Unit 6 (Cold War)

How did the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact intensify the Cold War?

• by establishing military alliances based on political philosophies

• by creating economic unions based on political borders

• by providing funds for nuclear laboratories

• by identifying locations for military bases

The development of the Marshall Plan and the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were part of President Harry Truman’s effort to

• end the Korean War

• limit the spread of communism

• provide aid to Asian nations

• promote an isolationist foreign policy

According to the information in this graph, which of the following would most likely have been shipped to Europe in the largest quantities?

• grain

• iron ore

• kerosene

• canned goods

What was the Truman Doctrine originally designed to do?

• stop the international proliferation of nuclear weapons

• use the United Nations to eliminate threats posed by the Soviet Union

• rebuild Southeast Asia by extending economic aid

• contain communism by giving aid to Greece and Turkey

What is the defining characteristic of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?

• No state that operates a communist or socialist economic system may join the organization.

• No state that does not control coastal waters in the Atlantic Ocean may join the organization.

• An attack on one member is considered an attack against all members, and each member must respond with appropriate actions.

• The United States is required to give economic aid to European members in need so long as they operate market economies.

What is the main idea of this political cartoon?

• All nations are under pressure because of the superpowers' arms race.

• Building an arsenal is a better defense solution that building a military.

• A nuclear war will result in mutual self-destruction of all involved.

• Military nuclear tests harm the areas in which they are conducted

Shelters such as this represented American concern about

• the potential threat of domestic terrorism in the 1950s.

• the increasing number of natural disasters in the 1950s.

• a potential nuclear attack during the Cold War.

• a successful launch of a Soviet satellite into space.

Why did the United States fight in the Korean War?

• The United States made a pact with South Korea to defend the nation against a North Korean invasion.

• The United States wanted to protect Americans living in South Korea following a North Korean invasion.

• The United States wanted to prevent North Korea from taking over South Korea and creating a united communist country.

• The United States made a pact with Western European nations to protect their interests in the Korean Peninsula against a Chinese invasion.

What did the United States do after the main hostilities of the Korean War ended?

• It fortified its positions on the Korean Peninsula after it captured Pyongyang, North Korea.

• It left troops stationed on the Korean Peninsula to guard the border between North and South Korea.

• It left troops stationed on the Korean Peninsula so that they could monitor North Korea's nuclear program.

• It withdrew its troops from the Korean Peninsula before North Korean troops captured Seoul, South Korea.

The Korean War was primarily a proxy war between which two nations?

• North Korea and China

• China and the Soviet Union

• the United States and North Korea

• the United States and the Soviet Union