Cold War Review

Which statement about the Marshall Plan is most accurate?

• It was used to finance rearmament after World War II.

• It was denied to all former World War II enemies.

• It was used to rebuild European nations after World War II.

• It was given to all African and Asian allies during the Cold War

The Hungarian uprising of 1956, the U-2 incident, and the Cuban missile crisis led to

• military actions by the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)

• increased tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union

• international efforts to control communist China

• creation of the Warsaw Pact

Which action has come to symbolize the end of the Cold War?

• establishing the Peace Corps

• achieving a truce in the Korean War

• tearing down the Berlin Wall

• improving United States relations with China

Organizing the Berlin airlift, implementing the Marshall Plan, and fighting the Korean War were early events in the United States policy of

• imperialism

• isolationism

• containment

• neutrality

In the late 1940s, hearings by the House Committee on Un-American Activities and the use of loyalty oaths illustrate concerns over the

• impact of union strikes on the economy

• United States participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• desegregation of the military

• influence of communists within the federal government

The Korean War (1950–1953) was the first war in which the United States

• sent troops to fight on foreign soil

• responded to an attack on its homeland

• fought as a member of United Nations force

• formed an alliance with mainland China

Which statement best describes an outcome of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis?

• Communist leaders of Cuba were removed from office.

• The United States strengthened its ties with Cuba.

• Nuclear war with the Soviet Union was avoided.

• United States military defenses were significantly reduced.

One way in which the Truman Doctrine and the Eisenhower Doctrine are similar is that both

• offered aid to countries threatened by communism

• attempted to create a friendlier relationship with China

• tried to improve relations with the Soviet Union

• returned the United States to an isolationist foreign policy

Following World War II, the United States adopted the foreign policy of containment primarily to

• return to pre-war isolationism

• limit the spread of communism

• force European nations to end colonialism

• support the work of the World Court

During the 1960s, the escalation of United States involvement in the Vietnam War was based on the belief that

• restoring French colonial power was necessary for political stability in Southeast Asia

• a strong military presence would limit Japanese trade with Vietnam

• a North Vietnamese victory would lead to further losses as predicted by the domino theory

• a cease-fire agreement would increase college protests