Early Cold War Quiz Review

What was the main goal of the United States during the Cold War?

• To spread communism
• To strengthen ties with Vietnam and Korea
• To destroy the Soviet Union and its allies
• To contain communism and promote democracy

Which action was part of President Truman's containment policy?

• The United States gave economic assistance to countries so they would not become communist
• The United States posted its military around the borders of the Soviet Union
• The United States formed a tight alliance with the nations of Europe
• The United States government ignored all other countries and focused only on issues within its borders

“The free peoples of the world look to us for support in maintaining their freedoms. If we falter in our leadership, we may endanger the peace of the world—and we shall surely endanger the welfare of our own nation.” – President Harry Truman, speech to Congress, 1947

What policy does this represent?

• Limitation of Arms

• Collective Security

• Containment of Communism

• Mutually assured destruction

The US created NASA in response to which event?

• Berlin blockade

• the launch of Sputnik I

• the passage of the National Defense Education Act

• the formation of NATO

President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

• To expand trade with Europe
• To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
• To stop the spread of communism
• to send financial aid to Europe

Which statement best summarizes the opinion concerning segregation in Brown v. Board of Education?

• The Fourteenth Amendment does not mention public education.

• Some earlier court decisions allowed schools to segregate students on the basis of race.

• It is unconstitutional for public schools to segregate students on the basis of race.

• An earlier court decision allowed “separate but equal” school facilities for white and African American children.

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What was a govt. sponsored creation of infrastructure and US military moved more efficiently?

• GI Bill of Rights

• National Interstate and Defense Highways Act

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

Because racial tension in the military needed to be reduced and Korean War need for more troops

• Truman signed GI Bill of Rights

• Truman signed executive order integrating military

• Eisenhower ordered National Interstate and Defense Act

• McCarthy enacted the Marshall Plan

Which development was a major result of the 1956 Interstate Highway Act?

• revitalization of family farms
• migration to the suburbs 
•  population shift to the Northeast
•  higher unemployment for the nation’s autoworkers

The United States got involved in conflicts like Korea and Vietnam because they were afraid of the domino theory. What is the domino theory?

• If one country fell to democracy, others would follow

• If one country fell to communism, others would follow

• If one country fell to socialism, others would follow

• If one country fell to fascism, others would follow