Post-War America (Start of Cold War through the 50's)

This was the plan put in place to help rebuild Europe after the War:

• The Isolationist Plan

• The Marshall Plan

• The Plan of Détente

• The Party Planning Committee

NATO was formed for this purpose:

• To protect its members from Soviet aggression

• To defeat the Soviets in the Olympic Games

• To protect against US and UN aggression

• To get rid of the UN

What was the main goal of the United States during the Cold War?

• To eliminate the nation of Germany

• To strengthen ties with Vietnam and Korea

• To destroy the Soviet Union and its allies

• To contain communism and promote democracy

What event prompted the Soviet Union to form the Warsaw Pact?

• The Korean War

• The launch of Sputnik

• The formation of NATO

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

Which of the following organizations was created by the Allied Forces to prevent future wars, protect human rights, and keep the peace in the world after WWII ended?

• The League of Nations

• NATO

• United Nations

• Warsaw Pact

Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?

• to airlift food to the people of West Berlin

• to bomb East Berlin

• to demolish the Berlin Wall

• to transport people out of East Berlin

Under President Truman, the U.S. adopted a new foreign policy. The new policy was a policy of containment. What did this policy consist of?

• To expand trade with Europe

• To limit the build up of nuclear weapons

• To stop the spread of communism

• To send financial aid to Europe

In 1946, the British Prime Minister said in a speech that an "Iron Curtain" had fallen across the European continent. This "Iron Curtain" was ______________.

• a wall built between countries controlled by Nazi Germany and ones that weren't.

• another name for the Alps, which protected it from the USSR during the Cold War. 

• an imaginary line separating Europe's communist and non-communist countries.

• A wall between East Germany and West Germany

Why was it called the "Cold War?"

• The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world

• The war was fought during winter months only

• Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers

• There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers

True or False: After World War II Germany was divided into East Germany and West Germany.

• True

• False