Cold War Quiz #2

Winston Churchill said an "iron curtain" had been cast on Europe. What did he mean?

• That an actual curtain separated the continent in two

• Europe was divided between Communist Western Europe and Capitalist Eastern Europe

• Europe was divided between Capitalist Western Europe and Communist Eastern Europe

• That Asia was a dark continent and backwards compared to Europe

At the end of WWII, Germany and the city of Berlin were both divided and controlled by:

• Great Britain

• The Soviet Union

• France

• The United States

The years following WWII there emerged the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Warsaw Pact. These are examples of:

• economic partnerships

• military alliance groups

• environmental impact groups

• terrorist organizations

What kind of effect did the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and containment policies have on the United States foreign policy?

• it decreased our role in foreign affairs

• our foreign policy did not change

• it increased our role in foreign affairs

• it got us involved in a nuclear war

Which area did the Soviet Union have greatest influence over?

• Southeast Asia

• Western Europe

• Eastern Europe

• The Middle East

Which of the following was a fundamental cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union

• Both nations became members of the United Nations

• The Soviet Union refused to accept the aid from the Marshall Plan

• the two nations had opposite political and economic ideologies

• the Soviet Union declared war on America

The main reason the United States sent troops to Korea in 1950 was to:

• ensure the food reached areas of the Korean Peninsula affected by famine

• prevent communist North Korea from conquering the people of South Korea

• force the inspection of nuclear weapon plants in North Korea

• restore peace between warring factions of Buddhism and Shinto

Which foreign policy decision by President Harry Truman is an example of the policy of containment?

• relieving General MacArthur of his Korean command

• recognizing the new nation of Israel

• supporting the trials of war criminals in Germany and Japan

• providing military aid to countries in need to defend themselves against Communism

Which war led to Communism spreading in Eastern Europe?

• The Korean War

• The Napoleonic Wars

• World War I

• World War II

The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan represented attempts by the United States to deal with the:

• national debt

• spread of communism

• President's political opposition

• arms race