HST 303 & 304 B Unit 4 Test

Despite agreeing to remove Soviet troops from Eastern Europe and hold elections, Stalin kept them there. What did this signal?

• that Stalin wanted the natural resources found there to stimulate the Soviet economy

• that Eastern Europe was not ready for democracy

• the Soviet Union's commitment to protecting Eastern Europe

• the beginning of the Cold War

What was the Iron Curtain?

• the security arrangements that Stalin made to protect himself

• the imaginary wall separating communist countries from democracies

• a line of guns and canons that the Soviets spread across Eastern Europe

• a powerful agreement forged at Yalta at the end of World War II

What was the policy of containment forged by American diplomat George F. Kennan?

• firmly opposing Soviet expansion and keeping communism in check

• a system of troop deployment that surrounded the Soviet Union

• a plan to prevent Eastern European nations from becoming economically independent

• keeping Japan from forming alliances with Korea and China

What was the Truman Doctrine?

• the plan to fund and support economic recovery in any nation of Europe that requested such aid

• the plan for successful United States participation in the United Nations

• the U.S. policy of giving economic and military aid to countries to restrict the spread of communism

• the program to promote a successful return to a domestic economy in the postwar era

What was the Berlin Airlift?

• the American and British response to the Soviet blockade of Berlin

• the German plan to restore the strength of the air force following World War II

• the final attempt by Germans to force the Soviets out of East Germany

• the American and British attempt to evacuate Germans wanting to leave Berlin

What was NATO?

• the New Atlantic Testing Operation, formed to monitor the detonation of atomic bombs

• the National Alliance for Training Organization, a school formed to coordinate military training for the Allies

• the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a pact among Western nations to defend against Soviet aggression

• the Network for Allied Topography Operations, formed to create accurate maps for the Allies in case of future wars

Why did the United States implement a policy to help Japan recover and rebuild after World War II?

• to develop an Asian ally against communism

• to impose purely American values

• to reduce guilt over dropping atomic bombs

• to provide European nations with an example

What act signaled the beginning of the Korean War?

• North and South Korea joined forces to invade Japan.

• South Korea invaded North Korea.

• China invaded North Korea.

• North Korea invaded South Korea.

Which U.S. general was fired by President Truman near the end of the Korean War, and why?

• Eisenhower because he was a rival

• Meade for ineffectiveness

• Patton for lack of leadership

• MacArthur for insubordination

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

• China took over North Korea and the UN took over South Korea.

• North and South Korea remained separate with a demilitarized zone along the 38th parallel.

• The two Koreas united and became a democracy.

• An initial truce led to a peace treaty that established North Korea as communist and South Korea as a democracy.