World War II and the Cold War

The Soviet Union got the atomic bomb four years after the US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan. How did the Soviet Union developing the bomb affect the policy of the United States?

• The US mobilized its armed services.

• The US drafted all young men into military service to prepare for war.

• The US increased its own efforts to develop more nuclear weapons.

• The United States suspended diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.

At the end of WWII, the US was the world's superpower. How did the Soviet Union also become a superpower?

• It invaded and occupied Japan.

• It developed an atomic bomb.

• It launched a satellite into orbit around Earth.

• It supported North Korea's invasion of South Korea.

What happened as a result of the Soviet Union developing the atomic bomb?

• An arms race and Cold War

• direct conflict between the armed forces of the United States and the Soviet Union

• collaboration between the United States and the Soviet Union in space exploration

• cooperation between US and Soviet Union in governing colonies

How did the US and Soviet Union achieve the title of superpower following WWII?

• developing atomic weapons

• winning WWII

• agreeing to limit their military

• the threat of mass destruction

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

• It built up the western European armed forces.

• It helped to 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.

Which of the following accurately describes the "Cold War" period in the United States?

• China became an economic power

• International efforts to ease climate change

• US tried to contain communism

• Congress cut many federal programs that helped families

The Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and NATO were all formed in order to...

• create collaboration with the Soviet Union to advance the space race

• build up our supply of nuclear weapons

• Create a peacekeeping organization of United Nations

• Contain Soviet expansion and the spread of communism

What was the original purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

• to stop the development of the atomic bomb in the Soviet Union

• to give aid to Greece and Turkey in order to contain communism

• use the United Nations as a tool to eliminate threats posed by the Soviets

• to rebuild Korea through military support

Which of the following created a panic about national security in the 1940s and 1950s?

• the fear that communists have infiltrated the government

• the development of nuclear power plants

• the slow economic growth following World War II

• the expansion of U.S. involvement in South Vietnam

Senator McCarthy's claimed to have a list of 205 communists working in the State Department. How did Americans react?

• they were angry over human rights violations that communists were committing in other countries

• they were outraged over the false accusations against government officials

• they were satisfied that Americans would continue to fight communism abroad

• they were panicked and blacklisted potential communists