USII. 8 Cold War Review

After World War II, Germany was

• Partitioned into East and West Germany

• Forced to pay reparations for World War II damage

• An American Territory

• Under total Communist domination

What condition was Europe in immediately after WWII?

• The Great Depression was over

• It was in ruins

• It was divided into the North and South

• Most areas had avoided the war

In 1945, which of the following was

established to prevent future global

wars?

• Berlin Wall 

• Manhattan Project

• United Nations

• European Union

The main reason the United States chose to rebuild Europe after World War II was to -

• Prevent immigration to America 

• Help the Soviet Union reform

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• Prevent political and economic instability

• Punish the Allied Power

After World War II, the United States

helped rebuild Europe using the -

• Truman doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• United Nations

• Nuremberg Trials

Which was NOT a component of the Marshall Plan?

• Massive financial aid

• Rebuild European economies

• Prosecution of Axis leaders

• Prevent spread of communism

All of the following statements are true EXCEPT

• Germany was divided into West and East Germany

• Americans, British, French, and Soviets occupied parts of Germany

• East Germany did not adopt democratic institutions

• Germans embraced communism

Which country resumed self-government as an ally of America despite being occupied by America soon after WWII?

• Poland

• Japan

• Germany

• Soviet Union

Who were the two superpowers after WWII?

• United States and Soviet Union

• United States and Germany

• Soviet Union and Japan

• United States and Great Britain

Which term means trying to stop communism from spreading to neighboring countries?

• Containment

• Cold War

• Domino Theory

• Warsaw Pact