Cold War

What did the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan have in common?

• Ensure the survival of the newly independent nations of Africa and Asia.

• Limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons during the Cold War.

• Provide medical aid to South Korea during the Korean War.

• Provide political, military, and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.

How did the NATO and the Warsaw Pact affect the relationship between the USSR and the US during the Cold War?

• These treaties established strong military alliances which intensified the Cold War.

• The Cold War intensified because most Americans did not believe that NATO or the Warsaw Pact would be successful.

• The Cold War deescalated because the Soviet Union was a member of these alliances.

• The purpose of these treaties was to improve trade relations between the countries and had no effect on the Cold War.

Which statement is correct when describing what the "Iron Curtain" means?

• There was a division between communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe.

• Peace had finally spread throughout the countries of Europe.

• The militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerful.

• European nations needed to build more factories.

During the Cold War, European nations aligned on the opposite side of the Warsaw Pact members were characterized by which feature?

• economic freedom

• militarism

• censorship

• totalitarian government

What did the US foreign policy focus on during the Cold War?

• Providing aid to Western Europe following the devastation of World War II.

• To establish a strong military alliance.

• Containment of the spread of communism.

• Extending the political, economic, and cultural influence of the United States.

Which organization will come to the aid of the other members?

• Warsaw Pact

• League of Nations

• United Nations

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Which symbol of the Cold War was President Reagan talking about?

• The Grea Wall of China

• The DMZ

• the "Iron Curtain"

• the Berlin Wall

According to NATO which of the following statements is correct?

• Eastern Europe rebuilt less quickly after World War II.

• Eastern Europe was economically competitive after World War II.

• Western Europe rebuilt more quickly after World War II.

• Western Europe was unable to rebuild its military after World War II.

Why did the Berlin Airlift happen?

• The Soviets refused to allow a democratic government in West Berlin.

• The Soviets took over the western half of Germany and cut off food supplies.

• The Soviets cut off all traffic in or out of West Berlin.

• The Soviets invaded Western Germany to take control.

What was the main objective of China's Cultural Revolution?

• introducing democratic reforms

• restoring ancient religious traditions

• reinforcing communist ideology

• expanding contact with Western nations