8.2 The Cold War from 1945 to 1980 Quiz

 In order to get supplies to West Berlin, after the Soviet Union had blocked access to it, the Allies - 

• Launched an offensive attack against Soviet held East Germany

• Negotiated with Stalin to allow supplies in exchange for $10 million

• Smuggled in goods secretly using an elaborate tunnel system that was under East Germany

• Used airplanes to fly over the Soviet blockades and dropped supplies to the people of West Germany

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What was the central part of American foreign policy during the Cold War?

• Containment

• Isolationism

• Neutrality

• Open world policy

Who delivered the 'Iron Curtain' speech in 1949?

• Winston Churchill

• Harry S. Truman

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Joseph Stalin

What was the economic aid program announced by General George C. Marshall in 1947?

• NATO

• Berlin Airlift

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

During the Korean War, what prevented the southern part of the peninsula from falling permanently to the invading forces?

• The threat of a Soviet naval blockade

• The involvement of UN forces under the command of the United States

• The assistance of the Chinese military

• The use of atomic weapons on northern cities

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What was the name of the collective security agreement signed by the United States and 11 other Western nations in 1949?

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

• SEATO

• CENTO

Who was the leader of the communist forces in China during the civil war?

• Syngman Rhee

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Mao Zedong

• Chiang Kai-shek

The Soviet Union set up the Iron Curtain in order to -  

• Extract iron from the Ural Mountains to help support their industrial growth

• Prevent foreign ships from delivering supplies to Soviet controlled harbors

• Serve as a buffer between the Soviet Union and its enemies

• Training and develop future military leaders

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The Marshall Plan was established in order to -

• Provide jobs for soldiers that had returned from the World War II

• Loan money to European countries to help them rebuild their economies

• Prevent American businesses from trading with Communist countries

• Launch an investigation to see if any U.S. congressman had communist sympathies

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After World War II the U.S. adopted a foreign policy of containment.  The goal of containment was to - 

• Prevent the spreading of Communism to other countries outside the Soviet Union

• Keep Americans from traveling from Communist countries in order to avoid potential conflict

• Place an embargo on all goods from the Soviet Union in order to hurt their economy

• Prevent people from Communist countries from immigrating to America

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