cold war balance of power

What does the term iron curtain refer to?

• western boundary of Soviet domination in Europe during the Cold War

• border established between India and Pakistan after World War II

• no-fly zone in northern Iraq after the Persian Gulf War

• scars left on the land by the trenches of World War I

The expansion of Communism into Eastern Europe was a direct result of what?

• the Crimean War

• the Napoleonic Wars

• World War I

• World War II

What was the purpose of both the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan?

• support the construction of the Iron Curtain

• increase membership in the United Nations

• prevent the spread of communism

• attempt to solve world hunger

What was the policy of preventing the spread of communism called?

• Iron Curtain

• Containment

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• Détente

What was the main cause of the Cold War?

• US refusal to send economic aid to European nations

• competition between the superpowers over space exploration

• Soviet domination of Eastern Europe

• continuation of the pre-war balance of power

What situation did the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall plan attempt to deal with?

• the national debt

• opposition to the President

• the arms race

• the spread of communism

Which best describes the North American Treaty Organization (NATO)?

• An alliance for economic progress

• Diplomatic recognition of the state of Israel

• An agreement for assistance to stop communism

• A postwar plan of aid to Western European nations

The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to

• restore Japanese economic development

• provide for economic recovery in Western Europe

• provide military aid to Middle Eastern allies

• assure nationalist success in the Chinese civil war

The formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the division of Germany into East Germany and West Germany, and the Korean War were immediate reactions to

• Japanese military aggression in the 1930s

• the rise of German nationalism after World War I

• ethnic conflict and civil war in Africa in the 1950s

• communist expansion after World War II

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

• Spain and Portugal
• England and France
• Germany and Italy
• United States and Soviet Union