Coldwar and Postwar- TEST REVIEW

the POSTWAR era is defined as events ____________ WWII

• BEFORE

• AFTER

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

Read the passage.

“After World War II, the U.S. and its allies formed an organization to assist each other. The countries supported the other members in diplomatic negotiations and military action. Their purpose was to ensure the security of member countries from outside threats.”

What is the name of this organization?

• Allied Powers (AP)

• United Nations (UN)

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

a meeting between the leaders of the Allied powers that resulted in a plan for peace after World War II

• United Nations
• NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
• Yalta Conference
• Nuremburg Trials

Name the textbook image: It is the $13 Billion aid plan to Europe to rebuild and prevent future wars

• Truman Doctrine

• Containment plan

• Marshall Plan

• NATO Alliances

Term meaning: the US policy after WWII to keep communism within the countries where it already is present

• Containment

• Productivity

• Limited War

• Consumerism

What was the metaphorical term meant the separation of democratic and communist countries during the Cold War

• North and South Europe

• Freezing Line

• Iron Door

• Iron Curtain

In 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism.  Communists from the north tried to take over the south.  What role did he US play in this war?

• The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.
• The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.
• The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.
• The US and its allies fought to defend the North.

How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?

• They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
• They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
• They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
• They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.

Who was the United States President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Harry Truman

• Dwight Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

• Robert Kennedy

• James Gregory