The Cold War and Postwar Changes

The Cold War was a period of competition between what two countries?

• The United States and North Korea

• The United States and Afghanistan

• The Soviet Union and Afghanistan

• The United States and the Soviet Union

For nearly 50 years, the Cold War was characterized by

• small battles worldwide.

• the gradual decline of Soviet power.

• American and Soviet isolationism.

• political conflict and military tensions.

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

• political, economic and military influence

• having the most superior weapons

• the best technology

• all of the answers

Why was it called the "Cold War"?

• Because of the space race - it is cold in space

• there was no actual military conflict

• there was no actual economic conflict

• there was no actual political conflict

The Truman Doctrine stated that the U. S. would provide __________ to nations threatened by Communist expansion.

• money

• communications technology

• jeeps

• political support in the United Nations

What was one goal of the Marshall Plan?

• to help the United States buy its way into European affairs

• to create stable democracies that could resist communism

• to develop strong trading partners in Asia

• to force the Soviet Union to allow more emigration

The Marshall Plan was designed to

• make Western European nations stronger than nations under Soviet control.

• restore the economic stability of European nations after World War II

• develop a comprehensive military strategy for the defense of Canada

• prevent Soviet involvement in Angola.

What did President Truman promise in the Truman Doctrine?

• to support nations trying to resist Soviet control.

• to fight hunger anywhere in the world.

• to enforce the American foreign policy of brinkmanship.

• to reject the former policy of containment.

What was the Iron Curtain?

• an actual wall that divided western democratic countries from the communist countries

• the Berlin Wall

• an ideological divide between wester democratic countries and communist countries

• the name given to the speech Reagan gave in 1987

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was based on the principle of

• free trade.

• collective security and protection.

• appeasement.

• isolationism.