US History - Ch. 10 Study Guide

The government of the United States executed the Marshall Plan by -

• A. creating an international organization to promote peace

• B. providing financial aid to war-torn Europe

• C. building nuclear weapons for democratic countries

• D. training military officials of democratic countries

Which nations occupied West Germany following World War II?

• A. The United States, Great Britain, and France

• B. The Soviet Union, Great Britain, and the United States

• C. The United States and the Soviet Union

• D. France and the Soviet Union

During the Cold War, what United States' strategy was used to help war-torn European economies recover in an effort to prevent the spread of communism?

• A. Marshall Plan

• B. Truman Doctrine

• C. Open Door Policy

• D. Dollar Diplomacy

What was the main reason for the Berlin Airlift?

• To supply Berlin with food and fuel during the Soviet blockade

• To evacuate American citizens from Berlin

• To drop atomic bombs on Soviet territories

• To transport troops to Berlin

This political cartoon shows the conflict that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union. This event was called the _____________.

• American Revolution

• Manifest Destiny

• Cold War

• Civil War

Which group is an international peacekeeping body formed near the end of World War II in an effort to prevent future global wars?

• A. Geneva Conventions

• B. North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• C. League of Nations

• D. United Nations

What was the primary strategy used by the United States to contain communism during the Cold War?

• Detente

• Brinkmanship

• The Marshall Plan

• Containment

After the Soviet Union matched the United States in nuclear weaponry in the 1950s, the threat of a nuclear war that would destroy both countries was ever-present throughout the Cold War. What American foreign policy action did President Dwight Eisenhower adopt due to this threat?

• A. Marshall Plan

• B. Massive Retaliation

• C. Truman Doctrine

• D. Monroe Doctrine

Veterans from which war were NOT immediately recognized and honored for their service and sacrifices?

• A. World War I

• B. Korean War

• C. World War II

• D. Vietnam War

Which President introduced the policy of Vietnamization, replacing American troops with South Vietnamese forces in order to help the United States leave the country?

• A. Lyndon B. Johnson

• B. John F. Kennedy

• C. Dwight D. Eisenhower

• D. Richard M. Nixon