The Cold War

Who was President of the United States when the Cold War began?

• Barack Obama

• Harry Truman

• George W. Bush

• Gerald Ford

The U.S. had always been reluctant to participate in wars, but they became a part of the Cold War to fight against what?

• Justice

• Freedom

• Democracy

• Communism

The United States finally took a leadership role in foreign affairs after which war?

• World War II

• Civil War

• World War I

• World War III

Millions of homes, roads and railroads were destroyed in World War II. President Truman believed that communism would spread through these war torn countries, so he created a foreign policy to stop the Soviet Union from gaining new lands and spreading communism. What was the name of this document?

• The March to the Sea

• The Constitution

• The Truman Doctrine

• The Monroe Doctrine

Which 2 countries did the U.S. promise to support against communist take-over?

• China and Hong Kong

• Nigeria and Cameroon

• France and Italy

• Greece and Turkey

Another foreign policy that is used to stop the enemy from expanding was put in place by President Truman. What was this policy?

• Containment

• Stopping Policy

• Reverse Policy

• Truman Way

An expansion of America's military, economic and diplomacy was present in all areas of the world through the creation of which organization?

• FICA

• NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

• CIA

• OSHA

George C. Marshall, Truman's Secretary of State came up with a two part plan:

1) prevent the spread of communism in Western Europe

2) aim was to stabilize the international political order in a way that was favorable for the development of political democracy and free-market economies

What is the name of this policy?

• The Marshall Plan

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• Monroe Doctrine

This plan by George C. Marshall also helped Europe recover after World War II by providing them with what amount of money?

• $22 Thousand

• $4 Million

• $13.3 Billion

• $3 Thousand

What was the result of the Marshall Plan helping Europe?

• Europe was able to recover and resist communism.

• Communism took over Europe.

• The Europeans did not want help from the U. S.

• The Soviet Union became friends with the U.S.