Post WWII - Events that led to Cold War

What did the United States institute to help rebuild Europe and Japan and prevent the spread of communism after World War II?

• Reconstruction

• League of Nations

• Cold War

• Marshall Plan

What body was created for the nations near the end of World War II to try to prevent future global wars?

• League of Nations

• Allied Powers

• Axis Powers

• United Nations

What economic principle was the Soviet Union founded on?

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Feudalism

• Anarchism

What was the term 'iron curtain' used to describe the division of?

• North and South Vietnam

• East and West Asia

• North and South Korea

• East and West Europe

Which country (along with its capital city) was divided into four zones of occupation immediately following WW2?

• Germany

• Russia

• Japan

• Italy

Which one of the following statements best corresponds with the "Truman Doctrine"?

• The U.S. should only trade with members of the United Nations
• The U.S. should use military action over diplomacy when dealing with global issues
• The U.S. must provide economic and military aid to countries under threat of communism
• The U.S. should offer friendship to the Soviet Union to reduce tension between the two countries

What was the mutual defense alliance of non communist nations?

• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• Truman Doctrine
• Open Skies

During the Berlin Blockade, the U.S. flew supplies to west Berlin. This was called the __________________________.

• Berlin Rescue Mission
• NATO
• Berlin Airlift
• United Nations

Nazi leaders were charged with waging a war of aggression in 1945 and 1946, by an International Military Tribunal, which represented 23 Nations.   Many Nazi Leaders were also charged “crimes against humanity,” at the ___________.

• Treaty of Versailles
• Weimar Republic
• Nuremberg Trials
• Berlin Trials

Which of the following was created by the communists in response to the formation of NATO?

• Axis Powers

• United Nations

• League of Nations

• Warsaw Pact