Unit 9: Truman - Eisenhower

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

• Spain and Portugal
• England and France
• Germany and Italy
• United States and Soviet Union

What was the term 'iron curtain' used to describe the division of?

• North and South Vietnam

• East and West Asia

• North and South Korea

• East and West Europe

President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

• To expand trade with Europe
• To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
• To stop the spread of communism
• to send financial aid to Europe

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The United States got involved in conflicts like Korea and Vietnam because they were afraid of the domino theory. What is the domino theory?

• If one country fell to democracy, others would follow

• If one country fell to communism, others would follow

• If one country attacked another country, the U.S retaliate

• If one country left NATO other countries would follow

How did the Marshall plan try to stop the spread of communism in Western Europe after WWII?

• by providing government housing for refugees

• by providing military assistance to Vietnam

• by providing money to help rebuild Europe

• by providing tanks and weapons to East Germany

Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?

• to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
• to bomb East Berlin
• to demolish the Berlin Wall
• to transport people out of East Berlin

Where was Korea divided?

• 18 parallel
• 34 parallel
• 38 parallel
• 15 parallel

In 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism.  Communists from the north tried to take over the south.  What role did he US play in this war?

• The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.
• The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.
• The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.
• The US and its allies fought to defend the North.

Who were the two participants in the Space Race?

• The US and Cuba
• China and US
• The USSR and US
• US and North Vietnam

What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?

• Gagarin
• Apollo 11
• Sputnik
• Apollo 13