Cold War and Nationalist movements

In 1945, at the Yalta Conference –

• D-Day plans to invade France were discussed

• the Soviet Union pulled out of the war

• Stalin promised free elections in Eastern Europe

• the Japanese agreed to the terms of surrender

Which U.S. president established a Policy of Containment?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Douglas MacArthur

• Harry Truman

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

Which military alliance began as a response to NATO in 1955?

• Warsaw Pact

• Security Council

• Marshall Plan

• Southeast-Asia Treaty Organization

• Creation of NATO

• Creation of Warsaw Pact

• Building of Berlin Wall

• Beginning of Nuclear Arms Race

These events are most closely associated with-

• Cold War

• World War I

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Versailles

The Soviet Union developed the _________________ with it's satellite nations in 1955.

• United Nations

• Warsaw Pact

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• Triple Enténte

Which of the following characteristics are NOT associated with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

• Intended as a defensive military alliance

• Created in 1949

• U.S., Canada, Western European

  nations included

• Intended to challenge the Soviet Union to war

"You have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainty that it will go over very quickly. So you could have a beginning of a disintegration that would have the most profound influences."

—President Dwight D. Eisenhower, April 7, 1954

Based on the quotation, what is President Eisenhower referencing?

• civil rights movement

• nuclear arms race

• spread of communism

• growth of suburbs

Which factor MOST contributed to the trend shown in this table? (Pay attention to how much money each nation has comparatively).

• Differences in natural resources allowed the USSR to prosper.

• Economic planning in the USSR controlled the rate of economic growth.

• Differences in the available workforce restricted the growth of the United States.

• Economic freedom resulted in increased production of goods in the United States.

"I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation [conquest] by armed minorities or by outside pressures . . . I believe that our help should be primarily through economic and financial aid which is essential to economic stability and orderly political processes."

—Truman Doctrine, March 12, 1947

Why did President Truman ask Congress to give financial aid to Greece and Turkey?

• to promote international trade

• to prevent a nuclear arms race

• to promote environmental protection

• to prevent the spread of communism

When the Cuban Revolution ended in 1959, Cuba became a socialist state. It nationalized the privately owned American oil refineries in Cuba and refused to compensate American owners for them. In response, the United States imposed an embargo on Cuba in 1960.

Based on the information above, trade between the United States and Cuba was disrupted due to-

• physical barriers.

• political differences.

• economic competition.

• technological disparities.