Cold War Mini Quiz

President Truman saw the Communist invasion of South Korea as a test of the______________ and ordered U.S. naval and air power into action.

• Eisenhower Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
• containment policy
• NATO alliance

What was the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that was a struggle between their ideas of democracy and communism?

• World War III

• The Cold War

• The Marshall Plan

• Russian American War

Which act launched the Cold War and prevented Russia from taking over all of Berlin following WWII?

• Cold War
• WWII
• The Marshall Plan
• Berlin Airlift

What was the American effort to rebuild Europe following WWII through the donation $13 billion in money, materials, and food?

• The WWII Recovery Plan
• Rebuilding Europe Plan
• The Marshall Plan
• FDR's Plan

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Who warned Americans that communists might take over the USA from inside the United States government?

• John McCarthy
• Joseph McCarthy
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• Nikita Khrushchev

A competition between the Soviet Union and The United States to send people to space was called the __________________.

• Arms Race
• Space Race
• Snail Race
• Atomic Race

What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• Domino Theory

• Open Door Policy

This was the program Eisenhower implemented to increase travel but also to evacuate cities?

• GI Bill of Rights

• National Interstate and Defense Highways Act

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

The creation of a national space program (NASA) was a main effect of

• McCarthyism

• the Korean War

• the launch of Sputnik

• The Marshall Plan

How did both America and the Soviets plan to use nuclear weapons to attack each other during much of the cold war?

• Bombers

• ICBMs

• Atomic Cannon

• Submarines