World History Unit 8

A civil war in ____ in 1946 contributed to tensions between the Soviet Union and Great Britain.

• Hungary

• Poland

• Greece

• Tunisia

The Marshall Plan was designed to

• prevent Soviet involvement in Angola

• restore the economic stability of European nations after World War II

• develop a comprehensive military strategy for the defense of Canada

• make Western European nations stronger than nations under Soviet control

U.S. fears about the spread of communism were increased when ____ became a Communist nation in 1949

• South Korea

• China

• East Germany

• Yugoslavia

Which of the following nations was NOT an original member of NATO?

• Italy

• Belgium

• Denmark

• Spain

Which of the following nations was a member of the Warsaw Pact?

• China

• Yugoslavia

• Manaco

• Poland

When the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik I satellite in 1957, many Americans feared that

• the Soviet Union was ahead of the U.S. in the production of missiles

• the Soviet Union would become the first nation to place astronauts on Mars

• the Soviet Union could now use satellites to bomb the United States

• the Soviet Union could use satellite technology to steal secrets from American businesses

The “Bay of Pigs” refers to

• the Soviet Union’s invasion of Hungary.

• a U.S. attempt to overthrow the Cuban government.

• the Russian resort city in which Eastern European nations met to form the CENTO alliance.

• the Soviet Union’s attempt to install nuclear weapons in Haiti

The U.S. senator responsible for the anti-Communist movement known as the “Red Scare” was

• Barry Goldwater

• Joseph McCarthy

• Earl Warren

• Lester Pearson

The Truman Doctrine stated that the U.S. would provide ____ to nations threatened by Communist expansion.

• Money

• Jeeps

• Communications technology

• Political support in the United Nations

The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, founded in 1949, was

• intended to provide financial support to African nations previously under Asian domination

• a United Nations initiative to provide books to war-torn nations.

• an effort by the U.S. and Great Britain to rebuild the economy and industry of France

• the Soviet Union’s response to the Marshall Plan