Unit 3.2 The Cold War (2022-2023)

What was created by the Soviet Union in response to NATO

• Warsaw Pact

• Berlin Wall

• Central Powers

• The Kremlin

What was the main goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

• To eliminate the nation of Germany
• To contain the spread of communism
• To spread communism to other countries
• To strengthen bonds with China and Germany

Which action was part of President Truman's containment policy?

• The United States gave economic assistance to countries so they would not become communist
• The United States posted its military around the borders of the Soviet Union
• The United States formed a tight alliance with the nations of Europe
• The United States government ignored all other countries and focused only on issues within its borders

Which statement describes the Marshall Plan?

• Encourage isolationism by forming military alliances

• Stabilize Western European economies to help prevent the spread of Communism

• Stabilize Western European economies to help prevent the spread of Capitalism

• to encourage interventionism by forming military alliances

This cartoon deals with?

• Criticism of Germany for using atomic bombs.

• Criticism of Japan for using atomic bombs.

• The world community needs to stop the spread of nuclear weapons.

• Nuclear war is inevitable.

During the Cold War Era, which best explains why the United States and the Soviet Union avoided real military conflict with each other?

• They did not want China to get involved in an armed conflict.
• They did not have weapons powerful enough to use in a war.
• They were concerned about the possibility of global nuclear war.
• They did not have any allies to help them in a war.

Which two countries did Truman fear would fall to Communism if the U.S. didn’t give aid when he first announced the Truman Doctrine?

• Greece and Germany

• Greece and Poland

• Greece and Ukraine

• Greece and Turkey

How did the Marshall plan try to stop the spread of communism in Western Europe after WWII?

• by providing government housing for refugees

• by providing military assistance to Vietnam

• by providing money to stop poverty

• By invading the Soviet Union

What is the artist saying about Truman's new foreign policy?

• The Marshall Plan's attempts to turn Eastern European countries away from Communism has been successful

• Truman's attempt to contain communism through assistance to nations is risky.

• The Warsaw Pact is forcing the US into war

• Truman's new isolationism is leading the US blindly down a path of war.

In 1950, Korea fought a war over the spread of communism. Communists from the north tried to take over the south. What role did he US play in this war?

• The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.

• The US and its allies joined the fight to keep communism from spreading.

• The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.

• The US and its allies fought to defend the North.