The Cold War

"The truth of the matter is that Europe’s requirements for the next 3 or 4 years of foreign food and other essential products—principally from America—are so much greater than her present ability to pay that she must have substantial additional help, or face economic, social, and political deterioration of a very grave character."    
—Speech to Harvard University, George Marshall, June 5, 1947
According to this excerpt, which statement BEST describes the primary goal of the Marshall Plan?

• providing a safety net by creating social programs in Europe
• allowing U.S. corporations to benefit from foreign investments
• limiting communist expansion by assisting reconstruction in Europe
• enabling U.S. farmers to increase exports by increasing crop yields

Summary of Harry S. Truman’s Point Four Program:
    •  To create new markets in developing countries   
•  To help prevent the spread of communism   
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Which phrase BEST completes this list?

• To increase the rights of the minority population in postwar Europe
• To assist in the improvement and growth of under-developed nations
• To increase spending for the rebuilding effort in postwar Europe
• To improve education opportunities in countries in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East

Which alliance was formed to protect Western Europe from Soviet influence?

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
• South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)
• Warsaw Pact
• European Union

What was the Truman Doctrine developed to contain?

• communism
• fascism
• militarism
• nationalism

The Truman Doctrine was intended to help nations resist which threat?

• communism
• fascism
• military alliances
• nuclear weapons

"We need allies and collective security. Our purpose is to make these relations more effective, less costly. This can be done by placing more reliance on deterrent power and less dependence on local defensive power."
— Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, 1954
In this excerpt, Dulles proposed a national security policy based on the use of

• economic sanctions.
• intelligence services.
• nuclear weapons.
• trade agreements.

Which phrase describes a goal of U.S. foreign policy after World War II?

• ending colonial empires
• containing the spread of communism
• revitalizing the Soviet economy
• reducing aid to the British

In 1949, the United States and eleven other countries agreed to form which alliance?

• SEATO
• ANZUS
• NATO
• OPEC

Which event was a consequence of the Berlin Blockade?

• the communist rebellion in Greece
• the implementation of the Marshall Plan
• the development of the atomic bomb by the Soviet Union
• tthe increase of tensions in the Cold War
  

How did the United States attempt to fulfill the goals of the Truman Doctrine?

• by increasing trade between Europe and the United States
• by extending economic aid to European countries
• by establishing an alliance between Turkey and Greece
• by increasing immigration to the United States