Early Cold War

Which statement explains how the Truman Doctrine guided U.S. foreign policy in Europe following World War II?

• The United States provided financial aid to noncommunist governments fighting communist rebels

• The United States divided countries and cities recovering from the war into zones occupied by international forces.

• The United States established satellite governments in countries that share borders with the Soviet Union.

• The United States boycotted international events held in countries allied with the Soviet Union.

What was the main foreign policy of the U.S. government during the 1950s and 60s?

• fighting the threat of terrorism

• securing new trade relationships

• prosecuting human rights violations

• containing the spread of communism

Which group was created in response to the formation of NATO?

• Warsaw Pact

• Central Intelligence Agency

• Office of Strategic Services

• Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

What was the even called when goods were dropped into West Berlin

• Containment

• Marshall Plan

• Berlin Airlift

• Truman Doctrine

What was it called when the U.S and Soviet Union were creating nuclear arsenals?

• Containment

• Korean War

• Space Race

• Arms Race

What were the Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine intended to do?

• prevent a nuclear arms race

• halt the spread of communism

• help Asian countries recover from war

• support former European colonies

Which term best describes this image?

• Domino Theory

• Massive Retaliation

• Flexible Response

• Covert Activities

“The free peoples of the world look to us for support in maintaining their freedoms. If we falter in our leadership, we may endanger the peace of the world—and we shall surely endanger the welfare of our own nation.” – President Harry Truman, speech to Congress, 1947

What policy does this represent?

• Limitation of Arms

• Collective Security

• Containment of Communism

• Mutually assured destruction

What factor most contributed to the outbreak of the Second Red Scare?

• Suspicions that the government agencies were downplaying Cold War threats

• Fears that communist spies were plotting to destroy the US

• Concerns that socialists and anarchists were leading American labor unions

• Worries that immigration and favorable tariffs were hurting American workers

During the Second Red Scare, public and government suspicions of communism led to...

• widespread arrests of military commanders

• The decline of powerful civil rights organizations

• The blacklisting of people in various industries

• Deportation of thousands of immigrants from Latin America