What was the significance of Sputnik (1957):

Prompted the US to step up science education

Policy designed to help non-Communist nations stay that way

The objective of the Marshall Plan was to:

Provide assistance to needy Europeans to contain communism

Winston Churchill’s description of an “iron curtain” referred to

The divide of communist and capitalist nations in Europe

A tense era of differing political and economic ideologies

Why was the US and USSR on the brink of war by the 1950s?

USSR nuclear weapons development made the US feel threatened

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Cold War: Superpowers Face Off (WH 17.1)

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What was the significance of Sputnik (1957):
Encouraged a continuous stockpile of nuclear weapons
Prompted the US to step up science education
Proved the use of Soviet spies were widespread
Showed that manned satellites could be put into space
2
The Truman Doctrine
A set of ideologies to support the spread of Communism
A plan to keep Europe from interfering with America
Speech made by Presdient Truman to encourage peace
Policy designed to help non-Communist nations stay that way
3
Name the 1945 intl organization which intended to protect the members against aggression?
United Nations
Vienna Congress
Geneva Convention
League of Nations
4
The objective of the Marshall Plan was to:
Provide assistance to needy Europeans to contain communism
Construct refugee camps for the displaced persons of WWII
Provide Soviet states with needed reparations from Germany
Further the idea of a pro-capitalist world
5
President Truman adopted a foreign policy of ________________________.
Containment
Proliferation
Brinkmanship
Human Rights
6
Winston Churchill’s description of an “iron curtain” referred to
The divide along the 38th parallel
A large wall which separated Berlin
A division between northern and southern Europe
The divide of communist and capitalist nations in Europe
7
The Cold War was
A war that took place in China involving the US and USSR
A tense era of differing political and economic ideologies
A tense era involving the launching of nuclear missiles
Named for its location in low temperature regions
8
Warsaw Pact
An alliance of pro-capitalist ideologists
A group within the United Nations
A response to NATO
An agreement to be neutral within the USSR
9
At which conference did Stalin fail to honor his promise of free elections in Eastern Europe?
Munich Conference
Tehran Conference
Yalta Conference
Potsdam Conference
10
Why was the US and USSR on the brink of war by the 1950s?
The Soviets had far superior technology
The US had better consumer goods and the USSR was jealous
The US had landed on the moon
USSR nuclear weapons development made the US feel threatened

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Cold War: Superpowers Face Off (WH 17.1)

10 termsStudBud Administration611 plays

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Questions 10

Answers

1
What was the significance of Sputnik (1957):
Encouraged a continuous stockpile of nuclear weapons
Prompted the US to step up science education
Proved the use of Soviet spies were widespread
Showed that manned satellites could be put into space
2
The Truman Doctrine
A set of ideologies to support the spread of Communism
A plan to keep Europe from interfering with America
Speech made by Presdient Truman to encourage peace
Policy designed to help non-Communist nations stay that way
3
Name the 1945 intl organization which intended to protect the members against aggression?
United Nations
Vienna Congress
Geneva Convention
League of Nations
4
The objective of the Marshall Plan was to:
Provide assistance to needy Europeans to contain communism
Construct refugee camps for the displaced persons of WWII
Provide Soviet states with needed reparations from Germany
Further the idea of a pro-capitalist world
5
President Truman adopted a foreign policy of ________________________.
Containment
Proliferation
Brinkmanship
Human Rights
6
Winston Churchill’s description of an “iron curtain” referred to
The divide along the 38th parallel
A large wall which separated Berlin
A division between northern and southern Europe
The divide of communist and capitalist nations in Europe
7
The Cold War was
A war that took place in China involving the US and USSR
A tense era of differing political and economic ideologies
A tense era involving the launching of nuclear missiles
Named for its location in low temperature regions
8
Warsaw Pact
An alliance of pro-capitalist ideologists
A group within the United Nations
A response to NATO
An agreement to be neutral within the USSR
9
At which conference did Stalin fail to honor his promise of free elections in Eastern Europe?
Munich Conference
Tehran Conference
Yalta Conference
Potsdam Conference
10
Why was the US and USSR on the brink of war by the 1950s?
The Soviets had far superior technology
The US had better consumer goods and the USSR was jealous
The US had landed on the moon
USSR nuclear weapons development made the US feel threatened