What did the Marshall Plan propose?

It would provide aid to any European country that needed it.

What was a Third World country?

developing nations who weren't aligned with any superpower

After World War II, why did tensions develop between the US and the Soviet Union?

The Soviet Union wished to spread communism., The US was interested in the growth and recovery of Europe., Their goals were in conflict with each other.

Which of the following is the best explanation of this political cartoon?

Stalin could not offer the same level of technology as the Marshall Plan.

Identify the true statement about the Truman Doctrine

It believed the US should get involved in foreign affairs.

Which of the following was a goal of the Yalta Conference?

to provide emergency relief to countries destroyed by war, to promote a peaceful postwar world order

What was the iron curtain?

Churchill’s phrase to describe Soviet influence in Europe.

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IEH-The Cold War

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A #worldhistory quiz designed to test your knowledge on several key events of the #coldwar. Based on NSS-WH.5-12.9 ERA 9: THE 20TH CENTURY SINCE 1945: PROMISES AND PARADOXES

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1
What did the Marshall Plan propose?
It would provide aid to any European country that needed it.
It would provide aid to the United States.
It was a plan to start military operations in Cuba.
It was a plan to separate Germany into two countries.
2
What was a Third World country?
None of these
developing nations who weren't aligned with any superpower
the United States and its allies
the Soviet Union and its allies
3
Which of the following was a country included in the Warsaw Pact?
France
England
the United States
Poland
4
The Yalta Conference divided which country into a communist and a non-communist nation?
Poland
Germany
France
the Soviet Union
5
Before the end of World War II, the relationship between the US and the Soviet Union...
remained cooperative.
began to unravel.
6
After World War II, why did tensions develop between the US and the Soviet Union?
The Soviet Union wished to spread communism.
The US was interested in the growth and recovery of Europe.
Their goals were in conflict with each other.
The Soviet Union wanted to end global communism.
7
Which of the following is the best explanation of this political cartoon?
Marshall Plan participants were “imprisoned” by the West
Stalin could not offer the same level of technology as the Marshall Plan.
Critics were unhappy with the results of the Marshall Plan.
The Soviet Plan (COMECON) was directed at agricultural production.
8
The Cold War was a conflict between the United States and which other country?
Germany
Japan
Russia
the Soviet Union
9
True or False: By 1946, the Soviet Union exploded its first atomic weapon.
False
True
10
Identify the true statement about the Truman Doctrine
It said that the US should not interfere with foreign affairs.
It sustained that the US lacked the resources to globally combat communism.
It believed the US should get involved in foreign affairs.
It was based on economic aid to Europe so they could support dictators.
11
Which of the following was a goal of the Yalta Conference?
to punish Germany and Japan
to provide emergency relief to countries destroyed by war
to promote a peaceful postwar world order
to impose strict sanctions on the Soviet Union
12
What was the iron curtain?
Churchill’s phrase to describe Soviet influence in Europe.
It was the line separating North and South Vietnam.
Stalin's phrase to describe the United States.
It was used to describe Eastern European culture.

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