US History OC 7/8 - Mid-Outcome Review

Who were the emerging superpowers following World War II?

• Soviet Union & USA

• Italy & Germany

• Cuba & Vietnam

• Great Britain & China

What did Churchill call the dividing line between the East & West?

• The Iron Curtain

• The Steel Drape

• The Aluminum Blind

How did the Marshall Plan aim to contain the spread of communism?

• It built up the western European armed forces.

• It helped rebuild and strengthen European economies.

• It forced Americans to take loyalty oaths to avoid losing their jobs.

• It created a military alliance among western European and North American nations.

What are Proxy Wars?

• Indirect conflicts between the 2 superpowers

• Wars between Communist China and Russia

• Wars between the US and Canada

• Wars that US citizens greatly supported the involvement of US troops

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union had which type of government/economic system?

• democracy

• monarchy

• capitalism

• communism

The United States Foreign Policy after World War II was the policy of Containment, which was?

• The U.S. would try to restrict the spread of Fascism in Europe.

• The U.S. would help to rebuild the nations of Japan and Germany.

• Due to the importance, the U.S. would increase spending into the Space Race.

• The U.S. would try to prevent the spread of Communism anywhere in the world.

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 use of atomic weapons on northern cities

• The assistance of the Chinese military

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

Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?

• NATO air and naval forces blocked ships sailing to North Korea. .

• North Korean forces, with Soviet approval, invaded South Korea

• United Nations inattention allowed guerrillas to infiltrate South Korea.

• Widespread anti-colonial riots forced the Korean government to begin the war.

What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift, between the years 1948 and 1949?

• To bring necessary supplies to assist the Communists after World War II.

• It was designed to help citizens in France to resist Communism.

• Moving Allied soldiers to help fight the Nazis during World War II.

• To supply the citizens of West Berlin while the Soviet blockade continued.

Which country, in 1948, controlled the ZONE that the entire city of Berlin was located in.

• Soviet Union

• Great Britain

• France

• United States