USHC 7.5 COLD WAR Part 1

USHC 7.5 COLD WAR Part 1

Multiple Choice

Which statement explains the primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet

Union?

• The two nations were enemies during both world wars, and the rivalry carried over into peace time.

• The two nations specialized in similar products and were competitors in the international trade

  market.

• The two nations had opposing political, economic, and social ideologies.

• The two nations disagreed on the establishment of the United Nations.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following nations did not control part of Germany after World War II?

• Soviet Union

• Italy

• Great Britain

• USA

Multiple Choice

To what event was the Berlin Airlift a response?

• the Soviet blockade of West Berlin from the rest of the western zone

• the war-time destruction of roads and railroads, making transportation impossible

• a strike by German transportation workers that limited entrance into West Berlin

• the increased need for flu vaccine in response to the 1917 epidemic

Multiple Choice

Why was the Berlin Wall built?

• to stop the spread of democracy

• to stop the spread of communism

• to keep the citizens of West Berlin out of East Berlin

• to keep the citizens of East Berlin in East Berlin

Multiple Choice

What statement best summarizes the Truman Doctrine?

• Eastern European countries vowed to fight against NATO.

• The U.S. vowed improvements in science and math to win the arms race.

• The U.S. offered financial aid to European countries to rebuild after WWII.

• The U.S. said that they would fight to contain communism in Europe.

Multiple Choice

What idea hypothesized that if one Southeast Asian nation fell to communism the rest would fall as well?

• McCarthyism

• Darwinist theory

• Domino theory

• Marshall Plan

Multiple Choice

One goal of the Marshall Plan was to

• make Germany pay costs for all the destruction it had caused in Europe.

• send troops to help European countries fight communism

• make European countries strong enough to start buying American goods

• give Europeans access to higher education in the United States

Multiple Choice

Why was NATO established?

• to increase trade with Russia

• increase U.S. trade with Russia

• to prevent Soviet aggression

• to bring peace to West Germany

Multiple Choice

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949 in the early years of the Cold War.

How did the Soviet Union respond to this development?

• It refused to attend the Yalta Conference.

• It established the Warsaw Pact.

• It joined the United Nations.

• It developed the Moscow Treaty Organization.

Multiple Choice

The Korean War was fought to reinforce which foreign policy of the United States?

• brinkmanship

• containment

• neutrality

• retaliation

Multiple Choice

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

• Korea remained a divided nation.

• The United States gained control of North Korea.

• Korea was unified as a single communist nation.

• North Korea unconditionally surrendered.

Multiple Choice

For what was Senator Joseph McCarthy best known?

• vocal opposition to U.S. involvement in Vietnam

• helping develop an economic plan for Europe following World War II

• losing to John F. Kennedy in the Democratic primary

• leading a movement to expose communists in the United States