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Cold War Begins (Part 1)

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1
Who was the American diplomat who stressed the need to contain communism within its current borders
Joseph McCarthy
Julius Rosenberg
Douglas MacArthur
George Kennan
2
How did Truman Doctrine set a new course for American foreign policy?
Financial aid to any nation struggling against communism
Warned communist countries not to interfere with nations
Military assistance that helped Allies in WWII
US military aid for countries against Soviet Union
3
Which countries remained under Soviet control after the end of World War II?
Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria
Hungary, Bulgaria, Greece
Denmark, Austria, Czechoslovakia
4
What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?
Help Germany form a new governement
Punish Germany for WII
Help Western Europe recover from WWII
To replace the Treaty of Versailles
5
NATO and the Warsaw Pact were examples of
failed attempts to make peace
efforts to fight communism without bloodshed
military aggression during the Cold War
military alliances made for “collective security"
6
In order to try to gain control over West Berlin, the Soviet Union
operated a massive airlift to bring in needed supplies
threatened the section of the city with troops and tanks
set up a total blockade cutting off that section of the city
went to the U.N. and demanded control of West Berlin
7
Weaker country under control of a stronger country
Satellite state
Conquered state
Imperial state
Sovereign state
8
Who first spoke of the “iron curtain”?
George Kennan
Joseph Stalin
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill