Quizizz - Truman / Eisenhower

The Pacific [Transcontinental] Railway Act (1862) and the Interstate Highway Act (1956) are both examples of

• federally funded improvement projects that linked the nation.

• regional construction projects coordinated by southern and western states.

• military projects required to meet the needs of the defense industry.

• transportation legislation designed to encourage foreign trade.

The Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were all part of the foreign policy of

• Containment

• Isolationism

• Colonialism

• Détente.

United States foreign policy changed following World War II as the United States

• became more involved in world affairs.

• returned to a policy of isolationism

• rejected membership in the United Nations.

• pursued a policy of appeasement toward the Soviet Union.

President Harry Truman’s order requiring loyalty checks and the Senate hearings led by Joseph McCarthy were both responses to

• excessive spending by the armed forces after World War II.

• racial discrimination against African Americans.

• fear of communist influence in government.

• control of labor unions by known criminals.

In 1957, the Eisenhower Doctrine expanded the principles of the Truman Doctrine by extending Middle East military assistance in order to

• offset communist influence in the region.

• combat anti-American terrorist threats.

• force the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to end its oil embargo.

• defend Israel against Arab invasions.

Which foreign policy decision by President Harry Truman is an example of the policy of containment?

• relieving General MacArthur of his Korean command.

• recognizing the new nation of Israel.

• supporting the trials of war criminals in Germany and Japan.

• providing military aid to Greece and Turkey.

In the years just after WWII, the United States attempted to prevent the spread of communism in Europe mainly by

• taking over the governments of several Western European nations

• increasing opportunities for political refugees to settle in the United States

• holding a series of summit meetings with leaders of the Soviet Union

• establishing policies of economic and military aid for European nations

What Cold War event is illustrated by the map above?

• German refuge escape routes from East Germany.

• The Berlin Airlift in response to the Berlin Blockade.

• NATO bombing campaign of Soviet troops in Berlin.

• The final advance of Allied soldiers on Berlin, ending World War II.

The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan represented attempts by the United States to deal with the

• national debt

• spread of communism

• ending the President’s political opposition

• decreasing the arms race.

Which statement most accurately explains the relationship between the events described in these newspaper headlines?

• The launch of Sputnik prompted the United States to expand its space program.

• Space exploration ended competition between the United States and the Soviet Union.

• Congress reduced military spending to fund space exploration.

• The United States and the Soviet Union began sharing space technology.