IGCSE His: How did the USA react to Soviet expansionism?

What was the stated purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

• To tighten political control over European communist parties

• To spread communism in Western Europe

• To support free peoples resisting subjugation

• To establish economic and political domination over Europe

What was the main reason for the USA to introduce the Marshall Plan?

• To tighten political control over European communist parties

• To establish economic and political domination over Europe

• To spread communism in Western Europe

• To revive European economies and prevent the spread of communism

What was the response of the USSR to the Marshall Plan?

• Rejected the Plan and viewed it as American 'dollar imperialism'

• Sought to tie the economies of Eastern Europe to them through their own economic links

• Accepted the Plan and joined it

• Ignored the Plan and focused on its own economic links

What was the main reason for the creation of COMINFORM by Stalin?

• To control foreign communist parties and spread communism in Western Europe

• To revive European economies and prevent the spread of communism

• To tie the economies of Eastern Europe to them through their own economic links

• To establish economic and political domination over Europe

What was the main goal of the 'Two Camps' Doctrine of Stalin?

• To tie the economies of Eastern Europe to them through their own economic links

• To 'contain' American influence and extend Soviet influence throughout the world

• To establish economic and political domination over Europe

• To revive European economies and prevent the spread of communism

What was the result of the occupation of Eastern Europe by the USSR?

• The countries were under Moscow's sphere of influence but not officially independent

• The countries were under Moscow's sphere of influence and formed what became known as Stalin's 'satellite empire'

• The countries were officially independent and not under Moscow's sphere of influence

• The countries were under American's sphere of influence and formed what became known as Truman's 'satellite empire'

What was the response of the West to the occupation of Eastern Europe by the USSR?

• Sought to tie the economies of Eastern Europe to them through their own economic links

• Ignored the occupation and focused on their own economic links

• Viewed the moves as an aggressive occupation and a breach of the agreements made at Yalta and Potsdam

• Accepted the occupation and formed alliances with the USSR

What was the impact of the Marshall Plan on the economies of Western Europe?

• It led to the economic domination of Western Europe by the USA

• It resulted in the spread of communism in Western Europe

• It revived the economies of Western Europe and prevented the spread of communism

• It tightened political control over European communist parties

What was the response of the Western countries to the 'Two Camps' Doctrine of Stalin?

• They sought to tie the economies of Eastern Europe to them through their own economic links

• They ignored the doctrine and focused on their own economic links

• They viewed the doctrine as an aggressive move to contain American influence and extend Soviet influence throughout the world

• They accepted the doctrine and formed alliances with the USSR