Cold War: Causes and Effects

After World War II, what two nations emerged as world superpowers with more industrial and military strength than other countries?

• Great Britain and France

• France and Germany

• Soviet Union and Germany

• Soviet Union and the United States

4. President Harry S. Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War known as the Truman Doctrine.

The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was

• to limit the spread of nuclear weapons

• to stop the spread of communism

• to create a military alliance in case of war

• to expand trade with Europe

Which of the following alliances was formed by the USA as a barrier to defend against the spread of communism?

• Warsaw Pact

• SEATO

• CENTO

• NATO

How did the Marshall Plan propose to contain communism?

• Send troops to prevent Soviet involvement in Africa

• Restore the economic stability of Europe after WW 2

• Build the military of Asian countries after WWII

• Make the Soviet Union stronger than Western European countries

which of the following is MOST LIKELY true?

• West Germany was communist, while East Germany was democratic

• West Germany was democratic, while East Germany was communist

• Great Britain did not control a zone of occupation in Germany

• Though Germany was divided, Berlin was entirely occupied by Soviet forces

Which of the following organizations replaced the League of Nations in 1945, with a purpose of serving as an international organization to prevent future wars and settle global conflicts?

• European Economic Community (EEC

• Marshall Plan

• United Nations

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Which of the following describes the Soviet strategy in creating communist states in Africa, Asia, and Latin America?

• They targeted countries where revolutions were brewing, so that new communist governments could be set up after the revolutionaries succeeded

• They targeted the wealthiest nations to help them finance the arms race and space race in the Soviet Union

• They targeted the smallest nations and conquered them by force

• The Soviet strategy was to allow nations with an interest in communism to approach them and ask for help before they intervened

All of the following statements about the “iron curtain” are true, EXCEPT ________.

• Winston Churchill invented the term to describe the spread of communism

• It was an imaginary political divider between communism and democracy

• . It was a high brick wall that stretched all the way across Europe

• . It divided the continent of Europe

JFK AGREES TO TALK BUT BLOCKADE STAYS.What Cold War event is providing front-page news ?

• The Vietnam War

• The Korean War

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The building of the Berlin Wall

Which of the following nations did NOT become a communist satellite state after World War II?

• Cuba

• Japan

• China

• Vietnam