Cold war to Korea

Truman had the policy of __________ toward Communism

• Appeasement
• Containment
• Expansion
• Eradication

How did the Truman Doctrine help Eastern Europe?

• The United States sent police and military force to the region to help train the military
• Over 400 million dollars were spent rebuilding and stabilizing the region
• American troops provided enough strength to prevent Soviet invasion of the region
• The American military preemptively stacked the Soviet Union to weaken their influence in the region

Which statement describes the Marshall Plan?

• An alliance designed to combine the forces of all democratic nations in Western Europe
• An economic plan to spend 12.5 billion dollars on reconstructing Western Europe
• A failed military plan to cripple communist influence in Western Europe
• A peace treaty with the Soviet Union that was ultimately rejected

What did the French, British, and Americans do in response to the Soviets blocking access to West Berlin?

• They evacuated West Berlin and allowed West Germany to take full control of the city
• They went to war with the Soviet Union and its allies
• The airlifted supplies and materials into West Germany, negating the blockade
• They pleaded for an intervention by the UN and its military

Who was put in charge of the American forces in Korea and even wanted to use the atomic bomb against China?

• John Bassilone
• Douglas MacArthur
• Harry Truman
• Richard Nixon

The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:

• Contain communism

• Provide weapons to democratic countries

• Help south Korea

• Provide collective security

What was the dividing line border between North and South Korea at the beginning and end of the war?

• 48th Parallel
• 38th Parallel
• 28th Parallel
• 58th Parallel

Why did Americans want Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-Shek) to win the Chinese civil war?

• He was a communist
• To help China join the Warsaw pact
• He was an anti-communist
• To defeat the North Koreans

What group of people did the communists win over and their support helped them gain control of China in 1949

• Scholars

• Businessman

• Military Leaders

• Peasants

Why did the Soviet Union not veto the vote for the United Nations to intervene in Korea when the war broke out?

• They supported the UN's desire to contain communism.

• They were busy fighting a war with the chinese.

• They were busy boycotting the UN's recognition of Taiwan.

• They were not a member of the United Nations.