Cold War

During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?

• Truman Doctrine

• Open Door Policy

• Marshall Plan

• Domino Theory

What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• Domino Theory

• Open Door Policy

During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?

• Open Door Policy

• Big Stick Policy

• Containment Policy

• Dollar Diplomacy

Which group contributed to the Red Scare after World War II by accusing American citizens of being communist spies?

• HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)

• NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

• International Farm Workers Union

• Scientists of the Manhattan Project

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did President John F. Kennedy do when he learned that the Soviet Union was building nuclear missile sites in Cuba?

• He launched a nuclear missile at the Kremlin in Moscow

• He gave in to the demands of the Soviet & Cuban government

• He ordered a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing nuclear missile equipment

• He declared war on the Soviet Union & Cuba

What theory caused the U.S. to enter the Vietnam War in order to stop the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia?

• Marshall Plan

• Domino Theory

• Truman Doctrine

• Detente

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 is NATO?

• A military alliance between Western European Countries, the U.S. and Canada.

• A military alliance between Western European Countries, the Soviet Union and China.

• A military alliance between Eastern European Countries, Including the Soviet Union and its satellite nations.

• A military alliance between Eastern European Countries.

In a speech regarding the divide in Europe over communism, Winston Churchill stated that a(n) ___________ descended over the continent.

• steel wall

• iron wall

• steel curtain

• iron curtain

This term means doing whatever it takes to gain an advantage to win, even if it means nuclear war:

• Containment

• Brinkmanship

• Domino Theory

• Cold War