The Cold War

Which part of the world had fallen "behind" the iron curtain (in years following World War II)?

• Western Europe

• Southeastern Asia

• Eastern Europe

• Sub Saharan Africa

Which of the following countries was "behind" the iron curtain?

• Czechoslovakia

• Greece

• Denmark

• Norway

Which of the following countries was "behind" the iron curtain?

• Yugoslavia

• Italy

• Sweden

• Portugal

The policy of "containment" included each of the following components EXCEPT?

• providing financial aid to countries resisting communism

• placing actual "boots on the ground" - re: going to war

• forming a new political, economic, and military alliance

• negotiating directly with Soviet leadership - re: diplomacy

When World War II ended, the United States was undoubtedly the most powerful nation in the world.

• True

• False

The first U.S. President to employ (use) the policy of "containment."

• President Franklin D. Roosevelt

• President Harry S. Truman

• President Dwight D. Eisenhower

• President John F. Kennedy

The first-ever example of "containment" (in terms of actual application of such).

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• formation of NATO

• the Berlin Airlift

The _________________ was also known as the European Recover Plan.

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

The Truman Doctrine provided $____ to both ______________ & ______________.

• $200 million / Hungary & Denmark

• $400 million / Greece & Turkey

• $300 million / the Netherlands & Norway

• $500 million / Czechoslovakia & Poland

The Truman Doctrine provided financial aid to countries in both Western Europe and Eastern Europe.

• True

• False