces in Korea?
Thomas Dewey
Dwight D Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Strom Thurmond
9
General fired by Truman for wanting to use nuclear weapons on the Chinese
Freeman
Mac Arthur
Eisenhower
Eisenhower
10
Chiang Kai-shek
Nationalist leader of China
Nationalist leader of Vietnam
Nationalist leader of Soviet Union
Nationalist leader of Korea
11
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
mutual defense & military alliance with US & its allies
an organization that promised financial aid to West Germany
a peacekeeping body made up of member countries
a collective defense treaty among the USSR and their allies
12
What 2 policies did Truman see as essential for containment?
the Marshall Plan and McCarthyism
the Truman Doctrine and the Loyalty Review Program
McCarthyism and the HUAC
the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine
13
What was the solution to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin?
Berlin Wall
Berlin Airlift
Berlin Convoy
Berlin War
14
The destruction of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet Union signify the
Strength of the Warsaw Pact
power of the European Union
collapse of the Taliban
end of the Cold War
15
The line dividing North & South Korea
45th parallel
None of the above
38th parallel
24th parallel
16
Define Cold War.
tensions between the US & USSR that never resulted in battle
a war fought only in the winter
a war ending in a stalemate
tensions between US & USSR that lead to war but not nuclear

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