Which of the following best describes the primary goal of the Marshall Plan?

to make Communism less attractive to Europeans

What was the Soviet Union's reaction when the Marshall Plan financial aid was offered to them?

they rejected it for themselves & for Eastern Europe

Why were NATO countries so eager to form their military alliance in 1949?

Because of Soviet testing of the first atomic bomb

How did NATO and the Warsaw Pact intensify the Cold War between the U.S. and Soviet Union?

by creating military alliances based on different government systems

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Cold War Tensions

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The Cold War begins in Europe and Asia

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1
What was the primary purpose of the formation of NATO (1949) and the Warsaw Pact? (1955)
to fund economic stablility in Latin America
to create a military alliance
to encourage democratic elections
to implement the Berlin blockade
2
Which of the following best describes the primary goal of the Marshall Plan?
to prevent a conflict between allies
to make Communism less attractive to Europeans
to enable a return to isolationism
to encourage the regulation of banks
3
Under the Truman Doctrine, _______and______ received money & military advice to help contain Communism.
Greece and Turkey
France and Britain
Japan and China
Greece and Poland
4
What was the Soviet Union's reaction when the Marshall Plan financial aid was offered to them?
they gave the money to Eastern Europe ONLY
they accepted only $6 billion of the $12 billion that was offered
they accepted it for themselves & for Eastern Europe
they rejected it for themselves & for Eastern Europe
5
Pres. Harry Truman urged Congress to offer Greece & Turkey ____________to help fight against Communism.
financial aid
trade agreements
troop intervention
military advice
6
To which island country did the Nationalists retreat after the Communists took over China in 1949?
Indonesia
the Philippines
Taiwan
Japan
7
Why were NATO countries so eager to form their military alliance in 1949?
Because trade and communication increased between Western & Eastern Europe
Because of the fall of China to Communism in 1949
Because of the Korean War
Because of Soviet testing of the first atomic bomb
8
How did NATO and the Warsaw Pact intensify the Cold War between the U.S. and Soviet Union?
by creating economic unions based on the country's political borders
by supporting renewal of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
by creating military alliances based on different government systems
by providing money to build nuclear labs
9
Ruled by Japan from 1905-1945, Korea was divided along the _____ into two occupation zones after WWII.
32nd airborne
36' 30 line of compromise
38th parallel
Berlin Wall
10
While the U.S. checked the spread of Communism in Europe, Communists took over ____ in Asia in 1949.
Taiwan
China
Russia
North Korea

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