Module 24 Lesson

Multiple Choice

George Kennan most strongly supported which policy?

• Containment

• Massive retaliation

• Mutually assured destruction

• Creation of NATO

Multiple Choice

The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were similar in that they

• Provided justification for military actions against authoritarian governments.

• Provided economic aid while containing Soviet influence.

• Returned the United States to its prewar isolationist policies.

• Were used as the basis for creating the United Nations.

Multiple Choice

What was the Berlin Airlift?

• The massive evacuations of diplomats following the Soviet takeover of West Berlin

• The aerial arrival of Soviet forces to capture the capital of Germany

• The delivery of goods and necessities after a Soviet blockade of West Berlin

• The evacuation of West German citizens following the construction of the Berlin Wall

Multiple Choice

The treaty that bound the United States to the defense of Western Europe was known was

• The Truman Doctrine

• The Marshall Plan

• The North Atlantic Treaty

• The Warsaw Pact

Multiple Choice

The communist revolution in China was led by

• Ho Chi Minh

• Mao Zedong

• Chiang Kai-shek

• Deng Xiaoping

Multiple Choice

The first proxy war that the United States fought against the Soviet Union was in

• Korea

• Vietnam

• Laos

• Cuba

Multiple Choice

Why was Douglas MacArthur removed from command during the Korean War?

• He was seen as too inexperienced.

• MacArthur showed insubordination to President Truman.

• He relied too heavily on negotiations with the Chinese.

• He was under investigation by the HUAC.