Policy of Containment

Multiple Choice

What was the Long Telegram?

• It was a telegram message sent by George Kennan to Truman regarding the attitudes of the USSR

• It was a telegram message sent by Truman to George Kennan regarding the attitudes of the USSR

• It was a telegram message sent by Truman to Stalin regarding the attitudes of the US

• It was a long telegram message that had nothing to do with the cold war

Multiple Choice

What did Winston Churchill say after the Soviet Union took over Eastern Europe?

• A steel curtain had descended over Europe

• The Red Menace had taken over Europe

• An Iron Curtain had descended over Europe

• A communist wave had engulfed Europe

Multiple Choice

What name was given to the Eastern European nations that were under the control of the Soviet Union?

• Satellite Nations

• Comrade Nations

• Red Nations

• Orbiting Nations

Multiple Choice

What was the policy that the United States would help any nation that was struggling against communism?

• The Roosevelt Corollary

• NATO Pledge

• The Marshall Plan

• The Truman Doctrine

Multiple Choice

What was the European Recovery Act commonly known as?

• The Truman Plan

• The Berlin Airlift

• The Marshall Plan

• The Lend-Lease Act

Multiple Choice

How much did the United States spend on the Marshall Plan?

• 12 billion

• 13 billion

• 14 billion

• 15 billion

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