Cold War quiz

What best describes the shift in foreign policy that occurred after World War II?

• America decreased its military spending more than it did after World War I

• America became more focused on domestic problems and less involved in foreign issues

• America abandoned its policy of isolationism and took a more active role in foreign affairs

• America implemented a strict neutrality policy to avoid foreign conflict

This was the name for the metaphorical division between East and West used by Winston Churchill in 1946.

• Iron Curtain

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

• Berlin Wall

America also fought the USSR during the Cold War through all the following methods EXCEPT:

• Backing opposing sides in military conflicts

• Building up their nuclear stockpile

• Creating alliances with Western European nations

• Bombing the city of Berlin

The Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan BOTH…

• Offered economic aid to countries to stop the spread of Communism

• Provided aid to the majority of countries in NATO

• Were military alliances formed during the Cold War

• Offered aid to Soviet Satellites as well as non-Communist nations

The immediate outcome of the Berlin Blockade of 1948 was that…

• Stalin built the Berlin Wall to shut off West Berlin

• Stalin lifted the blockade due to a successful American-British airlift

• Stalin and his allies formed the Warsaw Pact

• The United nations issued a strong warning to Stalin to stop his oppressive policies

In the Korean War, which side attacked first?

• The Communists from the North

• The Communists from the South

• The Anti-Communists from the North

• The Anti-Communists from the South

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

• The Communists successfully conquered the Anti-Communists

• UN Forces were able to defeat the Communists

• An Armistice was signed and Korea remained divided

• The US withdrew from the war before it was over due to protests at home

The conflict in Korea after WWII shows a difference from actions after World War I in which of the following ways?

• The United Nations was willing to use force to stop aggression after WWII unlike the League of Nations after World War I

• The US operated independently of its allies after WWII unlike after World War I

• The policy of appeasement was used after WWII unlike the period after World War I in which the US took a more direct approach to stopping aggression

• The US military was decreased in size after WWII unlike after World War I when it was enlarged

The Bay of Pigs Invasion launched by JFK and the CIA…

• was a success and paved the way for the Cuban Revolution in which Fidel Castro took over

• was a success and set the stage for the Cuban Missile Crisis

• was a failure and paved the way for the Cuban Revolution in which Fidel Castro took over

• was a failure and set the stage for the Cuban Missile Crisis

All the following are true of the Domino Theory EXCEPT:

• It was a term used by President Eisenhower

• It was used to justify the policy of Containment

• It was opposed by President Kennedy in his inaugural address

• It was a reason behind both the Korean and Vietnam Wars