Standard 20 Preparation

A struggle for ideological supremacy between the United States and the USSR after World War 2

• The Truman Doctrine

• The Revolutionary War

• The Cold War

• The Space Race

What is nuclear proliferation?

• To develop nuclear weapons

• A swift increase in the amount of nuclear weapons

• To acquire nuclear weapons

• To rapidly decrease the amount of nuclear weapons

Which term best describes the policy to stop the spread of communism?

• Neutrality

• Containment

• Proliferation

• McCarthyism

What best describes the foreign policy known as the Truman Doctrine?

• Providing support to countries threatened by communism and containing the spread of communism

• It was a race to beat the Soviets into outer space

• The United States had to develop at least 1.3 times more nuclear weapons than the USSR to ensure MAD was successful

• It was the plan developed by Truman after World War 2 to stop the spread of communism in Eastern Europe

What happened when General Douglas MacArthur approached the Chinese border with United Nations troops?

• The communist Chinese amassed their troops at their border in response

• The USSR entered the war on the side of North Korea

• The communist Chinese entered the war on the side of North Korea

• MacArthur heeded the advice of the president and retreated 50 miles south out of caution

What parallel did the USSR and the USA agree to separate Korea after World War 2?

• The 38th Parallel

• The 49th Parallel

• The 36th Parallel

• The 28th Parallel

This plan describes the infusion of 13.3 billion dollars into 22 European countries after World War 2 in an effort to build up the destroyed economies and prevent the spread of communism.

• The Truman Plan

• The MacArthur Plan

• The Marshall Plan

• The Eisenhower Plan

Containment policy best describes which situation in the Cold War?

• The USSR sending troops to North Korea to reinforce their occupation of South Korea

• The UN sending troops to support South Korea after the communist North Koreans invaded

• The US sending troops to Europe to stop the spread of Nazi Germany

• The Chinese invading Taiwan to stop the spread of Chiang Kai-Shek's Nationalism

Select all types of United States' foreign policy prior to (before) World War 2

• Isolationism

• Neutrality

• Truman Doctrine

• Monroe Doctrine

• Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

Answer explanation

The Truman doctrine was a sharp break from the previous policies. It encouraged a very active role in intervening in world politics.

Theodore Roosevelt also intervened in more Latin countries, but it was still fairly isolated to our side of the planet.

Select all aspects of the G.I. Bill of Rights discussed in class (also known simply as the "GI Bill")

• Relocation funds

• Low-interest loans for business

• Low-interest loans for houses (mortgages)

• Grants for education

• Free medical care

Answer explanation

Remember the GI Bill would create a boon for the economy. It was an infusion of cash in the housing sector, business sector, and it helped veterans develop skills (higher education) to integrate back into society after war.