Newest Module 12 Content Assessment

How did differing political and economic ideologies contribute to the Cold War conflict?

• The Soviet Union’s state controlled system was in direct opposition to the United States’s free enterprise and democracy.

• The Soviet Union's totalitarian dictatorship threatened the economic development of the United States.

How did wartime tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States contribute to the Cold War conflict?

• The United States kept the atom bomb a secret from Joseph Stalin.

• The United States's D-Day invasion forced the Soviets out of Germany.

How did the development of the Eastern Bloc satellite nations contribute to the Cold War conflict?

• The spread of Soviet communism in Eastern Europe threatened the development of democracy.

• The development of the Iron Curtain forced the former Allied Powers to form the United Nations.

How did differing global aims in the United Nations Security Council contribute to the Cold War conflict?

• The Soviet Union used its UN Security Council veto power to prevent the self-determination of Eastern European nations.

• Angry with the US for keeping the atom bomb a secret, the Soviet Union imposed economic sanctions on the US.

How did the United States's global policy of containment create more Cold War conflict?

• The US foreign policy took all measures to stop the spread of communism worldwide.

• The US foreign policy limited the Soviet Union's economic recovery following World War II.

How did the Cold War conflicts cause changes in the governing structure of the United States?

• US's National Security Council created the CIA and the Department of Defense.

• The US Congress created the Department of Homeland Security to stop communism.

How did the Truman Doctrine shape the United States foreign policy?

• The US focused on global efforts to prevent the spread of Soviet communism in Turkey and Greece.

• The US shifted its global efforts in providing military assistance directly to refugees of war torn nations.

How did the United States's Marshall Plan shape the global policies of the United States?

• The US focused on providing economic aid to war torn countries to improve its global influence.

• The US focused on providing economic aid to former Soviet allies to counter the spread of communism.

How did the Berlin Airlift influence the United States's global influence?

• Protecting West Berlin from Soviet control gave the United States the moral high ground in the Cold War.

• The success of the Berlin Airlift helped the United States reunite Germany making it a member of NATO.

How did the development of NATO change US foreign policy?

• The US abandoned its isolationism and developed an alliance with European nations against the spread of communism.

• The US worked directly with the Soviet Union to focus on the de-escalation of militarism in Europe.