Video #51: Cold War Quiz

What was the US foreign policy based on after World War II?

• Isolationism

• Non-intervention

• Collective security

• Expansionism

Who is known as the father of containment?

• George Kennan

• Harry Truman

• Winston Churchill

• John Foster Dulles

What was the fictional line that divided communist Europe from non-communist Europe called?

• Iron Curtain

• Mason-Dixon Line

• Great Wall of China

• Berlin Wall

What was the central idea of containment during the Cold War?

• Promoting communism

• Encouraging democracy

• Supporting dictatorship

• Preventing the spread of communism

Which treaty began with Nixon's administration to limit certain arms or weapons?

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO Treaty

• Salt Treaty

• Geneva Convention

What was the fear that if one country fell to communism, surrounding countries would as well called?

• Containment theory

• Domino theory

• Isolation theory

• Expansion theory

What was the closest the US and the USSR ever came to war during the Cold War?

• Berlin Crisis

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

Which country did the US immediately recognize upon its creation in 1948?

• Cuba

• Vietnam

• Israel

• South Korea

In which country did the US overthrow the democratically elected leader Arbenz in 1954?

• Cuba

• Guatemala

• Nicaragua

• Honduras

What was the US response if attacked during the Cold War according to the massive retaliation approach?

• Respond with equal force

• Negotiate for peace

• Respond with more force

• Retreat and regroup