Cold War 2

What was the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that was a struggle between their ideologies of democracy and communism?

• World War III
• The Cold War
• The Marshall Plan
• Russian American War

What was the American effort to rebuild Europe following WWII through the donation $13 billion in money, materials, and food?

• The WWII Recovery Plan
• Rebuilding Europe Plan
• The Marshall Plan
• FDR's Plan

What was the alliance between the United States and nations of Western Europe that opposed the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

• Warsaw Pact
• NATO
• The Allies
• The Central Powers

What was the conflict between John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev, and Fidel Castro?

• The Berlin Airlift
• The Iron Curtain
• The Cuban Missile Crisis
• The Berlin Wall

The Cuban Missile Crisis was caused by the arrival of __________ in Cuba.

• aircraft carriers

• Chinese ships

• bomb shelters

• nuclear weapons

Which statement explains how the Truman Doctrine guided U.S. foreign policy in Europe following World War II?

• The United States provided financial aid to noncommunist governments fighting communist rebels

• The United States divided countries and cities recovering from the war into zones occupied by international forces.

• The United States established satellite governments in countries that share borders with the Soviet Union.

• The United States boycotted international events held in countries allied with the Soviet Union.

What was the main foreign policy of the U.S. government during the 1950s and 60s?

• fighting the threat of terrorism

• securing new trade relationships

• prosecuting human rights violations

• containing the spread of communism

What were the Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine intended to do?

• prevent a nuclear arms race

• halt the spread of communism

• help Asian countries recover from war

• support former European colonies

What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?

• keep East Germany from becoming a communist satellite

• protect Berlin from invasion by the Soviet Union

• prevent East Germans from escaping to West Germany

• stop communist spies from infiltrating West Berlin

What factor most contributed to the outbreak of the Second Red Scare?

• Suspicions that the government agencies were downplaying Cold War threats

• Fears that communist spies were plotting to destroy the US

• Concerns that socialists and anarchists were leading American labor unions

• Worries that immigration and favorable tariffs were hurting American workers