Cold War and Containment

The main reason for providing aid to Europe under the Marshall Plan was to –

• Rebuild the economics of devastated European nations

• Encourage Soviet withdrawal from the United Nations

• Create disagreements between western European nations

• Guarantee American factories a supply of cheap raw materials

In World War II, the US was allied with the Soviet Union, but that alliance became a rivalry after the war. Which statement explains the change?

• The U.S. refused Soviet requests for a long-term commitment to supply them with arms

• The Soviet Union stood in the way of US territorial expansion

• The Soviet Union stood in the way of US territorial expansion

• Historically, alliances made by countries with differing economic systems seldom last more than a few years

What increased between the US &

Europe as a result of the Marshall Plan?

• trade

• tensions

Where did the Marshall Plan provide aid

to?

• Western Europe

• Soviet Union

The Truman Doctrine was originally designed to

• stop the international proliferation of nuclear weapons

• Use the United Nations to eliminate Soviet threats

• Rebuild Southeast Asia by extending economic aid

• Contain Communism by giving aid to Greece and Turkey

What two locations did the Truman Doctrine send aid to?

• Turkey & Greece

• Soviet Union and China

What was the main goal of the United States containment policy?

• To become more technologically advanced than the Soviet Union

• To prevent the spread of Communism around the world

• To provide more support for science and math education

• To support the establishment of the Warsaw Pact in Eastern Europe

What was the US foreign policy during the

Cold War?

• Containment

• Conservation

As a result of the Berlin Airlift, the United States was able to -

• Bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict

• Transport Polish refugees to safety

• prevent the Nazi Party from reorganizing

• Intimidate Soviet leaders by demonstrating superior military power

What year did the Berlin Airlift occur?

• 1948

• 1957