7-5 Social Studies Quiz Review

The first man-made object to be launched into space was

• Apollo 1

• Glasnost

• Apollo 13

• Sputnik 1

Which of these events occurred during the era of the Superpowers (the Cold War)?

• the rise of imperialism in Western Europe

• free trade among the countries in North America

• attacks of Muslim extremists on the United States

• the presence of Communist governments in the Western Hemisphere

Which group was created during the Cold War to unify all of the member countries against communist aggression?

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• Warsaw Pact

• United Nations

• League of Nations

What country found itself divided into communist and non-communist zones at some point during the 20th century?

• Thailand

• United States

• Germany

• Canada

The primary purpose of the Marshall Plan was to

• aid recovery in of war-torn Europe

• stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia

• set up a military alliance of anti-communist nations

• end the rift between the United States and the Soviet Union

Which one of these took place because of Greece and Turkey's attempts to resist the spread of Communism?

• USSR and USA troops fought in the Mediterranean

• Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Romania joined them to resist Soviet influence.

• Harry S. Truman announced the "Truman Doctrine" plan to aid any country in such a situation.

• Truman approved a covert operation that called for the assassination of communist leaders in the two nations

The Cold War

• developed as a result of the tensions between the United State and the Soviet Union

• developed primarily as a result over the creation of Israel

• resulted from the conflicts which started at the Versailles Conference after World War I

• pitted England and France against each other following the fall of France to the Germans in World War II

In order to break the Soviet blockade against West Berlin in 1948, the United States and Great Britain

• blockaded Cuba as a retaliation toward the Soviet Union

• broke off all diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union

• instituted an economic boycott of all imported Soviet goods

• began an airlift designed to keep West Berlin supplied with goods

The Marshall Plan benefited the United States as well as western Europe because

• payments were made to both US and British companies

• American exports would be reduced, while imported goods would increase

• European economic recovery meant the sale of US goods to European countries would increase

• the United States took over European territories which increased the natural resources available to American factories

"Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"

- Ronald Reagan, 1987

In this Reagan quote, the "wall" to which the President refers was located in the divided city of

• Berlin

• France

• Korea

• Moscow