Cold War Policy Quiz

Who proposed the Marshall Plan to provide aid to Europe after World War II?

• George Marshall

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

What was the main goal of the Marshall Plan?

• To create a military alliance with European countries

• To open new markets for U.S. goods

• To establish a communist government in Europe

• To increase tariffs on European goods

What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?

• To establish a new government in West Berlin

• To evacuate civilians from East Berlin

• To provide food and supplies to West Berlin during a Soviet blockade

• To transport military equipment to West Berlin

When was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formed?

• 1949

• 1960

• 1945

• 1955

What was the response of the Soviets to the formation of NATO?

• They proposed a peace treaty with NATO

• They withdrew from Eastern Europe

• They formed the Warsaw Pact

• They increased trade with Western countries

What event led to the U.S. building a hydrogen or thermonuclear bomb in 1950?

• Chinese communist revolution

• Soviet testing of an atomic bomb

• Formation of NATO

• Berlin Airlift

Who led the Chinese communist revolution in 1949?

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mao Zedong

• Joseph Stalin

• Leon Trotsky

What was the response of President Truman to the spread of communism in China?

• He proposed a peace treaty with China

• He formed the Federal Civil Defense Administration

• He increased trade with China

• He distributed information about communism and the threat of communist attacks

What was the purpose of the Federal Civil Defense Administration?

• To distribute food and supplies to communist countries

• To promote communism in the United States

• To distribute information about communism and the threat of communist attacks

• To provide military aid to NATO countries

What was the main goal of the U.S. policy of containment during the Cold War?

• To prevent the spread of communism and Soviet influence

• To isolate the United States from the rest of the world

• To spread communism to other countries

• To form a military alliance with communist countries