Cold War Test

What new Jewish state was created by dividing Palestine?

• India
• Lebanon
• Israel
• Pakistan

The Truman Doctrine was the policy of

• loaning money to Western European countries recovering from war.
• developing nuclear weapons to prepare for a Soviet attack.
• airlifting food and supplies to countries under Communist rule.
• sending aid to countries such as Greece to help them fight communism.

What was the original purpose of the United Nations?

• hunger relief
• conflict resolution
• terror prevention
• disaster relief

What containment policy was created that provided money to countries that were trying to rebuild after WWII?

• Truman Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
• Yalta Agreement
• George F. Kennan's Plan

What did William Levitt’s homes have in common with Henry Ford’s Model T cars?

• They were designed in an assembly line fashion.
• Each worker who built them did only one task.
• They contributed to a decline in city services.
• Only white families were allowed to buy them.

The commander of the United Nations forces in Korea was

• Thomas Dewey
• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Strom Thurmond
• Douglas MacArthur

Based on the time line, which of the following time spans marks the duration of the Korean War?

• 1949-1950
• 1949-1953
• 1950-1953
• 1950-1954

The Yalu River forms part of the border between which of the following two countries?

• South Korea and North Korea
• North Korea and China
• North Korea and Soviet Union
• China and Soviet Union

Who controlled the city of Seoul in January 1951?

• South Korea
• UN Forces
• North Korea and China
• Soviet Union

By applying the strategy of containment, the United States hoped to prevent 

• an economic depression.
• the return of Nazi ideas.
• the spread of nationalism.
• the spread of Communism.