Cold War Part I

Where was the Truman Doctrine first used?

• Berlin
• Hungary
• Czechoslovakia
• Greece

What program aided the rebuilding of Western Europe?

• Truman Doctrine
• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• Marshall Plan

What was the mutual defense alliance of non comminist nations?

• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• Truman Doctrine
• Open Skies

The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:

• Contain communism
• Provide weapons to democratic countries
• Destroy communism
• Provide collective security

How did the United States respond to the Soviet Union’s Berlin blockade?

• airlifted supplies to the people of Berlin
• withdrew its troops from Germany
• sent troops into the Soviet zone of Germany
• built a wall between East Berlin and West Berlin

Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?

• The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
• The war was fought during winter months only
• Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
• There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers

What was the Iron Curtain?

• the boundary between Western Europe and communist Eastern Europe
• the boundary between the United States and Mexico
• the boundary between the United States and Mexico
• the wall dividing East and West Berlin

Who was the commander of the UN and South Korean forces at the start of the war?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• George Patton
• Erwin Rommel
• Douglas MacArthur

For what crime were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg found guilty and put to death?

• perjury
• murder
• espionage
• embezzlement

Which of the following was a direct result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik1?

• The US began a period of technology sharing with the USSR
• The US Gov't founded a Fed. Agency dedicated to space exploration
• The USSR was unable to collect images of the US from space
• The USSR collapsed because of economic competition