Cold War/Semester Review

How did the Soviet Union’s system of government help to create conflict with the United States after World War II?

• The Soviet system of government did not allow its people to choose their own leaders, which the United States thought was wrong.

• The Soviet system of government did not allow the USSR to join the United Nations, which the United States thought was wrong.

• The Soviet system of government encouraged people to immigrate to the United States, which the United States thought was wrong.

• The Soviet system of government gave the people in Eastern Europe a huge amount of freedom, which the United States thought was wrong.

After World War II, why did the USSR want to control countries in Eastern Europe?

• The USSR mostly needed the region’s raw materials for its own economy.

• The USSR primarily wanted to unite all of the people under one religion.

• The USSR had controlled most of these countries before the war.

• The USSR needed to protect its borders from future attacks.

Which of the following correctly characterizes the different post-war goals of the United States and the Soviet Union?

• The United States wanted to promote democracy throughout the world, while the USSR wished to spread a single-party system.

• The United States wished to stay out of the affairs of other nations, while the USSR wanted to become a superpower.

• The United States wanted to create a buffer zone in Eastern Europe, while the USSR wished to stay out of its border nations.

• The United States pushed for government control of the economy worldwide, while the USSR promoted the free-market system.

Which of the following best describes a belief held by President Truman that led to the establishment of the Truman Doctrine?

• The United States should expand its ability to trade with all possible nations.

• The United States should promote a single-party government system globally.

• The United States should help free nations resist the spread of Communism.

• The United States should work to keep capitalism contained within Europe.

Which of the following best describes the United States’ policy of containment following World War II?

• The United States would invade the USSR whenever that nation seemed likely to stage a Communist takeover.

• The United States would only provide diplomatic assistance to countries fighting a Communist takeover.

• The United States would only go to the United Nations on behalf of nations resisting a Communist takeover.

• The United States would use economic and military measures to prevent the spread of Communism.

During the Cold War, how were the policy of containment and the domino theory related?

• The policy of containment helped the USSR establish a number of buffer zones, or “dominoes.”

• The United States believed that containment would make it easier for countries to fall to Communism like dominoes.

• The policy of containment and the domino theory had no direct connection to one another.

• The United States thought that if Communism could not be contained, then countries would fall to Communism like dominoes.

The formation of the United Nations was a response to

• the post-war desire for international cooperation.

• the Truman Doctrine, which tried to contain communism.

• the creation of the Marshall Plan to help rebuild Europe.

• the formation of the defense organization NATO.

Who was the US president during the building of the Berlin Wall?

• Harry S Truman

• John F. Kennedy

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

Which country assisted East Germany in construction of the Berlin Wall?

• Cuba

• the United States

• the Soviet Union

• West Germany

Which was a physical symbol of the split between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

• the Berlin Wall

• the Iron Curtain

• the Great Wall of China

• the red “hotline” phone