Early Cold War Politics- NEW 22-23

4-14, Early Cold War Politics DBQ

Take own notes on your Study Guide as you go through today's lesson and response to the questions.

Multiple Choice

The so-called "Truman Doctrine" was specifically designed to aid

• people who were in poverty

• countries trying to resist the spread of Communism

• states trying to integrate public schools

• countries helping the United States in the Vietnam War

Multiple Choice

What Cold War policy would the Marshall plan help support?

• containment

• Flexible response

• brinkmanship

• isolationism

Multiple Choice

The Marshall Plan benefited the United States as well as western Europe because

• payments were made to American companies

  as well as European ones.

• European economic recovery meant that the sale of U.S. goods to European countries would increase.

• American exports would be reduced, while

  imported goods would increase.

Multiple Choice

How did the Marshall Plan benefit the United States economically?

• Unemployment rates increased in urban areas.

• The inflation rate increased and spending decreased

• America was forced to borrow money to pay

  debts.

• American farms and factories raised production levels

Multiple Choice

The "Domino Theory" during the post-World War II era held that

• the youth of the United States were quickly

  losing their moral foundation.

• if one southern state would repeal its segregation laws, states around it would soon do the same.

• if one country were to fall to communist control, countries around it would soon fall.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the rationale behind giving large amounts of financial aid to areas like Europe and later Latin America?

• The United States felt if Europe was financially stable then communism would be less likely to spread.

• The United States feared that if Europe did not recover financially quickly then World War III might break out.

• The United States wanted Europe to be in debt to them so they could better control the

  countries politically.

• The United States feared that if Europe could not pay back its’ war debts to the Soviet Union then they would be occupied by the Soviets.

Open Ended

What does Churchill claim that the Soviet Union wanted?

Open Ended

Why did Truman believe Greece needed American aid in 1947?

Open Ended

What does Truman mean when he claims, "Should we fail to aid Greece and Turkey in this fateful hour, the effect will be far reaching to the West as well as to the East?"

Open Ended

How does the Soviet Ambassador to the United States (Novikov) describe the United States? What evidence does he use to support his description?

Open Ended

What does Novikov claim the United States planned during the Second World War?

Open Ended

Exit Ticket-

Based on the 3 documents- Who was primary responsible for the Cold War- the United States or the Soviet Union? Cite your evidence using the documents.