The Beginning of the Cold War

Choose the term that best fits the definition:

Independent nation under the control of a more powerful nation.

• Colony

• Protectorate

• Satellite State

• Containment Alliance

The Cold War was a worldwide rivalry between the United States and

• the Soviet Union

• China

• North Korea

• Germany (East)

Check all that apply regarding the Truman Doctrine

• It was a promise to help nations struggling against communism

• Congress responded by offering $400M in aid to Greece & Turkey

• It was an attempt to declare war on China

• It set a new course for American foreign policy

Which of the following was an American diplomat that contributed to the foundations of U.S. containment policy with his article The Sources of Soviet Conduct?

• Winston Churchill

• George F. Kennan

• George C. Marshall

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

The United States policy of containment was aimed at containing the spread of

• The Spanish Flu

• Communism

• Malaria

• Capitalism

Check all that are true about the Marshall Plan

• Based on the idea economic health led to political stability

• It offered $13 billion in aid to Western Europe

• It was the plan of Secretary of State, George C. Marshall

• Eastern European satellite states also accepted aid

How successful was the Marshall Plan in keeping communism out of Western Europe?

• It failed. Western Europe is communist today.

• It was a success. It provided economic stability.

Who said that "an iron curtain has descended across the Continent"?

• Harry Truman

• George C. Marshall

• Winston Churchill

• George F. Kennan

Program in which U.S. and British pilots flew supplies to West Berlin during a Soviet blockade.

NATO stands for:

• North American Treaty Organization

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• North Atlantic Trade Outlet

• North American Trade Organization