Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, NATO, and the UN

How was the UN different from the League of Nations?

• The United States refused to join the UN
• The League of Nations focused on preventing wars
• The UN was given the ability to use military power
• The League of Nations created a Security Council

What was the main goal of the United States during the Cold War?

• To spread communism
• To strengthen ties with Vietnam and Korea
• To destroy the Soviet Union and its allies
• To contain communism and promote democracy

What was the main goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

• To eliminate the nation of Germany
• To contain the spread of communism
• To spread communism to other countries
• To strengthen bonds with China and Germany

Which action was part of President Truman's containment policy?

• The United States gave economic assistance to countries so they would not become communist
• The United States posted its military around the borders of the Soviet Union
• The United States formed a tight alliance with the nations of Europe
• The United States government ignored all other countries and focused only on issues within its borders

How did the Truman Doctrine help Eastern Europe?

• The United States sent police and military force to the region to help train the military
• Over 400 million dollars were spent rebuilding and stabilizing the region
• American troops provided enough strength to prevent Soviet invasion of the region
• The American military preemptively stacked the Soviet Union to weaken their influence in the region

Which statement describes the Marshall Plan?

• An alliance designed to combine the forces of all democratic nations in Western Europe
• An economic plan to spend 12.5 billion dollars on reconstructing Western Europe
• A failed military plan to cripple communist influence in Western Europe
• A peace treaty with the Soviet Union that was ultimately rejected

Which nation was not part of the Truman Doctrine or the Marshall Plan?

• France
• Great Britain
• Germany
• Japan

Which organization replaced the League of Nations in 1945?

• The Group of Eight
• The United Nations
• The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• The Warsaw Pact

What key difference made the United nations stronger than the League of Nations?

• The UN had a military, and the League of Nations did not
• Russia chose to join the UN but not the League of Nations
• The UN had free and unchallenged membership
• The League of Nations lacked the marketing strength of the UN

What did the French, British, and Americans do in response to the Soviets blocking access to West Berlin?

• They evacuated West Berlin and allowed West Germany to take full control of the city
• They went to war with the Soviet Union and its allies
• The airlifted supplies and materials into West Germany, negating the blockade
• They pleaded for an intervention by the UN and its military