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

Eastern European nations' right to self-government

What did the Iron Curtain symbolize during the Cold War?

the divide between communist and democratic states in Europe

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?

permitted the US to maintain a small stockpile of bombs

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

offering international loans that could only be spent on US goods

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

threatened political leaders & rigged democratic elections.

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

Many jobless & poor looked to communist ideology for hope

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

restricting Soviet Union from expanding outside its borders

What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

protecting free people from communist overthrow

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

It established a trade union for Eastern European economies

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

communist pressure in Greece and Turkey

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

struggle never led to armed conflict b/w the two superpowers

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

refused recovery loans & cut off lend-lease shipments

What was the foreign policy assumption made by President Truman?

The Soviet Union sought world domination.

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1
What policy did Truman and Stalin argue over during the Potsdam Conference?
Russia's colonial influence in Middle Eastern countries
American loans given to Western European nations
American possession of several nuclear armaments
Eastern European nations' right to self-government
2
What did the Iron Curtain symbolize during the Cold War?
the wall between East and West Germany in the city of Berlin
the Soviet military presence across Eastern European nations
the fencing that Stalin built around Soviet Union borders
the divide between communist and democratic states in Europe
3
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.
The war had a minor impact on America's economy.
Few Americans were affected by the war effort.
The United States budget was running a surplus.
4
Nations that influence or control less powerful states are known as
atomic nations.
proletariat.
superpowers.
sovereign states
5
Why was the Soviet Union opposed to America's UN atomic energy proposal?
called for immediate destruction of all atomic weapons
gave USSR permission to build a limited number of bombs
permitted the US to maintain a small stockpile of bombs
allowed the US to continue building bombs indefinitely
6
How did the United States plan to stop the spread of communism in Europe?
threatening to use nukes if the USSR kept expanding
increased US military presence across Iron Curtain in Europe
imposing economic sanctions on any communist-based economy
offering international loans that could only be spent on US goods
7
How did the Soviet Union assume control over governments of Eastern European nations?
threatened political leaders & rigged democratic elections.
It deployed heavy military forces across Eastern Europe.
It encouraged the people to win popular votes for communism.
It assassinated many political figures in other nations.
8
What was the name of America's foreign economic recovery strategy?
Marshall Plan
Molotov Plan
Containment Plan
Truman Doctrine
9
Why did communism gain appeal in Western nations such as France and Italy?
Improving economies led many Europeans to communism
Many jobless & poor looked to communist ideology for hope
All of the above
Most W Europeans disliked US economy's capitalist system.
10
What did Truman believe was the best way to keep communism from spreading?
supporting freely elected governments
rebuilding shattered economies
offering financial support and aid
all of the above
11
Communism relies on what form of economic arrangement?
capitalism
open markets
collectivism
laissez-faire
12
What was the main purpose of the American policy of containment?
restricting Soviet Union from expanding outside its borders
reducing the # of nuclear missiles in the Soviet arsenal
establishing military presence to respond to Soviet advances
forming strict boundaries for newly formed European nations
13
What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
establishing military supremacy over the Soviet Union
improving foreign relations with Soviet leadership
stopping the spread of nuclear technology in Europe
protecting free people from communist overthrow
14
How was the Molotov Plan designed to aid Eastern European economic recovery?
It established a trade union for Eastern European economies
It helped spread capitalism across Eastern European markets
It offered loans from the Soviet Union to struggling nations
It allowed for free trade between Eastern and Western Europe
15
The dominating influence of one nation over another is called
containment.
hegemony.
totalitarianism.
expansionism.
16
What development led to an aggressive change in American foreign policy?
socialist uprisings across Northern Africa
communist pressure in Greece and Turkey
Soviet government refusing to leave Iran
Stalin's meetings with the Mexican government
17
Why was the hostility between America and the Soviet Union known as the Cold War?
fear of a nuclear winter was common across American culture.
struggle never led to armed conflict b/w the two superpowers
relations between superpowers' leadership was often "icy."
all of the above
18
What did Truman choose as his economic policy toward the Soviet Union?
refused recovery loans & cut off lend-lease shipments
loaned $ but demanded repayment through purchasing US goods
He agreed to reduce tariff rates in trade agreements
He signed a free-trade agreement with Stalin
19
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.

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