Cold War Review (2023)

How did the U.S. respond to Mao Zedong's new government in China?

• The US used nuclear weapons to destroy China
• The US started a war with China
• The US attempted a coup d'etat in China
• The US cut diplomatic ties with China

What was the primary reason for U.S. involvement in East Asia during the early 1950s?

• North Korean attempts to unify the peninsula challenged the U.S. policy of containment.
• Communities in Korea needed humanitarian aid due to a famine.
• International groups needed help investigating North Korean officials charged with corruption.
• Democratic reformers sought help from the U.S. military to overthrow dictatorial regimes in Korea.

What was the goal of the Korean War?

• To conquer China
• To Stop the spread of communism.
• To blockade the USSR
• To rebuild Japan

What were the results of the Korean War?

• The two sections of Korea reunited
• North Korea & South Korea remained divided
• The Soviet Union took control of both sections of Korea
• China set up a communist government

Which of the following was not one of Stalin's goals in Eastern Europe at the start of the Cold War?

• Spread communism through the area
• Create a buffer zone between himself and Germany
• Allow the countries to hold free elections

The United States and its allies had a policy called "containment."  This means that they wanted to ...

• stop the spread of Fascism.
• stop the spread of slavery.
• stop other countries from building up their military power.
• stop the spread of Communism.

The dividing line between the democracies in blue and the Communist in red was referred to as what?

• The line of demarkation
• The DeMilitarized Zone
• The Iron Curtain
• The 38th Parallel

Which country was split in two by the Iron Curtain?

• Poland
• Germany
• Hungary
• Soviet Union

What was the main idea of The Truman Doctrine?

• The Truman Doctrine was the American policy in 1947 of providing economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey
• To show how everyone in the U.S. care about other countries in the world.
• He tried to get the government to leave.
• I didnt even listen to you

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