Chapter 29 Test

When did World War II end in Europe?

What is a "buffer zone"?

What did Joseph Stalin promise to do in Eastern Europe after World War II?

What was the era called when the United States and the Soviet Union were engaged in a period of tension and hostility towards each other?

In 1946, what did President Harry Truman warn his Secretary of State about?

How did Winston Churchill describe the sharp division of Europe that was the result of Soviet actions?

When President Harry S Truman said he would "provide economic and military aid to oppose the spread of communism and help free people resist takeover by armed minorities or outside pressures" he was expressing the

What did Truman fear would happen in Europe if economic conditions continued to get worse?

What was the massive economic aid program that provided $13 billion for rebuilding Europe following World War 2 and whose goal was to prevent the spread of communism in Europe?

What was the Cold War policy that involved resisting Soviet aggression in order to contain the spread of communism?