The Cold War Unit Test

WHY IS THE UNITED STATES CONCERNED ABOUT AGREEMENT 2?

• OFFICIALS BELIEVED THE ELECTION WOULD LEAD TO CIVIL WAR AND REVOLUTION

• LEADERS FEARED COMMUNIST OFFICIALS WOULD WIN THE ELECTION AND TAKE OVER THE COUNTRY

• THE ADMINISTRATION OPPOSED THE CREATION OF REGIONAL ALLIANCES

• CONGRESS MEMBERS FEARED FOREIGN POLICY DECISIONS WOULD LEAD TO CRITICISM AT HOME

WHICH U.S. ACTION WAS THE MOST DIRECT AND IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO THE SOVIET BLOCKADE OF WEST BERLIN?

• PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO HELP REBUILD EUROPEAN NATIONS

• WITHDRAWING MILITARY FORCES FROM WEST BERLIN

• AIRLIFTING SUPPLIES TO PEOPLE OF WEST BERLIN

• CREATING THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

WHAT DOES NATO STAND FOR?

• NORTH ARCTIC TOWER OUTPOST

• NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

• NUCLEAR AGREEMENT TESTING OPERATION

• NATIONAL ALERT TARGET OPERATORS

What was the overall goal of U.S. military intervention in Vietnam from 1964–1973?

• Isolating the Soviet Union by improving Chinese relations with the United States

• Eliminating trade barriers between the United States and Southeast Asia

• Preventing communism from spreading throughout Southeast Asia

• Promoting economic growth in the Pacific region

The committee mentioned in this statement was investigating suspected members of the —

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Communist Party

• Navajo Code Talkers

• Flying Tigers

Which idea reflected in these remarks formed the basis for U.S.

involvement in Vietnam?

• Domino theory

• Nuclear deterrence

• Iron Curtain

• Flexible response

What happened to many eastern European countries after WWII?

• They were dependent on the Marshall Plan

• They developed democratic governments

• They became economic world powers

• They became Soviet satellite states

How did the US support Chinese Nationalists during the Chinese Civil War?

• America supported the Communists, not the Nationalists

• By sending millions of dollars in financial aid

• By proposing changes through the UN

• By sending troops to China

In a speech regarding the divide in Europe over communism, Winston Churchill stated that a(n) ___________ descended over the continent.

• steel wall

• iron wall

• steel curtain

• iron curtain

What did the two cold war countries “fight” each other over?

• political, economic, and military influence

• the best technology

• having the most superior weapons

• all of the above