Cold War: The Beginning P1

The Cold War was a political and ideological war between which two countries?

• USA and China

• USA and USSR

• USA and Canada

• USA and Germany

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

How did the Marshall plan try to stop the spread of communism in Western Europe after WWII?

• by providing government housing for refugees

• by providing military assistance to Vietnam

• by providing money to help war-torn Western Europe

Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?

• to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
• to bomb East Berlin
• to demolish the Berlin Wall
• to transport people out of East Berlin

The dividing line between the Non-Communist in blue and the Communist in red was referred to as what?

• The line of demarkation
• The DeMilitarized Zone
• The Iron Curtain
• The 38th Parallel

Who was the leader of the communist party in China?

• Mao Zedong

• Jiang Jieshi

• Deng Xioping

• Vladimir Lenin

Who won the Chinese Civil War?

• Nationalist Jiang Jieshi

• Nationalist Mao Zedong

• Communist Jiang Jieshi

• Communist Mao Zedong

This plan was designed to provide funds to war-torn countries and stop the spread of communism.

• Marshall Plan
• Monroe Doctrine
• Berlin Blockade
• Cuban Correction Fund

In the aftermath of the World War II, a new international organization was formed in 1945 to prevent more international conflicts. What was the name of that international organization?

• The League of Nations

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

• The United Nations

In the United Nations, the US, Great Britain, the USSR, China and France are all permanent members of what council?

• War Council

• Economic Council

• Security Council

• General Council