Truman & Eisenhower

What was Winston Churchill describing as an “Iron Curtain” falling across Europe? 

• The establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 

   

• The industrialization of Western Europe under the Marshall Plan. 

• The establishment of pro-Soviet governments in Eastern Europe. 

• The creation of the Declaration of Liberated Europe. 

What was the significance of the 38th parallel?

• It led to the creation of the 19th Parallel. 

• It was the 1953 cease-fire line in the Korean War.

• It formed the border between China and North Korea. 

• It was the cause of the Korean War.  

Which statement best summarizes the outcome of the Korean War? 

• A majority of North Koreans fled southward causing a collapse of the North Korean government. 

• North Korea made minor gains in the South but lost territory in the North to China. 

• Korea was reunited under a coalition government consisting of both Northerners and Southerners. 

• North and South Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel, just as they had been before the war. 

Which of these contributed to increasing tensions between the United States and the communist world at the beginning of the Cold War period?

• The efforts of the Soviet Union to place nuclear missiles in Turkey

• The military intervention in Hungary by NATO forces. 

• The United States’ participation in the Korean War.

• The United States’ construction of a wall dividing East and West Berlin. 

How was the Marshall Plan designed to discourage the spread of Communism in Europe?

• By restoring economic stability to the nations of Western Europe

• By establishing freely elected governments in Poland and Czechoslovakia. 

• By joining European nations together into the European Union. 

• Free trade with Canada. 

The Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are all examples of which US foreign policy?

• Warsaw Pact

• Brinkmanship

• Massive Retaliation

• Containment

Encouraged suburban growth by expanding transportation between cities and suburban areas. 

• Urban sprawl
• Interstate Highway System

• City center revitalization
• Rural development

During the Cold War era, the United States and the Soviet Union were hesitant to become involved in direct military conflict mainly because of 

• Pressure from nonaligned nations. 

• The potential for global nuclear destruction. 

• The threat of China to both nations. 

• Mutual dependence on Middle East petroleum. 

Provided West Berlin with food and supplies after the Soviets enforced a blockade. 

• Berlin Airlift
• Leningrad Airlift
• Stalingrad Airlift
• Moscow Airlift