Chapter 17 Section 1 Lecture

Chapter 17 Section 1 Lecture

Cold War: Superpowers Face Off

Multiple Choice

Which of the following circumstances contributed to the breakdown of the alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• Stalin's nonaggression pact with Hitler

• Stalin's unfulfilled promise of free elections

• Stalin's promise to aid in the war against Japan

• United States inclusion in the Security Council.

Multiple Choice

Which leader was NOT at the Yalta Conference in February 1945

• Winston Churchill; Great Britain

• Franklin D. Roosevelt; United States

• Joseph Stalin; Soviet Union

• Francisco Franco; Spain

Multiple Choice

What is the primary role of the UN Security Council?

• To manage global economic policies

• To oversee international trade agreements

• To arbitrate international disputes and prevent wars

• To conduct scientific research

Multiple Choice

Why did the USSR initially oppose the proposed Security Council?

• They wanted more members from Asia

• 
  They wanted to include Germany

• They saw it as dominated by the US and its allies

• They preferred the League of Nations

Multiple Choice

Which country did the US propose as the fifth member to appease the USSR?

• Australia

• Brazil

• Canada

• India

Multiple Choice

In the 1940s and 1950s, what did the region described as being "behind the iron curtain" include?

• Soviet Union only

• Soviet Union and its satellite nations

• democratic nations of Western Europe

• German Democratic Republic, or East Germany

Multiple Choice

Which statement did Joseph Stalin make shorty after President Truman's succession?

• He said that communism and capitalism could not exists in the same world.

• He said that free elections could be held only if they benefited the Soviets.

• He said that war between the United States and the Soviets Union was certain.

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

• to raise funds for Communist activities in Europe

• to create a Communist party in the United States

• to judge political parties that favored communism

• to support countries that rejected communism

Multiple Choice

What led the Soviets to blockade West Berlin?

• the formation of NATO

• a reunification of the three western zones of Germany

• Marshall Plan aid to West Germany

• the crash of a U2 spy flight over Soviet territory

Multiple Choice

What was the primary goal of the Truman Doctrine?

• To promote free trade worldwide

• To provide economic aid to European countries

• To contain the spread of communism

• To establish the United Nations

Multiple Choice

The Domino Theory suggested that:

• One economic collapse would lead to another

• One country's fall to communism would lead to others following suit

• One nation's rise to power would lead to global dominance

• One political reform would trigger global changes

Multiple Choice

Which U.S. President is associated with the creation of the containment policy?

• Harry S. Truman

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

Multiple Choice

What was the 'percentages agreement'?

• A trade agreement between the UK and USSR.

• An agreement on the percentage of influence each power would have over various European countries.

• A military pact to divide Europe into zones of influence.

• 
  A financial aid plan for post-war reconstruction.

Multiple Choice

Why was Greece's location strategically important to the British?

• 
  It was a cultural center of Europe.

• It could be used as a naval base to disrupt British shipping through the Mediterranean.

• It had significant oil reserves.

• It was a major industrial hub.

Multiple Choice

What happened when the USSR and Yugoslavia fell out?

• The Greek Communists received more support.

• The British stopped their efforts in Greece.

• The USA withdrew its involvement.

• The Greek Communists were left without significant external support.

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the alliance established by European Communist naitons in response to NATO

• Iron Curtain

• Warsaw Pact

• Second World

• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Multiple Choice

What event increased U.S. spending on education and technology?

• Cuban missile crisis

• establishment of the Warsaw Pact

• Chinese-Soviet treaty of freindship

• Soviets launching of a space satellite.

Multiple Choice

What was one of Stalin's reasons for handing over West Berlin to the Western Allies?

• He wanted to avoid conflict with the Western Allies.

• He believed the division was only temporary.

• He wanted to focus on the war in the East.

• All of the above..

Multiple Choice

What was the result of the Berlin Airlift?

• The USSR took control of all of Berlin.

• Stalin relented and lifted the blockade.

• The Western Allies left Berlin.

• The Western Allies stopped supplying Berlin.

Multiple Choice

What was Khrushchev's ultimatum to the Western Allies in 1958?

• To negotiate a new treaty.

• To leave Berlin or face military action.

• To join the USSR in a new alliance.

• To divide Berlin further..

Multiple Choice

How did the Western Allies respond to Khrushchev's ultimatum?

• They agreed to leave Berlin.

• They launched a counter-ultimatum.

• They negotiated a compromise.

• They ignored the ultimatum..