Early Cold War Review

Which Cold War policy gave financial assistance to Western European countries in order to help them rebuild their economies?

• The Marshall Plan
• The Truman Doctrine
• The Berlin Airlift 
• The Korean War 

The Korean War was an example of what? 

• Keeping its economy strong with war
• Extending the Marshall Plan to Asian countries
• The US policy to contain the spread of communism
• Secure additional Asian trading partners 

The launch of Sputnik I helped to cause what? 

• The US to send a missile strike to the Soviet Union 
• The US to increase spending on technology, weapons, and education to compete with the Soviet Union
• The Soviet Union to move missiles to Cuba
• The Soviet Union to send a missile strike to the US 

What was McCarthy trying to create fear about?

• Japanese American spies during World War II
• Accomplices in the Watergate Scandal
• Organizers of the Civil Rights Movement 
• Members of the Communist Party in government positions

What did the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan help cause?

• The beginning of World War II
• The Chinese retaliation in North Korea
• The nuclear arms race between the US and Soviet Union
• The Soviet Union moving missiles in Cuba 

What caused the Berlin Airlift?

• The separating of Berlin into four different zones 
• The dropping of the atomic bomb
• The defeat of Germany in World War II 
• The Soviet Union blockading Berlin

What did the House of Un-American Activities investigate?

• Suspected Communist, particularly in government positions 
• Suspected Nazis, especially in government positions 
• Suspected capitalists, especially in government positions
• Suspected anarchists, especially in government positions 

How did the US respond to Soviet aggression during the Cold War? 

• Ignoring the aggression
• Spying on the aggression
• Standing up to aggression and matching it
• Make peace treaties with them 

What was the purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

• Protect communist countries from capitalistic aggresion
• Defend capitalistic countries against Soviet aggression
• Provide economic resources to member nations
• Create a united European market 

The United Nations promised to do what if a member country was attacked?

• Ignore the attack and allow the country to defend itself 
• Launch World War III
• Provide assistance in order to restore international peace and order
• Give the attackers money in hopes of them stopping their attack