Early Cold War

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

Which group was created in response to the formation of NATO?

• Warsaw Pact

• Central Intelligence Agency

• Office of Strategic Services

• Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

Why did the Soviet Union put a blockade on the city of Berlin in 1948?

• place Soviet missiles within range of targets in Western Europe

• prevent the United States from distributing Marshall Plan funds

• pressure the Allies to completely withdraw from East Germany

• stop aid from reaching anti-communist rebels in Eastern Europe

The "Iron Curtain" refers to a divide between which two groups?

• colonies and colonial powers

• Allied- and Axis-controlled territory

• industrialized and nonindustrialized nations

• US and Soviet spheres of influence

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 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

What did the United States and its allies do after the Berlin Blockade had ended?

• They allowed East German citizens to cross into West Berlin.

• They created NATO (alliance of non-communist countries)

• The U.S. decided to no longer occupy West Berlin.

• The Berlin Wall was partially destroyed to allow East Germans to enter West Berlin.

Why did the U.S. go to war with North Korea?

• To prevent South Korea from becoming capitalist

• To prevent North Korea from becoming communist

• To prevent South Korea from becoming communist

• To free South Korea from Japanese control

The main purpose of the Truman Doctrine was:

• to help Europe recover from WWII

• to divide Germany in West and East Berlin

• to occupy Japan and help it recover from WWII

• to stop the spread of communism in the world