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How much aid (USD) from the Marshall Plan was given to the Western European Countries?

• 400 million

• 6,600 million

• 13 billion

• 23 billion

McCarthyism is also known as

• The Blue Scare
• The Red Scare
• The Witch Scare
• The Red Death

What caused McCarthyism?

• President Truman making atomic bombs.
• Japanese spies.
• Bombing China.
• Increased fear of communism.

Senator McCarthy's popularity went down because he began to target...

• the House of Representatives
• the poor
• the US Army
• women and children

What was the main goal of the United States during the Cold War?

• To spread communism
• To strengthen ties with Vietnam and Korea
• To destroy the Soviet Union and its allies
• To contain communism and promote democracy

Which action was part of President Truman's containment policy?

• The United States gave economic assistance to countries so they would not become communist
• The United States posted its military around the borders of the Soviet Union
• The United States formed a tight alliance with the nations of Europe
• The United States government ignored all other countries and focused only on issues within its borders

Which statement describes the Marshall Plan?

• An alliance designed to combine the forces of all democratic nations in Western Europe
• An economic plan to spend 12.5 billion dollars on reconstructing Western Europe
• A failed military plan to cripple communist influence in Western Europe
• A peace treaty with the Soviet Union that was ultimately rejected

During the Cold War Era, which best explains why the United States and the Soviet Union avoided real military conflict with each other?

• They did not want China to get involved in an armed conflict.
• They did not have weapons powerful enough to use in a war.
• They were concerned about the possibility of global nuclear war.
• They did not have any allies to help them in a war.

What policy provided money to countries in Western Europe to prevent them from becoming communist?

• Truman Doctrine

• Domino Theory

• Marshall Plan

• Monroe Doctrine

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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