Begin of Cold War

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• to start a Cold War

• to punish Germany for building the Berlin Wall

• to fund the rebuilding of Europe

• to increase support for South Korea

The Allied Power who refused to give up control of its German zone was ________________________.

• the United States

• Great Britain

• France

• the Soviet Union

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.

Which of the following was a primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• direct, armed conflict between the two nations

• the founding of the United Nations

• a deep reduction in military expenditures

• a competition for political influence over other countries

What was one major goal of the Soviet Union during the early years of the Cold War?

• to expand individual liberties in the Baltic republics

• to attract foreign economic investments

• to create a defensive buffer zone in Eastern Europe

• to establish a competitive market economy

The United States Foreign Policy after World War II was the policy of Containment, which was?

• The U.S. would try to restrict the spread of Fascism in Europe.

• The U.S. would help to rebuild the nations of Japan and Germany.

• Due to the importance, the U.S. would increase spending into the Space Race.

• The U.S. would try to prevent the spread of Communism anywhere in the world.

What Allied leaders met at the Yalta Conference?

• Stalin, Mussolini, Truman

• Churchill, Stalin, Marshall

• Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin

• Churchill, Hirohito, Roosevelt

What were the results of the Yalta Conference?

• Germany would be demilitarized and "denazified".

• Berlin would be divided into 4 zones.

• Germany would be divided into 4 zones.

• All of the Above

What decisions were concerning Poland after World War II?

• Stalin was adamant about Communist gov't in Poland. He pointed out that Germans had twice

  had rolled through Poland on their way to USSR over the last 30 years.

• Stalin allowed other Allied leaders to sanction free elections there.

• Both A & B

• None of the Above

Why did the Soviet Union not join NATO?

• Only Churchill and Truman would have veto powers in the United Nations.

• Stalin believed that the U.S. would be involved in Soviet Union decision making.

• Stalin didn't believe in the mission of the United Nations.

• None of the Above