Cold War and Beyond Review

Which statement best summarizes the primary goal of NATO?

• to bring greater equality to the economies in Europe

• to halt the spread of Communist aggression in Asia

• to aid those trying to flee Communist oppression in Europe

• to unite Western Europe in response to the threat of Communist aggression

The Truman Doctrine was originally designed to

• stop the use of nuclear weapons

• contain Communism by giving foreign aid to countries like Greece and Turkey

• use the United Nations as a tool to eliminate threats posed by the Soviet Union

• rebuild Korea by extending economic aid

Which is the best explanation for the U.S. involvement in the Korean War?

• President Truman wanted to unify Korea into one nation

• General MacArthur had a plan to overthrow Communist China

•  Americans felt Korea was beyond the boundaries of U.S. containment policy

• American leaders felt it was important to resist Communist aggression

How did the Marshall Plan aim to contain the spread of communism?

• It built up the western European armed forces.

• It helped rebuild and strengthen European economies.

• It forced Americans to take loyalty oaths to avoid losing their jobs.

• It created a military alliance among western European and North American nations.

What was the major goal of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s?

• to end racial segregation

• to reduce prejudice against Mexican-American immigrants

•  to reform prison conditions

• to improve living conditions for Native American Indians

What is significant about the 38th parallel?

• The division between North and South Korea

•  It divides Western and Eastern Europe, this line is also described as the Iron Curtain

• The division between China and North Korea, also known as the Iron Curtain.

• The 38th parallel was the location of all communist satellite nations.

The primary goal of the U.S. containment policy after WWII was to

•  stop the spread of Soviet influence

• end colonialism in Africa and Asia

• limit the use of atomic bombs and other nuclear weapons

• bring German and Japanese war criminals to justice

U.S. participation in the United Nations and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the post-WWII period demonstrated that the U.S.--

• believed in the principle of hemispheric isolation

• participated in international organizations to enhance its security

• returned to the foreign policy it had followed after WWI

• embraced a postwar policy of strict neutrality to avoid entangling alliances

The Camp David Accords, negotiated by President Carter, were significant because they led to--

• the end of the Vietnam War

• a lasting arms-reduction treaty with the Soviet Union

• the first peace agreement between Israel and an Arab nation

• the establishment of a worldwide human rights policy

The North American Free Trade (NAFTA) and the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT) have encourage countries to--

• engage in more international trade

• create a uniform international currency

• accept similar wage and price controls

• regulate multinational corporations from the Middle East